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Planning for the future

The focus of the Â鶹ŮÀÉ inspection will vary here depending on the type of service you provide. For some services, the Â鶹ŮÀÉ inspection focus may primarily focus on end of life care, but for other services it might be around how you manage complex care needs, support younger people’s transition into adult care services or assist them into work.

The following film provides a summary of this area of inspection. It can help you and your teams learn about what will be inspected and what is important to demonstrate to deliver good or outstanding care.

Introducing Planning for the future

Duration 02 min 08 sec

What the Â鶹ŮÀÉ choose to focus on in this area of inspection might vary depending on the type of care you provide.

For some services, the Â鶹ŮÀÉ inspection focus may primarily focus on End of life care but for other services it might be around how you manage complex care needs, support younger people’s transition into adult care services or assist them into work.

Whatever way you support people to plan for their future, the Â鶹ŮÀÉ will expect those individuals are at the centre of this process. They should also be given the time to consider the options and make informed decisions.

If you support people at the end of their life, the Â鶹ŮÀÉ inspectors will expect that your teams are effectively trained and experienced in providing such person-centred support.

It’s vital you and your team are aware of appropriate end-of-life pathways, DNACPR and how best to meet people’s personal choice, spiritual and cultural needs. People's wishes should be regularly reviewed and acted upon as their preferences may change over time.

It is important that people are protected from pain, and so your service will be expected to effectively manage this and monitor symptoms towards the end of their life, accessing medication and specialist palliative care professionals where needed.

Documented evidence may include Advanced care plans, assessments, reviews and daily monitoring, Staff training records and plans and notifications.

For other services, the Â鶹ŮÀÉ may at how you support people transition from children to adult services, which in some situations may include supporting them into work or meeting other long-term care needs. Again, inspectors will be keen to explore in their interviews, observations, or review of documented evidence how your service meets such needs.

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Inspection

What is the Â鶹ŮÀÉ Quality Statement?

We support people to plan for important life changes, so they can have enough time to make informed decisions about their future, including at the end of their life.

What sub-topics might the Â鶹ŮÀÉ look at when inspecting this?

  • DNACPR/ReSPECT
  • End of life care
  • Complex care needs
  • Palliative care
  • Decision making

How does this part of the inspection relate to Â鶹ŮÀÉ Regulations and guidance?

How will the Â鶹ŮÀÉ gather evidence?

The Â鶹ŮÀÉ will primarily gather evidence by:

  • People's Experience
  • Feedback from staff and leaders
  • Processes

Read more about this Quality Statement

  • The Â鶹ŮÀÉ have published further insight into what this Quality Statement means, including the I Statements and which legislation it relates to on their website .