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 |