| DACS |
Director of Adult Care Services |
| DAS |
Direct Assessment Service |
| DDA |
Disability Discrimination Act |
| DGH |
District General Hospital |
| DoH |
Department of Health |
| DOL |
Deprivation of Liberty |
| DP |
Direct Payments |
| DLA |
Disability Living Allowance |
| DNA |
Did Not Attend |
| DNS |
Director of Nursing Services |
| DoB |
Date of Birth |
| DPR |
Data Protection Register |
| DRC |
Disability Rights Commission |
| DSG |
Direct Services Group |
| DSG |
Dissertation Support Group |
| DSP |
Designated Security Person Delivery |
| DSSA |
Same Sex Accomodation |
| DTC |
Delayed Transfer of Care |
| D&V |
Diarrhoea & Vomiting |
| DV |
Domiciliary Visit (by consultant) |
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| E |
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| EBS |
Emergency Bed Service |
| ECT |
Electro-Convulsive Therapy |
| EDAMS |
Eating Disorder Assessment Management Service |
| EDC |
Eastern Development Centre |
| EDI |
Electronic Data Interchange |
| EDT |
Emergency Duty Team |
| EHE |
Enahncing the Healing Environment |
| EHR |
Electronic Health Record |
| EHO |
Environment Health Officer |
| EIPS |
Early Intervention in Psychosis Service |
| EIS |
Executive Information System |
| EIT |
Early Intervention Team |
| EMDASS |
Early Memory Diagnosis & Support Service |
| EMI |
Elderly Mentally Infirm |
| ENB |
English National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting |
| EPD |
Elderly Physically Disabled |
| EPMHS |
Enhanced Primary Mental Health Service (IAPT now preferred) |
| EPHR |
Electronic Patient Health Record (also EPR) |
| EPR |
Electronic Patient Records |
| ERIC |
Estates Returns Information Collection |
| ESMHCG |
Eastern Specialised MH Comm Group |
| ESMI |
Elderly Severely Mentally Infirm |
| EST |
Estates |
| EXEC |
Executive Team-HPFT |
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| F |
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| FACS |
Fare Access to Care Services |
| FHS |
Family Health Services |
| FM |
Facilities Management |
| FMIS |
Financial Management Information Systems |
| FTN |
Foundation Trust Ntework |
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| H |
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| HAP |
Health Action Plans |
| HARC |
Herts Autistic Resource Centre |
| HAS |
Health Advisory Service |
| HAWNHS |
Health at Work in the NHS |
| HAZ |
Health Action Zone |
| HCAI |
Healthcare Associated Infection |
| HCC |
Hertfordshire County Council |
| HEA |
Health Education Authority |
| HEFMA |
Health Estates & Facilities Management Association |
| HEO |
Health Education Officer |
| HF |
Health Facilitator |
| H&S |
Health and Safety |
| HHGH |
Hemel Hempstead General Hospital |
| HIS |
Health Informatics Service |
| HISS |
Hospital Information & Support Systems |
| HIT |
High Intensity Therapist |
| HMP |
Her Majesty's Prison The Mount |
| HONOS |
Health of the Nation Outcome Scales |
| HPFT |
Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust |
| HR |
Human Resources |
| HSE |
Health and Safety Executive |
| HSG |
Health Service Guidelines (Department of Health) |
| HST |
Home Support Team |
| HSJ |
Health Service Journal |
| HSW |
Health and Safety at Work |
| HYS |
"Having Your Say" |
