Developing ReSPECT

ReSPECT is a process that creates personalised recommendations for a person’s clinical care in a future emergency in which they are unable to make or express choices. It was introduced in Forth Valley in 2017 and we speak to Dr Lynsey Fielden of Forth Valley Royal Hospital to find out more about what these conversations with patients may involve,  some of the different settings they can take place in, and also how a new electronic version may help make this information more available in the future to health care professionals at the point of need.

This new ReSPECT application is being built on the NES Digital Platform, a new initiative to try and provide a single source of trusted truth for clinical care data. "We are building a care and health data repository  for use by clinicians and social workers and others across Scotland..." says Dr Paul Miller who is a GP and one of the clinical leads for the new NES Digital Service.

You can find out more about ReSPECT and also the NES Digital Service (NDS) at the following links:

https://www.resus.org.uk/respect

https://nds.nes.digital

https://nds.nes.digital/blog/a-little-bit-of-respect

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tThnoOd_Ms