| ACS | Adult Care Services |
| AD | Advanced Directive |
| AOB | Any Other Business |
| AOT | Assertive Outreach Team |
| AP | Action Plan |
| AP | Adult Protection |
| AP | Advanced Practitioner |
| ASM | Area Service Manager |
| ASW | Approved Social Worker |
| BHSHA | Beds & Herts Strategic Health Authority |
| BMA | British Medical Association |
| BME | Black and Ethnic Minority |
| CA | Clinical Audit |
| CAB | Citizens Advice Bureau |
| CAMHS | Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services |
| CATT | Crisis Assessment and Treament Team |
| CBT | Cognitive Behaviour Therapy |
| CCO | Community Care Officer |
| CDAT | Community Drug & Alcohol Team |
| CE | Clinical Effectiveness |
| CG | Clinical Goverance |
| CHI | Commission for Health Improvement |
| CMHT | Community Mental Health Team |
| CP | Care Plan |
| CPA | Care Programme Approach |
| CPD | Continuing Professional Development |
| CPN | Community Psychiatric Nurse |
| CRE | Commission for Racial Equality |
| CST | Community Support Team |
| CSW | Carer's Support Worker |
| CTO | Compulsory Treatment Order |
| CTT | Community Treatment Team |
| CVS | Council for Voluntary Services |
| DD | Dual Diagnosis |
| DDA | Disability Discrimination Act |
| DDS | Department of Social Security |
| DEA | Disability Employment Advisor |
| DHA | District Health Authority |
| DLA | Disability Living Allowance |
| DNA | Did Not Attend |
| DoH | Department of Health |
| DRC | Disability Rights Commission |
| DWP | Department of Works and Pensions |
| eCPA | Electronic Care Programme Approach |
| ECT | Electro Convulsive Therapy |
| EIP | Early Intervention in Psychosis |
| EMI | Elderly Mentally Ill |
| EO | Equal Opportunities |
| EPR | Electonic Patient Record |
| GMC | General Medical Council |
| GP | General Practioner |
| GSSC | General Social Care Council |
| H&S | Health & Safety |
| HHIS | Hertfordshire Health Informatics Service |
| HNA | Health Needs Assessment |
| HP | Health Promotion |
| HPT | Hertfordshire Parnership Trust |
| HR | Human Resources |
| HRDSU | Hertfordshire Research & Development Support Unit |
| IAHSP | Institute of Applied Health & Social Policy |
| IT | Information Technology |
| IWL | Improving Working Lives |
| IYMH | Investing in Your Mental Health |
| JCPB | Joint Commissioning Partnership Board |
| JCT | Joint Commissioning Team |
| LD | Learning Disability |
| LDP | Local Delivery Plan |
| LIT | Local Implementation Team |
| MDT | Multi-disciplinary Teams |
| MH | Mental Health |
| MHA | Mental Health Act |
| MHSOP | Mental Health Services for Older People |
| MHSW | Mental Health Support Worker |
| NICE | National Institute for Clinical Excellence |
| NIMHE | National Institute for Mental Health in England |
| NSF | National Service Framework |
| NVQ | National Vocational Qualification |
| OAT's | Out of Area Treatments |
| OCD | Obsessive Compulsive Disorder |
| OT | Occupational Therapy / Therapist |
| PACE | Practice Audit & Clinical Effectiveness |
| PALS | Patient Advice & Liaison Service |
| PCT | Primary Care Trust |
| PD | Personality Disorder |
| PDP | Personal Development Plan |
| PEAT | Patient Environment Action Team |
| PG | Practice Governance |
| PICU | Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit |
| PoHWER | People of Herts Want Equal Rights |
| PPI | Patient & Public Involvement |
| PTSD | Post Traumatic Stress Disorder |
| RGN | Registered General Nurse |
| RSW | Registered Social Worker |
| SAD | Seasonal Affective Disorder |
| SCG | Strategic Co-ordinating Group |
| SEMI | Severe & Enduring Mental Illness |
| SHA | Strategic Health Authority |
| SHO | Senior House Officer |
| SLA | Service Level Agreement |
| SO | Support Officer |
| SW | Support Worker |
| T&D | Training & Development |
| UH | University of Hertfordshire |
| WDF | Workforce Development Forum |
| WHO | World Health Organisation |
