Glossary of Acronyms
We have put together a brief list, below, of regularly used acronyms within the Medway LINk which may be of some help to you. If you think others should be included, please let us know via our contact page
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A&E |
Accident & Emergency |
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AQP (previously AWP) |
Any Qualified Provider (Any Willing Provider) |
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AVs |
Authorised Visitors (LINk) |
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BMA |
British Medical Association |
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BoG |
Board of Governors (LINk) |
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CAF |
Common Assessment Framework |
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CfPS |
Centre for Public Scrutiny |
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CQC |
Care Quality Commission |
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CRHTT |
Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team |
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DES |
Direct Enhanced Services |
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DH (or DOH) |
Department of Health |
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DNA |
Did Not Attend |
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DNAR |
Do Not Attempt to Resuscitate |
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DVH |
Darent Valley Hospital |
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EIA |
Equality Impact Assessment |
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EoL |
End of Life |
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ERs |
External Representatives (LINk) |
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FOI |
Freedom of Information |
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GPs |
General Practitioner |
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HLC |
Healthy Living Centre |
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HWB |
Health & Wellbeing Board |
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IAPT |
Improving Access to Psychological Therapies |
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JSNA |
Joint Strategic Needs Assessment |
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KCC |
Kent County Council |
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KMN |
Kent and Medway Networks (Host) |
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KMPT |
Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust |
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KPCA |
Kent Primary Care Agency |
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KPI |
Key Performance Indicator |
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LA |
Local Authority |
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LD |
Learning Disability |
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LHW or HWE |
Local HealthWatch or HealthWatch England |
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MAU |
Medical Assessment Unit |
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MC |
Medway Council |
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MCG or CCG |
Medway Commissioning Group or Clinical Commissioning Group |
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MCH |
Medway Community Healthcare |
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MedOCC |
Medway On Call Care |
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MFT (Maritime Hospital) |
Medway NHS Foundation Trust |
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MH |
Mental Health |
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MMH |
Medway Maritime Hospital |
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MoU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
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MP members |
Moderating Panel (LINk) |
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MS |
Mystery Shoppers (LINk) |
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NICE |
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence |
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OSC |
Overview and Scrutiny Committee |
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PCT |
Primary Care Trust |
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PDW (or LDW) |
Project Development Worker (Local Development Worker) |
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PPG or PRG |
Patient Participation Group or Patient Reference Group |
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PTS |
Patient Transport Services |
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Q&A |
Questions and Answers |
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QIPP |
Quality, Innovation, Productivity and Prevention |
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SDTC |
Same Day Treatment Centre |
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SECAmb |
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Trust |
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SHA |
Strategic Health Authority |
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ToR |
Terms of Reference |
