Preferred Priorities of Care (PPC) is intended to be a patient-held record that will follow the patient through their path of care into the variety of differing health and social care settings.  Guidance reference sheets for both the patient and carer and staff are available explaining the use of the PPC.

The PPC originated from the Palliative Care Education Programme to evaluate the effectiveness of teaching on place of death (Cancer Plan 2000).  It is now a nationally recognised tool for all palliative care patients as recommended in:

The NICE Guidance on Supportive and Palliative Care for Adults with Cancer: March 2004

Building on the Best: End of Life Initiative: July 2004

At present the PPC document has not been rolled out in our local community, however further details can be found at:

www.cancerlancashire.org.uk/ppc.html