REDMAP
Future care planning is a person-centred, proactive approach to help people think and plan ahead for changes in their life, health and care. People should be offered opportunities to take part in care planning conversations when they are well or in stable health and have information about how it can help them tell health and care staff about who they are and what matters to them. Future care planning helps people communicate values, goals and preferences. It lets them talk about realistic, value based options for their health and care in the near future and if things change. Future care plans can include information about the person and how they would like to be cared for as well as advice to guide future decisions from clinicians or other staff who know them. These plans are recorded, shared with other teams and services, and reviewed whenever that is needed.
Thinking ahead about ‘what matters to me’ is relevant at any age or stage of life. Future care planning is particularly helpful for:
A crucial aspect of the future care planning process is the conversations that take place with the person, their family and other people important to them about what matters most if their life, health or care change, and options available to support them.
This toolkit contains all the resources needed for experienced facilitators to run an interactive, online future care planning conversation masterclass using the REDMAP framework. It contains a detailed running order and script for the session, facilitator notes, and handouts for participants plus example clinical scenarios. Facilitators are encouraged to adapt the scenario to the learning needs of their participants. The toolkit can also be used for in-person training.
Tutor Roles:
There is a minimum of 4 roles required to run this masterclass:
Downloadable Toolkit contains:
This Future care planning in the community (REDMAP) training resource was developed by senior clinicians and educators from NES, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, NHS Lothian and NHS Forth Valley, The University of Edinburgh and EC4H.
Content updated July 2024