Ep 65. ReSPECT in the Community

In this episode, former Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) ReSPECT Project Manager Jenny Fryer is joined by Abi Alexander, Macmillan Clinical Team Leader at Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS), and Jason Abrahall, District Nurse and Clinical Team Lead, Community Nursing, based in Bourne and Stamford.

Together, they look at why the ReSPECT process matters so much from a community team’s point of view. Community nurses, who often know people and their families well, play a key role in starting ReSPECT conversations, reviewing them, and making sure a person's ReSPECT form stays up to date, always reflecting their priorities and wishes for care in an emergency.

Jenny, Abi, and Jason also take time to answer a range of questions, including:

• In a community or care home setting, who is best placed to have a ReSPECT conversation with someone?
• What should be done if a person’s wishes on their ReSPECT form don’t match what’s written in their Lasting Power of Attorney document?
• How prepared are community professionals to have ReSPECT conversations with people?