
Using SPICT to assess people for financial benefits in the UK
Department of Works & Pensions (DWP) new rules mean more people with advanced conditions can access financial help. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-factual-medical-reports-guidance-for-healthcare-professionals/the-special-rules-how-the-benefit-system-supports-people-nearing-the-end-of-life The new ‘Special Rules for End
SPICT-DE primary care study: Improved end-of-life care quality
van Baal, K., Wiese, B., Müller-Mundt, G. et al. Quality of end-of-life care in general practice – a pre–post comparison of a two-tiered intervention. BMC
REDMAP resources updated April 2022
REDMAP is a communication framework supporting conversations about advance/anticipatory care planning (ACP) in all care settings. Find the latest resources and handouts on our REDMAP
SPICT in Denmark
Heidi Bergenholtz and colleagues have just published their work on translation and validation of SPICT-DK. This is a great addition to the growing number of
SPICT-ID identifies people for palliative care in Indonesia
Colleagues from Indonesia translated and validated SPICT-ID and have just published their cross-sectional study using SPICT-ID to identify patients with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) for palliative
Timely palliative care – a realist review
Petrova et al. from Cambridge, UK highlight the dangers of using prognostic judgments as the principle way to identify people who should receive palliative care
Journal of Palliative Care 25th anniversary: top cited article
Journal of Palliative Medicine celebrates its 25th Anniversary with a special issue this month. A top cited article comes from our SPICT partners in Belgium.
Using SPICT™ Guides 2021
Our page Using SPICT™ and the Using SPICT™ Guides help clinicians and teams make SPICT™ 2019 work to help them identify people who can benefit
RED-MAP framework for care planning conversations
RED-MAP is a 6-step guide to future care planning conversations with people whose health is deteriorating, and their families. The RED-MAP resources are now available
SPICT-LIS™ 2021
New for 2021 is our updated version of SPICT-LIS™. It’s available free to download as a pdf, and as e-SPICT-LIS™ ready to view on your