PP-26 What does future care planning look like within end-of-life care? A scoping review of the literature

Mann, Mala, Taubert, Mark ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0454-5609, Sivell, Stephanie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0253-1860, Hackett, Robyn and Harding, Elin 2025. PP-26 What does future care planning look like within end-of-life care? A scoping review of the literature. Presented at: Marie Curie Research into Practice Conference, London, UK, 11-14 February 2025. Health Research Policy and Systems. , vol.15 BioMed Central, 10.1136/spcare-2025-MCRC.43

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Abstract

Introduction Future Care Planning is an umbrella term being increasingly applied in palliative care. Future Care Planning has been adopted as part of several national strategies, including NHS Wales and NHS Scotland, albeit with slightly varying definitions. Future Care Planning to improve end-of-life care has been chosen by patient/carer advocates in Wales as a more understandable term. One of its core activities is the traditionally understood advance care planning or anticipatory care planning ethos; importantly it includes and incorporates patients with diminished capacity at the time of information gathering, for whom a best interest approach should be followed. A clear and consistent definition of Future Care Planning would support health and social care professionals working in frailty and palliative care. Aims To scope and identify definitions of ‘Future Care Planning’ in the existing literature, and describe what a ‘Future Care Plan’, with regards to end-of-life care and advance care planning, should look like and incorporate. Methods Palliative care Evidence Review Service (PaCERS)1 methodology with modifications relevant to scoping reviews were used. Four key databases were searched from1999-July 2024 for relevant published papers. Supplementary sources have also been checked for appropriate studies. Results Of 197 articles identified, 169 articles met the inclusion criteria. Seventy-seven full text articles were screened, and we are currently extracting the data from 27 full text articles included for final review. Conclusion These baseline data will help inform the definition within current workstreams, providing better clarity on definitions with regards to end-of-life care and specific forward planning. Results of this review will be available in time for presentation at the conference. Impact This review will provide a much-needed assessment of Future Care Planning supporting health and social care professionals in practice. We hope our findings will inform a Once for Wales approach to Future Care Planning, particularly around the domains of elderly care and frailty.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Poster)
Date Type:	Published Online
Status:	Published
Schools:	Schools > Medicine
Publisher:	BioMed Central
ISSN:	1478-4505
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	13 February 2025
Date of Acceptance:	31 January 2025
Last Modified:	14 Mar 2025 16:12
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/176159

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