| A&E Liaison |
Accident and Emergency Liaison |
| ACS |
Adult Care Services |
| Acute Services |
Medical and surgical treatment and care mainly provided in hospitals |
| ADASH |
Adolescent Drug and Alcohol Service for Hertfordshire |
| ADASS |
Association of Directors of Adult Social Services |
| ADHD |
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
| AADHAD |
Adult Attention Deficit Hyper Activity Disorder |
| AAU |
Acute Assessment Unit |
| AFC |
Agenda for Change |
| AHP |
Allied Health Professionals |
| AIR |
Acute Inpatient Reprovision |
| AMH |
Adult Mental Health |
| AMHP |
Approved Mental Health Professional |
| AMP |
Annual Maintenance Plan |
| AP |
Adult Protection |
| APC |
Admitted Patient Care |
| ARC |
Association for Real Change |
| ASW |
Approved Social Worker |
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| BEH |
Barnet Enfield Hertford |
| BIA |
Best Intent Assessor |
| Bipolar Disorder |
A mental health condition featuring extreme mood swings |
| BLPT |
Bedfordshire & Luton Partnership Trust |
| BMA |
British Medical Association |
| BMJ |
British Medical Journal |
| BNF |
British National Formulary |
| BOARD |
HPFT Board |
| BP |
British Pharmacopoeia |
| BUG |
Bank Bureau User Group |
| BVR |
Best Value Review |
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| CAB |
Citizens Advice Bureau |
| CAMHS |
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services |
| CAMNHS |
Children Accessing Mental Health Services |
| CBT |
Computer Based Training |
| CBT |
Cognitive behaviour therapy |
| CCE |
Completed Consultant Episode (also FCE) |
| CCG |
Clincal Commission |
| CCTA |
Creating Capable Teams Approach |
| CCTV |
Close Circuit Television |
| CDAT |
Community Drug & Alcohol Team |
| CDW |
Community Development Worker |
| CFSMS |
Counter Fraud Security Man Service |
| CHI |
Commission for Health Improvement |
| CHC |
Continuing Health Care |
| CHT |
Community LD Health Team |
| CIP |
Cost Improvement Programme |
| CIS |
Clinical Information System |
| CJS |
Criminal Justice System |
| CLDT |
Community Learning Disability Team |
| Clinician |
A health professional directly involved in the care and treatment of patients, for example nurses, doctors, therapists, and midwives. |
| CMHS |
Community Mental Health Services |
| CMO |
Chief Medical Officer |
| CMS |
Contract Management System/ content management system |
| CMPLD |
Community Team for People with LD |
| CN |
Charge Nurse |
| CNM |
Clinical Nurse Manager |
| CNO |
Chief Nursing Officer |
| CNS |
Clinical Nurse Specialist |
| CNST |
Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts |
| COP |
Cancelled Outpatient (Appointment) |
| CPA |
Care Programme Approach |
| COSHH |
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (1994 Regulations) |
| CPN |
Community Psychiatric Nurse |
| CPPIH |
Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health |
| CQC |
Care Quality Control |
| CQI |
Continuous Quality Improvement |
| CRHTT |
Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team |
| CSCI |
Commission for Social Care Inspection |
| CSIP |
Care Service Improvement Partnership |
| CSP |
Chartered Society of Physiotherapy |
| CST |
Community Support Team |
| CTM |
Clinical Team Managers |
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