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

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