Tools and resources

There are many tools available to support advance care planning

They can support you to:

• identify people who would benefit

• prepare yourself to talk to people and their whānau (do your own advance care plan, explore your biases, ensure you have the skills and confidence, understand the legal framework for medical decision-making and read the person’s notes and talk to other members of the person’s health care team)

• prepare people and their whānau for the conversations

• talk to people and their whānau

• support the person and their whānau to capture the key information in their advance care plan

• document conversations and plans in the clinical record including documenting shared goals of care for people in hospital, aged residential or long-term care

• promote advance care planning in your community, your practice or clinical area and in your team or organisation.

There are many tools and resources available to help you promote advance care planning and shared goals of care for different groups

People and their whānau

• Provide resources such as the advance care plan and guide.

• Encourage people to talk with their whānau while they are well.

• Offer to answer any questions.

• Let patients know you would like to talk about it.

Teams and organisations

• Present to your team or organisation.

• Share stories and outcomes.

In the community

• Make yourself available for community talks.

• Encourage people in your communities to share their own stories with others.

Advance care planning 

Advance care planning implementation 

Training and trainer support 

Shared goals of care 

Serious illness conversations 

Order resources

Order resources here via the Health Quality & Safety Commission New Zealand website