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Word	Definition
AC	Approved Clinician
ACOs	Activity Co-ordinators
ACT	Assertive Community Treatment
ACUS	After-care under supervision. Replaced by SCT
ADRT	Advance Decisions to Refuse Treatment
AEDS	Adult Eating Disorders Inpatient Service
AMHP	Approved Mental Health Professional. Replaces ASW (but not exclusively Social Workers)
AIMS	Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale
AO	Assertive Outreach
ASW	Approved Social Worker. Now the AMHP
AUDIT	Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test
BAVQ	Beliefs About Voices Questionnaire
BIAs	Best Interest Assessors
BME	Black and Minority Ethnic
BPRS	Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale
BPS	British Psychological Society
BPSD	Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia
CAMHS	Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
CATT	Crisis Assessment and Treatment Team
CBT	Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
CCBT	Computerised Cognitive Behavioural Therapy beatingtheblues.co.uk
CD	Communicable Disease
CDAT	Community Drug and Alcohol Team
CHD	Congenital Heart Disease
CLDT	Community Learning Disability Team
CMHSD	Centre for Mental Health Services Department
CMHT	Community Mental Health Team
CMO	Chief Medical Officer
COP	(1) Code of Practice (2) The Court of Protection, which is able to make decisions on both property and personal welfare issues
COSHH	Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations
CPA	Care Programme Approach
CPD	Continuing Professional Development
CPN	Community Psychiatric Nurse
CPR	Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
CPS	Crown Prosecution Service
CRB	Criminal Records Bureau
CQC	Care Quality Commission.
CSCI	Commission for Social Care Inspection. See CQC.
CSIP	Care Services Improvement Partnership
CST	Cognitive Stimulation Treatment
CTM	Clinical Team Meeting
CTO	Community Treatment Order
CTS	The Community Treatment Service
CVA	Cerebral Vascular Accident i.e. stroke
CVD	Cardiovascular Disease
DCFS	Department of Child and Family Services
Defra	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
DH	Department of Health
DOLS/DoLS	Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards.
DPP	Director of Public Prosecutions
DRE	Delivering Race Equality
DsPH	Directors of Public Health
DSU	Delivery & Support Unit
EA	Environment Agency
EBP	Evidence-Based Practice
ECA	Extra Care Area
ECHR	European Convention on Human Rights
ECtHR	European Court of Human Rights
ECT	Electro-Convulsive Therapy
EMI	Elderly Mental Illness
EPA	Enduring Power of Attorney
EPDS	Edinburgh postnatal major depressive disorder scale
ESCs	Essential Skills Clusters
EWCA	England and Wales Court of Appeal, Criminal or Civil Division
EWHC	England and Wales High Court
FME	Forensic Medical Examiner
GDS	(1) Geriatric Depression Scale (2) Government Decontamination Service
GHQ	General Health Questionnaire
GP	General Practitioner
GSCC	General Social Care Council
HCC	Healthcare Commission. See CQC
HCR	Historical/ Clinical/ Risk Management
HCW	Health Commission Wales
HDU	High Dependancy Unit(s)
HHC	The Head of Healthcare
HIW	Healthcare Inspectorate Wales. Replaces Mental Health Act Commission (MHAC) in Wales
HMCS	Her Majesty’s Courts Service
HoNOS	Health of the Nation Outcome Scale
HPA	Health Protection Agency
HPC	Health Professions Council
HRA	Human Rights Act 1998
HSH	High Security Hospital
HSSDG	Health and Social Services Directorate General
IAG	Welsh Assembly Government's Mental Health Implementation Advisory Group (IAG).
IGT	The Information Governance Toolkit
IMC	Iechyd Meddwl Cymru. Health Think Wales
IMCA	Independent Mental Capacity Advocate
IMD	Index of Multiple Deprivation
IMHA	Independent Mental Health Advocate
IPP	Imprisonment for Public Protection
IWL	Improving Working Lives
LD	Learning Disabilities
LHB	Local Health Board
LIT	Local Implementation Team
LOA	Leave of absence
LPA	Lasting Power of Attorney
LPHD	Local Public Health Director
LSC	Legal Services Commission
LSMSs	Local Security Management Specialists
LSOA	Lower Super Output Area
LSP	Life Skills Profile
LSSA	Local Social Services Authority
LSSCG	Local Secure Services Commissioning Group
LSU	Low Secure Unit
MAPPA	Multi Agency Public Protection Arrangements
MAR Sheet	Medication Administration Record sheet
MCA	Mental Capacity Act 2005
MCH	Mother and child health
MDT	Multi-Disciplinary Team
MENDOS	Mentally Disordered Offenders Service
MHA	Mental Health Act 1983 as amended by Mental Health Act 2007
MHAA	Mental Health Act Administrator
MHAC	Mental Health Act Commission- SEE HIW (Wales) & CQC (England).
MHNSF	Mental Health National Service Framework for mental health
MHRT	Mental Health Review Tribunal. Now (1) in Wales, the MHRT for Wales; (2) in England, the "First-tier Tribunal (Health and Social Care Chamber) (Mental Health)", i.e. the Mental Health Tribunal.
MHT	Mental Health Tribunal
MHU	Mental Health Unit of the Ministry of Justice.
MI	Myocardial Infarction i.e. heart attack
MOSAIC	Mission and values; Objective and fair processes; Skilled workforce: aware and fair; Active flexibility; Individual focus;Culture that empowers’
MoU	Memorandum of Understanding
MSU	Medium Secure Unit
MWWRO	Mid & West Wales Regional Office
NAPICU	National Association of Psychiatric Intensive Care Units
NCG	National Commissioning Group
NCSS	National CAMHS Support Service. Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
NDS	Culture that empowers (?)
NDT	Neuro-Developmental Treatment
NLIAH	National Leadership and Innovation Agency for Healthcare
NMHDU	National Mental Health Development Unit
NPS	Neuropsychiatric Symptoms
NR	Nearest relative (defined in MHA), c.f. NOK (chosen by patient)
NHSFT	National Health Service Foundation Trust
NIC	Nurse in Charge
NICE	National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
NIMHE	National Institute for Mental Health in England
NMC	Nursing and Midwifery Council
NOK	Next of Kin (can be chosen by patient), c.f. NR (defined in MHA)
NPS	Neuropsychiatric Symptoms
NPHS	The National Public Health Service for Wales. Now : UPHO
NSCAG	National Specialist Commissioning Advisory Group
NSF	National Service Framework
OCMO	Office of the Chief Medical Officer
OPG	Office of the Public Guardian
OT	Occupational Therapist
PACE	Police and Criminal Evidence Acts 1984
PCL SV	Psychopathy Checklist - screening version
PCL R	Psychopathy Checklist - Revised
PCT	Primary Care Trust
PD	Practice Direction
PDP	Personal Development Plan(s)
PHN	The Public Health Nurse
PIAG	The Patient Information Advisory Group
PICU(s)	Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit(s)
POC	Programme Of Care
POVA	Protection of Vulnerable Adults
PRN	Pro re nata. As needed (medication)
PRO	Patient-Reported Outcome
PSD	Physical Security Document
PSI	Prison Service Instruction
PSID	Procedural Security Index Document
PTSD	Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
RC	Responsible Clinician
RCJ	Royal Courts of Justice
RESPECT	Respond to every challenge therapeutically
RFC	Regional Forensic Commissioner
Reference Guide	Reference Guide to MHA accompanies Code of Practice
RIA	Regulatory Impact Assessment
RMN	Registered Mental Nurse
RMO	Responsible Medical Officer. Now the RC
RO(s)	Regional Office(s)
ROS	Rural Outreach Service
RSU	Regional Secure Unit
SCCG	Secondary Care Commissioning Group
SCG	Specialised Commissioning Group; Secondary Caregiver; Substitute Care Giver
SCIE	Social Care Institute for Excellence
SCT	Supervised Community Treatment
SED	Sentence Expiry Date
SFMHS	Secure Forensic Mental Health Service
SHA	Strategic Health Authority
SIGN	Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network
SLA	Service Level Agreement
(NHS) SMS	Security Management Service
SOA	Super Output Area
SOAD	Second Opinion Appointed Doctor. Sent by HIW or CQC
SSC	Secure Services Commissioner
SSHA	Secretary of State for Home Affairs (i.e. the Home Secretary)
SSHD	Secretary of State for the Home Dept (i.e. the Home Secretary)
SSJ	Secretary of State for Justice
SW	Social Worker
UKCC	United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing Midwifery and Health Visiting
UKHL	UK House of Lords, e.g. The 56th judgment in the House of Lords in 2004 is [2004] UKHL 56
UPHO	Unified Public Health Organisation. The UPHO will be known as the Public Health Wales National Health Service Trust (Public Health Wales NHS Trust).
VBP	Values-Based Practice
WAG	Welsh Assembly Government
WCfH	The Wales Centre for Health. Now: UPHO
YJB	Youth Justice Board
YOT	Youth Offending Team