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ReviewBMJ supportive & palliative care2025

Future care planning.

Mala Mann, Caitlin Cahill, Stephanie Sivell, Robyn Hackett, Elin Harding, Mark Taubert

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Review in BMJ supportive & palliative care, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Mala MannMarie Curie Research Centre, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK MannMK@cardiff.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2554-9265
Caitlin CahillPalliative Medicine, Velindre University NHS Trust, Cardiff, UK.
Stephanie SivellMarie Curie Research Centre, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK.
Robyn HackettPalliative Medicine, Velindre University NHS Trust, Cardiff, UK.
Elin HardingPalliative Medicine, Velindre University NHS Trust, Cardiff, UK.
Mark TaubertPalliative Medicine, Velindre University NHS Trust, Cardiff, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0454-5609

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Future care planning (FCP) is increasingly discussed within supportive and palliative care policy contexts in the UK and internationally. This article incorporates a scoping review of the literature to provide a summary overview. FCP is discussed as a policy element improving end-of-life care by encompassing advance care planning and furthermore including individuals with diminished decision-making capacity through a best-interests approach. The evidence base further indicates that FCP is being increasingly applied in palliative care settings worldwide and has been adopted as part of several national strategies, including in Wales and in Scotland. A clear and consistent definition of FCP will help support health and social care professionals working in frailty and palliative care. Our review identified definitions of FCP in the existing literature and described what a future care plan is, including what end-of-life care should look like and incorporate.

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Advance Care PlanningPalliative CareTerminal CareDecision MakingHumansUnited KingdomAdvance Care PlanningAdvance DirectivesBereavementEnd of life care

Identifiers

PMID40645749
PMCPMC12421114

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