SPICT-LIS™ is a tool to help health and care workers identify people with life shortening conditions who could benefit from a holistic palliative care approach to their care. This includes making sure people receive the best available, appropriate treatment and coordinated care planning.
SPICT-LIS™ began with work in Nepal and India. Development continues with translation, adaptation and consensus building involving a growing number of colleagues from across Africa, Asia and South America.
SPICT-LIS™ 2025
View e-SPICT-LIS™ 2025 on your device.
Download SPICT-LIS™ 2025 (pdf).
The SPICT-LIS™ record (pdf) has a marker for each indicator.
Using SPICT™ 2025
Using SPICT-LIS™ 2025 – How SPICT-LIS™ helps you care for people and families.
SPICT-LIS™ is often used alongside the WHPCA International Palliative Care Toolkit.
SPICT™ translations
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Please note: SPICT-LIS™ has been developed and validated for adults not children.
Comprehensive management of non-communicable diseases (NCD) which includes palliative care, is an important part of Universal Health Coverage (UN Sustainable Development Goal). In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) and other resource poor settings this relies on well-developed primary care. (WHO) As the number of people living with NCDs increases, primary care teams and other health and care workers in those settings need to be able to identify people for palliative care and future care planning.
This SPICT™ tool is free to download and use. SPICT™ must not be reproduced in any other format nor modified in any way without permission.
All users are responsible for ensuring that they use the current version of this SPICT™ tool and for any use they make of resources.
SPICT Platinum Partners have contributed to new translations, or donated to support the SPICT™ international programme.
Using SPICT-LIS in Palliative Care
