Acronym Buster

AA – Alcoholics Anonymous. Peer-led 12-step mutual aid fellowship for alcohol recovery.
AAMR – Alcohol Abstinence and Monitoring Requirement. Court-ordered abstinence monitored electronically.
A&E / ED – Accident and Emergency / Emergency Department.
ACEs – Adverse Childhood Experiences.
ACT – Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.
ADDER – Addiction, Diversion, Disruption, Enforcement and Recovery. National drugs strategy funding programme.
ADHD – Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
Adult Treatment Journey – Period of engagement with treatment recorded to NDTMS.
Aftercare – Ongoing support following detox or residential rehabilitation.
Alcohol Only (NDTMS) – Presentation recorded as alcohol without drug use.
AMP – Amphetamines (urine drug screen category).
ANP – Advanced Nurse Practitioner.
ART – Antiretroviral Therapy.
ASC – Adult Social Care.
ASD – Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Assurance – Processes ensuring quality, safety and compliance.
ATR – Alcohol Treatment Requirement.
AUDIT – Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test.
AWP – Alcohol Withdrawal Pathway

BBV – Blood-Borne Virus.
BD – Twice daily (medication dosing).
Best Interests – Mental Capacity Act decision-making standard.
BMI – Body Mass Index.
BRIC – Building Recovery in Communities. Place-based recovery funding and delivery approach.
BUP – Buprenorphine.
Buvidal – Long-acting injectable buprenorphine.

CA – Cocaine Anonymous.
Capacity – Ability to understand, retain, weigh and communicate decisions.
Care Act 2014 – Primary adult safeguarding legislation.
Care Act Assessment – Assessment of needs under the Care Act.
Care Package – Funded care and support arrangement.
Care Plan – Agreed plan outlining support and interventions (often overlaps with SUP).
CBT – Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.
CC – Conditional Caution.
CBO – Criminal Behaviour Order.
CDT – Community Detox.
CIWA-Ar – Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment for Alcohol (Revised).
Child in Need (CiN) – Child requiring additional support under the Children Act.
CJ Pathway – Criminal Justice route into treatment services.
CJSM – Criminal Justice Secure Mail.
CLERO – College of Lived Experience Recovery Organisation (local usage, define locally).
CMHT – Community Mental Health Team.
CoC – Continuity of Care.
CO – Community Order.
CO Monitoring – Carbon Monoxide monitoring used in smoking cessation.
COC – Cocaine (urine drug screen category).
Completion (Planned) – Positive treatment exit recorded in NDTMS.
Contextual Safeguarding – Safeguarding approach recognising risks outside the family home.
Consent – Informed agreement to intervention.
COPD – Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
Core20PLUS5 – NHS health inequalities framework.
CPN – Community Psychiatric Nurse.
CPP – Child Protection Plan.
CRC – Community Rehabilitation Company (legacy probation model).
CRiiS – Client Records Internal Information System (CGL case management system).
Crisis Care – Immediate support during acute mental health distress.
CQC – Care Quality Commission.
CQC Fit and Proper Persons – Requirement for senior leaders to be suitable.
CQC Incident Notification – Mandatory reporting of certain incidents.
CQC KLOE – Key Lines of Enquiry used in inspections.
CQC Regulated Activity – Activities requiring CQC registration.
CQC Statement of Purpose – Document describing service aims and scope.
CSE – Child Sexual Exploitation.
CVD – Cardiovascular Disease.
CYP – Children and Young People.

DASS – Domestic Abuse Specialist Service.
DATRIG – Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Recovery Improvement Grant.
DD – Dual Diagnosis.
Detox / Detoxification – Medically supported withdrawal from substances.
DHSC – Department of Health and Social Care.
Disclosure – Sharing information relating to harm or risk.
DoLS – Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards.
Drug Only (NDTMS) – Presentation recorded as drugs without alcohol.
DRR – Drug Rehabilitation Requirement.
DSPH – Director of Public Health.
DT – Detoxification.
Duty of Candour – Legal duty to be open and honest following incidents.

EDDP – Methadone metabolite (urine drug screen).
EMDR – Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing.
Employability Support – Support to build readiness for work.
Epidemiology – Study of disease patterns and causes.
Espranor – Buccal buprenorphine medication.
ETE – Education, Training and Employment.

FA – Families Anonymous.
FAST – Fast Alcohol Screening Test.
FBC – Full Blood Count.
FOI – Freedom of Information.
FP10 – NHS prescription form.

GAD – Generalised Anxiety Disorder.
Gambling Harm – Financial, emotional or social harm linked to gambling.
Gate Pick-Up – Support provided immediately on release from custody.
GDPR – General Data Protection Regulation.
GP – General Practitioner.

HBV – Hepatitis B Virus.
HCA – Healthcare Assistant.
HCV – Hepatitis C Virus.
Health Equity – Fair opportunity for health outcomes.
Health Inequalities – Unfair differences in health outcomes.
Healthcare Wing – Clinical unit within a prison.
HIV – Human Immunodeficiency Virus.
HM – Harm Minimisation.
HMP – His Majesty’s Prison.
HMPPS – His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service.
Hostel Accommodation – Supported accommodation for people experiencing homelessness.
Housing First – Housing-led recovery model.
Housing Pathway – Route into stable accommodation.
HR – Harm Reduction.
HWBB – Health and Wellbeing Board.

IBT – Integrated Behavioural Treatment.
ICB – Integrated Care Board.
ICS – Integrated Care System.
IM – Intramuscular.
IMD – Index of Multiple Deprivation.
IMS – Integrated Monitoring Systems.
Incidence – Number of new cases over time.
Inclusion Health – Health approach for people facing extreme disadvantage.
IPD – Inpatient Detox Unit.
IPS – Individual Placement Support.
IV – Intravenous.

JHWS – Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy.
JSNA – Joint Strategic Needs Assessment.

KLOE – Key Lines of Enquiry (CQC).
KPI – Key Performance Indicator.

LFT – Liver function test

MAPPA – Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements.
MAR – Medication Administration Record.
MARAC – Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference.
MAT – Medication-Assisted Treatment.
MASH – Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub.
MCA – Mental Capacity Act.
MD – Medical Doctor.
MDD – Major Depressive Disorder.
MDT – Multi-Disciplinary Team.
MECC – Making Every Contact Count.
Mental Health Crisis – Acute mental health distress.
mg / ml – Milligrams / millilitres.
MOP – Morphine (urine drug screen marker).
Mortality Rate – Death rate within a population.
Move-On Accommodation – Planned housing transition.
MULT – Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference (general).

NA – Narcotics Anonymous.
Naloxone – Opioid overdose reversal medication.
NDTMS – National Drug Treatment Monitoring System.
NFA (No Fixed Abode) – No settled accommodation.
NFA (No Further Action) – Outcome indicating no further action.
NHS – National Health Service.
NHS Talking Therapies – Psychological therapies service.
NMP – Non-Medical Prescriber.
NPS – National Probation Service.
NRM – National Referral Mechanism.
NSP – Needle and Syringe Programme.
NRT – Nicotine Replacement Therapy.
NX – Needle Exchange.

OASys – Offender Assessment System.
OD – Once daily (medication dosing).
OHID – Office for Health Improvement and Disparities.
OOH – Out of Hours.
OPG – Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner Grant.
OST – Opiate Substitute Treatment.
OTC – Over the Counter medication.
Outcome Star / Recovery Star – Recovery progress measurement tool.
OUD – Opioid Use Disorder.

Peer Mentor – Lived experience support role.
Peer Support – Support delivered by people with lived experience.
Peer Worker – Paid lived experience role.
PCC – Police and Crime Commissioner.
PCN – Primary Care Network.
PHE – Public Health England (former body).
PH Grant – Public Health Grant.
Planned Admission – Pre-arranged detox or rehab admission.
PO – Probation Officer.
POCAR – Parenting Our Children Addressing Risk.
Population Health – Health outcomes of groups.
PPP – Property Pool Plus.
PRN – Taken when required.
Prescribed Medication – Medication issued by a qualified prescriber.
Protected Characteristics – Equality Act 2010 protected groups.
PSI – Psychosocial Interventions.
PSS – Post Sentence Supervision.
PTSD – Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
PX – Prescription.

QDS – Four times daily (medication dosing).

RAR – Rehabilitation Activity Requirement.
RC – Recovery Coordinator.
RDR – Review Dispensing Regime.
Recovery Capital – Resources supporting recovery.
Recovery Coaching – Strengths-based recovery support.
Recovery Hub – Integrated recovery support base.
Relapse – Sustained return to substance use.
Relapse Prevention Plan – Plan to manage triggers and risk.
Residential Rehabilitation – Structured residential treatment.
Right Care Right Person – Model ensuring appropriate service response.
RN – Registered Nurse.
RO – Responsible Officer.
ROI – Return on Investment.
Rough Sleeping – Sleeping without shelter.

SADQ – Severity Alcohol Dependence Questionnaire.
Safeguarding – Protecting people from abuse, neglect or exploitation.
SAR – Subject Access Request.
SCARF – Single Combined Assessment of Risk Form.
SCRAM – Secure Continuous Remote Alcohol Monitoring.
Section 42 Enquiry – Care Act safeguarding enquiry.
Self-Harm – Intentional self-injury.
Self-Neglect – Safeguarding category under the Care Act.
Seldom Heard Groups – Groups less likely to access services.
Skin Popping – Subcutaneous injection.
SLA – Service Level Agreement.
SMI – Severe Mental Illness.
SMART Recovery – Evidence-based mutual aid programme.
Smoking Cessation – Support to stop smoking.
Social Prescribing – Linking people to community support.
Social Value – Wider social, economic and environmental benefit.
SPOC – Single Point of Contact.
SSMTR – Supplementary Substance Misuse Treatment and Recovery funding.
SSO – Suspended Sentence Order.
Stabilisation – Period of achieving clinical stability.
Substance Use Disorder (SUD) – Clinical term for problematic substance use.
Supervised Consumption – Observed medication dosing.
SUP – Service User Plan.
SUI – Service User Involvement.

Take-Home Doses – Medication supplied for unsupervised use.
Temporary Accommodation – Short-term housing.
TDS – Three times daily (medication dosing).
Tertiary Prevention – Reducing long-term impact of conditions.
THN – Take-Home Naloxone.
Therapeutic Community – Peer-led residential treatment model.
Through the Gate – Support around prison release.
Throughcare – Coordinated support across transitions.
TOP – Treatment Outcomes Profile.
TOPS – Treatment Outcome Profile System.
Trauma-Informed Care – Practice recognising trauma impact.
TR – Throughcare support.

U&E – Urea and Electrolytes.
UDS – Urine Drug Screen.
UKHSA – UK Health Security Agency.
Unplanned Exit – Leaving treatment before completion.
UPW – Unpaid Work.
UYB – Up Your Bum (rectal administration).

Vaping – Use of electronic cigarettes.
Value for Money (VfM) – Efficient use of resources.
Vein Care – Practices to reduce injecting harm.
Volunteering Pathway – Route into volunteering or employment.
VPRF – Vulnerable Persons Referral Form.

Wellbeing Plan – Personal plan to support wellbeing.