Acronyms
A
ACP – Advanced Clinical Practitioner
ACP UK – Association of Clinical Psychologists
ADD – Attention Deficit Disorder
ADHD – Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
AED – Automated External Defibrillator
AGM – Annual General Meeting
ANP – Advanced Nurse Practitioner
APP – Associate Psychological Practitioner
ASCC – Advice and Support in Custody and Court
ASD – Autistic Spectrum Disorder
ASW – Approved Social Worker
B
BACP British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy
BPD Bi-Polar Disorder also, BPD Borderline Personality Disorder
C
CAMHS Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service
CAP Clinical Associates in Psychology/ Clinical Associate Practitioners
CAT Cognitive Analytic Therapy
CBT Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
CCG Clinical Commissioning Group
CEN Childhood Emotional Neglect
CMHS Community Mental Health ServiceCMO Chief Medical Officer
CPA Care Programme Approach
CPN Community Psychiatric Nurse
CPR Coronary Pulmonary Resuscitation
CQC Care Quality Commission
CTO Community Treatment Order
D
DBT Dialectical Behaviour Therapy
DD Dual Diagnosis
DHSC Department of Health and Social Care
DNA Did Not Attend
DOH Department of Health
DSH Deliberate Self Harm
E
EbE Expert by Experience
ED Eating Disorder
EDSA Eating Disorder Service for Adults
EIP Early Intervention in Psychosis
EMDR Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing
EMI Elderly Mentally Ill
EPR Electronic Patients Records
EPS Electronic Prescription Service
EUPD Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder
F
FRS First Response Service
FSO Fire Safety Order/Fire Safety Officer
FT Foundation Trust
G
GDPR General Data Protection Regulation
GMC General Medical Council
H
HCA Health Care Assistant
HEE Health Education England
HTT Home Treatment Team
I
ICB Integrated Care Board
ICS Integrated Care System
L
LD Learning Disability
LEAP Lived Experience Advisory Panel
LTP Long-Term Plan
M
MAPPA Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements
MARAC Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference
MASH Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hubs
MCA Mental Capacity Act
MDD Major Depressive Disorder
MDT Multi-Disciplinary Team
MH Mental Health
MHA Mental Health Act
MHT Mental Health Trusts
MOAT Moving On After Trauma
N
NHS National Health Service
NICE National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
NSPSAG National Suicide Prevention Strategy Advisory Group
O
OMG Operational Management Group
OMH Open Mental Health
OPMH Older Peoples Mental Health
OT Occupational Therapist
P
PAD Public Access Defibrillators
PALS Patient Advice and Liaison Service
PCNs Primary Care Networks
PCT Primary Care Trust
PHE Public Health England
PICU Psychiatric Intensive Care Units
POS Place of Safety
PPT People Participation Team
PRN Pro Re Nata (as needed – medication)
PSW Peer Support Worker
PWP Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner
Q
QA Quality Assurance
R
REBT Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy
RMN Registered Mental Health Nurse
RP Recovery Partner
S
SASS Somerset Autism Specialist Service
SDAS Somerset Drug and Alcohol Service
SEND Special Educational Needs and Disability
SFT Somerset Foundation Trust
SLT Speech and Language Therapists
SMI Serious Mental Illness
SOP Standard Operations Procedure
SRC Somerset Recovery College
SSAB Somerset Safeguarding Adults Board
SSCP Somerset Safeguarding Children’s Partnership
STEP Somerset Team for Early Psychosis
STOMP Stopping the over-medication of people with a learning disability, autism or both with psychotropic medicines
SW Social Worker
T
TT Talking Therapies
U
UKCP UK Council for Psychotherapy
W
WHO World Health Organisation
Z
ZSA Zero Suicide Alliance