KMPT acronym buster
ADL
Activities of daily living
AHP
Allied health professional
AMHP
Approved mental health professional
CBT
Cognitive behavioural therapy
CCC
Carer Consultative Committee
CMHT
Community mental health team
CMHTOP
Community mental health team for older people
CPA
Care programme approach
CQC
Care Quality Commission
CRHT
Crisis resolution home treatment team
DNA
Did not attend
DSH
Deliberate self harm
EbyE
Expert by experience research Group
ECAO
Eastern and Coastal Area Offices
EIA
Equality impact assessment
ERC
Elizabeth Reybould Centre
FFT
Friends and family test
FLU
Frank Lloyd Unit
FOI
Freedom of information
HCA
Healthcare assistant
HCP
Healthcare professional
KCC
Kent County Council
LOC
Loss of consciousness
KMPT
Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust
MDT
Multi disciplinary team
MHA
Mental Health Act
MHLD
Mental Health and Learning Disability
MSE
Mental State Examination
NIC
Nurse in charge
NICE
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
OPA
Outpatients appointment
OT
Occupational therapist
PALS
Patient advice and liaison service
PCC
Patient consultative committee
POD
Peer-supported open dialogue
PREM
Patient reported experience measure
PRN
Pro Re Nata – medication to take ‘as and when’ needed
Primary care
Primary care includes general practice, community, pharmacy, dental, and optometry (eye health) services.
RAD
Royal Association for Deaf people
RAG
Red, amber, green - traffic light system to rate clinical risk
S136
Section 136 (Mental Health Act) – police holding power
S2
Section 2 (Mental Health Act) – detained for up to 28 days
S3
Section 3 (Mental Health Act) – detained for up to six months
SCPTS
Secondary Care Psychological Therapy Services
SEAP
Support, empower, advocate and promote
Secondary Care
The secondary care services commissioned by Clinical Commissioning Groups are: planned hospital care rehabilitative care, urgent and emergency care, most community health services, mental health services and learning disability services.
STP
Sustainable Transformation Partnership
STR
Support time and recovery worker
TGU
Trevor Gibbens Unit
TMHU
Thanet Mental Health Unit
TWPCEG
Trust Wide Patient and Carer Experience Group
If you would like to see the full list of NHS acronyms and meanings, please visit the NHS England website
