Glossary

  1. BME - Black and Minority Ethnic (Communities)
  2. CAB - Citizens Advice Bureau
  3. CABx – Citizens Advice Bureaux
  4. CARIS - Carers And Relatives Information Service
  5. CMHT - Community Mental Health Team
  6. CMHS – Community Mental Health Services
  7. CPN - Community Psychiatric Nurse
  8. CQC - Care Quality Commission
  9. DoLS – Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
  10. DGS - Dartford Gravesham & Swanley
  11. MM – Maidstone and Malling
  12. SWK – South West Kent
  13. HOM - Heart Of the Matter
  14. IMHA - Independent Mental Health Advocate
  15. SS IMHA – Secure Settings Independent Mental Health Advocate
  16. ICAS - Independent Complaints Advocacy Service
  17. IMCA - Independent Mental Capacity Advocate
  18. JCB - Joint Commissioning Board
  19. KCC - Kent County Council
  20. KMPT - Kent & Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust
  21. “The Trust” – (as above)
  22. LPMG – Local Planning and Monitoring Groups
  23. LSC - Legal Services Commission
  24. MCA - Mental Capacity Act
  25. MDF - Manic Depression Fellowship
  26. MHA - Mental Health Act
  27. MHT - Mental Health Team
  28. NHS - National Health Service
  29. NICE - National Institute for Clinical Excellence
  30. OPMHN - Older People with Mental Health Needs
  31. OT - Occupational Therapy
  32. PALS - Patients Advice Liaison Service
  33. PCP - Patients Council Project
  34. PCT - Primary Care Trust
  35. TGU – Trevor Gibbens Unit

This page last updated Mon, 29 August 2011