Future care planning

Mann, Mala, Cahill, Caitlin, Sivell, Stephanie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0253-1860, Hackett, Robyn, Harding, Elin and Taubert, Mark ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0454-5609 2025. Future care planning. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care 10.1136/spcare-2025-005616

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Abstract

Future care planning (FCP) is increasingly discussed within supportive and palliative care policy contexts in the UK and internationally. This article incorporates a scoping review of the literature to provide a summary overview. FCP is discussed as a policy element improving end-oflife care by encompassing advance care planning and furthermore including individuals with diminished decision-making capacity through a best-interests approach. The evidence base further indicates that FCP is being increasingly applied in palliative care settings worldwide and has been adopted as part of several national strategies, including in Wales and in Scotland. A clear and consistent definition of FCP will help support health and social care professionals working in frailty and palliative care. Our review identified definitions of FCP in the existing literature and described what a future care plan is, including what end-of-life care should look like and incorporate.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Published Online
Status:	In Press
Schools:	Schools > Medicine Professional Services > Academic & Student Support Service
Subjects:	R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Future care planning, Palliative Care, Scoping Review
Publisher:	BMJ Publishing Group
ISSN:	2045-435X
Funders:	Marie Curie under grant number MCCC-FCO-23-C.
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	21 July 2025
Date of Acceptance:	15 May 2025
Last Modified:	21 Jul 2025 16:17
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/179914

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