- Mark Taubert, consultant and clinical director in palliative medicine and honorary professor1,
- Tony Duffy, consultant palliative medicine2
- 1Cardiff University and Velindre University NHS Trust, Cardiff, UK
- 2St Columba’s Hospice Care, Edinburgh, UK
- Mark.Taubert{at}wales.nhs.uk
In their Practice Pointer Hyson and Fritz reference anticipatory care planning,1 a process that was in place in NHS Scotland until recently.
In 2023 the chief medical officer for Scotland published a statement saying that anticipatory care planning would be changed to future care planning,2 similar to the 2019 decision in Wales.3 This had been prompted by an international …