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Abbreviation

Definition

A

A&E

Accident and Emergency

A&R

Audit and Risk Committee [AWP]

ACP

Advance Care Planning

ADHD

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

AfC

Agenda for Change

AGS

Annual Governance Statement

AHP

Allied Health Professionals

AHSN

Academic Health Science Network

AMHP

Approved Mental Health Professional

AOP

Annual Operating Plan

AWP

Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

ALDERN

Avon Learning Difficulties Education and Research Network

B

BAF

Board Assurance Framework

BAME

Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic

BaNES

Bath and North East Somerset

BCC

Bristol City Council

BCH

Bristol Community Health

BMA

British Medical Association

BNSSG

Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire

BSW

Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire

C

CAMHS

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services

CARS

Court Assessment and Referral Service

CAU

Clinical Assessment Unit

CBT

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

CBU

Clinical Business Unit

CCG

Clinical Commissioning Group

CD

Clinical Director

CEO

Chief Executive Officer

CIOG

Critical Incident Oversight Group [AWP]

CIP

Cost Improvement Scheme

CIT

Complex Intervention Team

CLAEP

Complaints, Litigation, Adverse Events and PALS

CLOG

Clinical Leadership Oversight Group

CMHT

Community Mental Health Team

CMPD

Centre for Maternal and Child Enquiries

COP

Code of Practice

CPA

Care Programme Approach

CPI

Complex Psychological Intervention [AWP]

CPN

Community Psychiatric Nurse

CQC

Care Quality Commission

CQPM

Contract Quality and Performance Management Group

CQUIN

Commissioning for Quality and Innovation

CRB

Criminal Records Bureau

CRL

Capital Resource Limit

CRP

C-reactive Protein Test

CSU

Clinical Support Unit

D

DBS

Disclosure and Barring Service

DCC

Direct Clinical Care

DH

Department of Health

DNAR

Do not attempt to resuscitate

DoLS

Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards

DPA

Data Protection Act

DPAR

Drug Prescription and Administration Record

DRC

Depreciated Replacement Cost

DSE

DTOC

Delayed Transfer of Care

E

E&D

Equality and Diversity

EBITDA

Earnings before taxes depreciation and amortisation

EC

Executive Committee [AWP] (formerly Executive Team)

ECC

Emergency and Critical Care

ECH

Elizabeth Casson House [AWP]

ECT

Electro-convulsive Therapy Service

ED

Emergency Department [A&E]

ED

Executive Director

EDS2

Equality Delivery System 2

EEC

Extended Executive Committee [AWP] (formerly Directors’ Team)

EI

Early Intervention

EIA

Equality Impact Assessment

EPMA 

Electronic Prescribing Management

EPR

Electronic Patient Record

EPRR

ERIC

Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response

Estates Return Information Collection

ESEC

Employee Strategy and Engagement Committee [AWP] (Now dissolved into the Quality and Standards Committee, Finance and Planning Committee and the Strategic Workforce Group)

ESR

Electronic Staff Record

F

FPP

Finance Planning and Perfomance Committee [AWP]

FBC

Full Business Case

FFPB

Future Focus Programme Board [AWP]

FFT

FIND

FIP

FTSUG

Friends and Family Test

Foresnic, Intellectual, Neuropsychiatric and Developmental Disorders

Financial Improvement Programme

Freedom to Speak Up Guardian

FOI

Freedom of Information

FOIA

Freedom of Information Act

FPPR

Fit and Proper Person Requirement [for Directors]

FT

Foundation Trust

FTN

Foundation Trust Network

FYFV [or 5YFV]

Five Year Forward View

G

GDPR

GMC

General Data Protection Regulation

General Medical Council

GNG

General Negotiating Group

GP

General Practitioner

GWH

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

H

HART

Hazardous Area Response Team

HCA

Health Care Assistant

HCHS

Hospital and Community Health Services

HDU

High Dependency Unit

HEE

Health Education England

HIA

Health Impact Assessment

HMRC

HM Revenue and Customs

HR

Human Resources

HSA

Health and Safety Act

HSCIC

Health and Social Care Information Centre

HSE

Health and Safety Executive

HSS

Health Science Services

HWE

Healthwatch England

I

IAPT

Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (programme)

IBH

Inspire Better Health IBH

IBP

Integrated Business Plan

ICC

Incident Coordination Centre

ICE

Integrated Clinical Environment

ICO

Information Commissioner’s Office

ICP

Integrated Care Plan

ICU

Intensive Care Unit

IFRS

International financial reporting standards

IG

Information Governance

IGG

Integrated Governance Group

IM&T

Information Management and Technology

IP

In-Patient

IPG

Investment and Planning Group

IQ

Information for Quality

J

JIP

Joint Investment Plan

K

KLOE

Key Lines of Enquiry

KPI

Key Performance Indicator

L

L&D

LADS

Learning and Development Team [AWP]

Local Assistance and Diversion Service

LCFS

Local Counter-Fraud Specialist

LDP

Local Delivery Plan

LDU

LiA

Local Delivery Unit

Listening into Action

LIC

Local Involvement Coordinator

LL

Later Life

LLP

Limited Liability Partnership

LOS

Length of stay

LTA

Long-Term Agreement

LTC

Long-Term Conditions

LTFM

Long-Term Financial Model

M

MAU

MBU

Medical Assessment Unit

Mother and Baby Unit

MCA

Mental Capacity Act

MD

Medical Director

MERIT

Medical Emergency Response Incident Teams

MHA

Mental Health Act

MHOST

Mental Health Optimal Staffing Tool

MHRA

Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency

MIU

Minor Injuries Unit

MLE

Managed Learning Environment

MOG

Medicines Optimisation Group

MoU

Memorandum of Understanding

MRC

Medical Research Council

MRI

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

MUR

MUST

Medicines Use Review

Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool

N

NAG

National Advisory Group

NAO

National Audit Office

NCA

Non-Contract Activity

NCAS

National Clinical Assessment Service

NCEPOD

National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death

NED

Non-Executive Director

NHS

National Health Service

NHSCT

NHS Charities Together

NHSE

National Health Service England

NHSE/I

NHS England and NHS Improvement

NHSI

NHS Improvement [now including Monitor and the TDA]

NHSRA

NHS Registration Authority

NICE

National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence

NMC

Nursing and Midwifery Council

NMP

Non-Medical Prescriber

NomCom

Nomination Committee [AWP]

NPSA

National Patient Safety Agency

NRCI

National Reference Cost Index

NTDA [or NHSTDA]

NHS Trust Development Authority

NVQ

National Vocational Qualifications

O

OBC

Outline Business Case

OD

Organisational Development [AWP]

OH

Occupational Health

OOA

Out of Area

OOH

Out of Hours

OOT

Out of Trust

OP

Out-Patient

OT

Occupational Therapist/Therapy

OTC

Over the counter

P

PA

Programmed Activity

PaCMAN

Performance and Contract Management Meeting [AWP]

PALS

Patient Advice and Liaison Service

PAS

Patient Administration System

PCLS

Primary Care Liaison Service

PDC

Public Dividend Capital

PDP

Personal Development Plan

PERT

Physical Emergency Response Training

PFI

Private Finance Investments

PHB

Personal Health Budget

PHE

Public Health England

PDC

Public Dividend Capital

PICU

Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit

PII

Person/Patient Identifiable Information

PLACE

Patient-Led Assessment of the Care Environment

PMO

Programme Management Office [AWP]

PMVA

Prevention and Management of Violence and Aggression

POD

Patient’s Own Drugs

POS

Place of Safety

PPE

Patient and Public Engagement

PPE

Personal Protective Equipment

PPP

Public-Private Partnership

PREM

Patient Reported Experience Measure

PRIDE

Passion, Respect, Integrity, Diversity and Excellence [AWP Trust Values]

PROM

Patient Reported Outcome Measure

PSED

Public Sector Equality Duty

PTS

Patient Transport Service

PWP

Psychological Welfare Practitioner

PIRs

Pre-inquest Reviews

Q

Q&S

Quality and Standards Committee [AWP]

QA

Quality Assurance

QD

Quality Director

QGAF

Quality Governance Assurance Framework

QIA

Quality Impact Assessment

R

RAG

Red/Amber/Green (rating)

RAID

Rapid Assessment, Interface and Discharge

RAT

Rapid Assessment and Treatment

RC

Reference Cost

RCA

Root Cause Analysis

RCI

Reference Cost Index

RCPsych

Royal College of Psychiatrists

RemCom

Remuneration Committee [AWP]

RGN

Registered General Nurse

RMN

Registered Mental Health Nurse

RMO

Responsible Medical Officer

RN

Registered Nurse

RTA

Referral to Assessment

ROADS

Recovery Orientated Alcohol & Drugs Service

RRF

Recruitment Request Form

RRL

Restore, Recover and Learning Cell

RRP

Reducing Restrictive Practice

RRN

Restraint Reduction Network

RTT

Referral to Treatment

RUH

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust

S

SAFA

Safeguarding Adults from Abuse

SAR

Subject Access Request

SAU

Surgical Assessment Unit

SCBU

Special Care Baby Unit

SCN

Strategic Clinical Network

SCR

Summary Care Record

SDA

Specialist Drug and Alcohol Service

SDIP

Service Delivery and Improvement Programme

SEN

Special Educational Need

SFFT

Staff, Friends and Family Test

SFI

Standing Financial Instructions

SI

Serious Incident

SIRI

Serious Incident Requiring Investigation

SitRep

Situation Report

SLA

Service-Level Agreement

SMT

Senior Management Team [AWP]

SOC

Strategic Outline Case

SoD

Scheme of Delegation

SOFP

Statement of Financial Position

SOP

Standard Operating Procedure

SP

Strategic Priority

SPC

Summary of product characteristics

SRO

Senior Responsible Officer

Stat/Man

Statutory Mandatory Training

StEIS

Strategic Executive Information System

STEPS

Specialist Treatment for eating disorders

STP

Sustainable Transformation Partnerships

STP

Sustainability and Transformation Plan

SUI

Serious Untoward Incident

SSC

Specialised, Secure and CAMHS [AWP]

T

TaMHS                       

Targeted Mental Health in Schools

TDA

Trust Development Authority [now NHSI]

TOM   

Therapy Outcome Measure

TUPE

Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 198

TWSUG

Trust-wide Service User Group

U

UCC

Urgent Care Centre

UECN

Urgent and Emergency Care Network

UHB

University Hospitals Bristol

UPMA

Understanding, Preventing and Managing Aggression in Older People

V

VCS

Voluntary and Community Sector

W

WHO

World Health Organisation

WIC

WLF

Walk-In Centre

Well Led Framework

WRAPS

Wellness Recovery Action Plans

WRES

Workforce Race and Equality Standard

WTD

Working Time Directive

WTE

Whole Time Equivalent

WTR

Working Time Regulations

Y

YE

Year-End

YTD

Year to Date