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 Service
CMO – 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