Glossary
Abbreviations and jargon.
Word | Definition |
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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 |
CCG | Clinical Commissioning Group |
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 |
Forensic psychiatry | relates to patients with a criminal (forensic) history |
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 |
TCEA | Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 |
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 56B |
UKSC | UK Supreme Court |
UKUT | UK Upper Tribunal |
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 |
The original text upon which this glossary is based was kindly provided by Peter Richmond, MHAA (look it up!) at Surehaven Ltd.
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