REDMAP
When a person with a serious illness has the potential for acute deterioration or may be coming towards the end of their life and dying, the team providing care need to consider how to minimise medical intervention that that may cause more suffering and distress.
What can be done and what should be done are not necessarily the same thing. Indeed, protocol driven or "one size fits all" medicine can lead to more suffering and distress, not less.
A treatment escalation plan (TEP) is a tool which records and communicates the personalised and realistic goals of treatment. It should reflect the values and preferences that are important to the person receiving care if their condition should deteriorate.
Many NHS Boards have developed resources to support the use of TEPs, taking a Realistic Medicine approach. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde have developed this TEP guidance toolkit to support staff to feel prepared to use TEP.
This toolkit contains all the resources needed for experienced facilitators to run an interactive, online Treatment Escalation Planning conversation masterclass using the REDMAP framework.
Tutor roles:
A minimum of 4 facilitators is required to run this masterclass.
Downloadable Toolkit Contains:
This Treatment escalation planning in hospital (REDMAP) training resource was developed by senior clinicians and educators from NES, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, and the University of Edinburgh.
Content updated July 2024