Glossary of Terms
At the Gwent Regional Partnership Team, we have created a glossary of what a wide range of abbreviations and terms mean.
A
ABUHB – Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
ACE – Adverse Childhood Experience
AHW – A Healthier Wales
ASD – Autism Spectrum Disorder
AWF – All Wales Forum
ACP – Advanced care planning
AT - Assistive Technology
B
BAME – Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic
BCP – Business Continuity Planning
C
CALDS – Children and Adolescents Learning Disability Service
CAMHS – Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
CIW – Care Inspectorate Wales
CRT – Community Reablement Team
CYP – Children and Young People
CTSEW – Carers Trust South East Wales
CT – Carers Trust
CW - Carers Wales
D
D2RA – Discharge to Recover and Assess
DBS – Disclosure and Barring Service
DFG – Disabled Funding Grant
DWP – Department for work and pensions
DHR – Digitised Health Record
E
EDT – Emergency Duty Team
EHO – Environmental Health Officer
EOLB – End of Life Board
F
FIT – Family Information Team
FIS – Family Information Services
G
GASP – Gwent Adults Strategic Partnership
GAVO - Gwent Association of Voluntary Organisations
GP – General Practitioner
GUH – Grange University Hospital
GWICES – Gwent Wide Integrated Community Equipment Service
CCSG – Community Care Sub-Group
GCSPB – Gwent Carers Strategic Partnership Board
H
HEIW – Health Education and Improvement Wales
HOPE (Project) – Helping Others Participate and Engage
HSC&H – Health, Social Care and Housing (Partnership)
HoS – Heads of Service
HIW – Health Inspectorate Wales
I
IAA – Information, Advice and Assistance
ICF – Integrated Care Fund
IPB – Integrated Partnership Board
IPC – Institute of Public Care
IMTP – Integrated Medium-Term Plan
ISCAN – Integrated Services for Children with Additional Needs
ISPB - Integrated Strategic Partnership Board
IWN – Integrated Wellbeing Network
IPAC – Infection Prevention and Control
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L
LFD – Lateral Flow Device (Covid Test)
LFT – Lateral Flow Test (Covid Test)
LG – Local Government
LPS – Liberty Protection Safeguards
M
MDT – Multi-Disciplinary Team
MH & LD – Mental Health and Learning Disabilities
MPS – Market Position Statement
MyST – My Service Team
MoU- Memorandum of Understanding
MCA/DOLS – Mental Capacity Act / Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
N
NEST - Nurturing / Empowering / Safe / Trusted
NCN – Neighbourhood Care Network
NOK – Next of Kin
NHS – National Health Service
NICE – National Institute for Health and Care excellence
O
OT – Occupational Therapist
OOH – Out of Hours
P
PH/PHW – Public Health / Public Health Wales
PMLD – Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities
PSB – Public Service Board
PMO - Project Management Office
PNA – Population Needs Assessment
POVA – Protection of Vulnerable adults
PII – Patient Identifiable Information
Q
QA – Quality Assurance
QI – Quality Improvement
QAIF – Quality Assurance Improvement Framework
R
RI – Responsible Adult
RIF - Regional Integration Funding
RISCA – Regulation and Inspection of Social Care Act (2016) – Wales
RGH – Royal Gwent Hospital
RLG – Regional Leadership Group
RPB – Regional Partnership Board
RPT - Regional Partnership Team
RSL – Registered Social Landlord
RCG – Regional Commissioning Group
S
SPA – Single of Point of Access
SCW – Social Care Wales
SPACE – Single Point of Access for Children’s Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health
SOP – Standard Operating Procedure
Sitrep – Situation report
SS&WBA – Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Act 2014
SIRO – Senior Information Risk Owner
SAR – Subject access request
T
TEC – Technology Enabled Care
TF – Transformation Fund
TOR – Terms of Reference
TVA – Torfaen Voluntary Alliance
U
V
VAWDASV – Violence Against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence
W
WAST – Wales Ambulance Service Trust
WCCIS – Welsh Community Care Information System
WCVA – Wales Council for Voluntary Action
WLGA – Welsh Local Government Association
WG – Welsh Government
WCA – Wales Carers Alliance
WASP – Wales accord for the sharing of personal information
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