title: Advance care planning: thinking ahead to achieve our patients' goals.
abstract: The End of Life Care Strategy for England describes advance care planning (ACP) as a 'voluntary process of discussion about future care...concerns and wishes...values or personal goals for care, their understanding of their illness and prognosis...wishes for types of care or treatment and the availability of these' (Department of Health (DH), 2008). In Scotland, Living and Dying Well: Building on Progress (Scottish Government (SG), 2011) referred to adopting a 'thinking ahead' philosophy.
authors: Hospital Palliative Care Team, St. John's Hospital, West Lothian. Rosemary.Cairns@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
authors: Rosemary
authors: R
authors: Cairns
mesh_terms: D032722:Advance Care Planning; D003152:Community Health Nursing; D006801:Humans; D010166:Palliative Care; D006113:United Kingdom