Glossary
Abbreviations and jargon.
| 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 |
| 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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