RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Fifteen-minute consultation: Developing an advance care plan in partnership with the child and family JF Archives of disease in childhood - Education & practice edition JO Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health SP edpract-2017-314430 DO 10.1136/archdischild-2017-314430 A1 Emily Jane Harrop A1 Katherine Boyce A1 Tania Beale A1 Karen Brombley YR 2018 UL http://ep.bmj.com/content/early/2018/03/24/archdischild-2017-314430.abstract AB An advance care plan (ACP) is the record of a discussion between an individual (where possible), their professional care givers and those close to them about their future care. When performed well, the process provides all those involved with the opportunity to talk honestly about the future allowing children and their families to retain autonomy and to influence how they are looked after. While this may represent a difficult area of practice for healthcare professionals, both staff and families appear to benefit when the process is fully informed and the child and family are actively involved. This article is enriched by the insight of two bereaved parents, who have engaged actively with the process of advance care planning. As a multidisciplinary writing team, we aim to share our experiences, in the context of recent national guidance, on the use of ACPs.