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Abbreviations
South West London and St George’s Mental health NHS Trust recognises the following abbreviations as acceptable within service users records.
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1/12 |
1 month |
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1/52 |
1 week |
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1/7 |
1 day |
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A & E |
Accident and Emergency |
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A.S.W. |
Approved Social Worker |
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AA |
Appropriate Adult |
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AM |
Morning |
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Bd |
Twice Daily |
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BMI |
Body Mass Index |
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BMS |
Budgetary Management System |
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BP |
Blood Pressure |
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cm |
Centimetre |
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CM |
Care Manager/Management |
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CMHT |
Community Mental Health Team |
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CPA |
Care Programme Approach |
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CPN |
Community Psychiatric Nurse |
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CPR |
Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation |
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CSSD |
Central Sterile Supply Department |
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CSU |
Catheter Specimen of Urine |
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CT Scan |
Computer tomography |
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Ctax |
Council Tax |
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Dept. |
Department |
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DLA |
Disability Living Allowance |
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DOB |
Date of birth |
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Dr. |
Doctor |
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DSS |
Department of Social Security |
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ECG |
Electro Cardiograph |
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ECT |
Electro Convulsive therapy |
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EEG |
Electro Encephalogram |
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F |
Female |
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FAT |
Financial Assessment Team (Wandsworth) |
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GP |
General Practitioner |
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HB |
Housing Benefit |
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HIV |
Human Immuno Deficiency virus |
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HT |
Height |
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IB |
Incapacity Benefit |
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ICA |
Invalid Care Allowance |
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| IM |
Intramuscular |
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IS |
Income Support |
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IV |
Intravenous |
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JSA |
Job Seekers Allowance |
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KG |
Kilogram |
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L or Lt |
Left |
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lb |
Pound |
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m |
Metre |
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M |
Male |
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MDT |
Multi Disciplinary Team |
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mg |
Milligram |
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MHA |
Mental Health Act |
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MHAC |
Mental Health Act commissioner |
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MHRT |
Mental Health Review Tribunal |
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MHSW |
Mental Health Support Worker |
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ml |
Millilitre |
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MO |
Medical Officer |
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MSU |
Mid Stream Specimen of Urine |
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NAD |
No apparent defecit/Nothing abnormal detected |
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NH |
Nursing Home |
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No |
Number |
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NOK |
Next of Kin |
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NR |
Nearest relative |
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OPD |
Out Patients Appointment |
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OT |
Occupational Therapist/Therapy |
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Physio |
Physiotherapist |
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PM |
Afternoon |
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PR |
Per Rectum |
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PRN |
As required |
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PV |
Per Vagina |
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qds |
Four times a day |
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R or Rt |
Right |
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RC |
Roman Catholic |
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RCH |
Residential Care Home |
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| RMO |
Responsible Medical Officer |
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S/C |
Subcutaneous |
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SCMO |
Senior Clinical Medical Officer |
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SDA |
Severe Disablement Allowance |
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SHO |
Senior House Officer |
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SL |
Sublinqual |
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SS |
Social Services |
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SSD |
Social Services Department |
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SSP |
Statutory Sick Pay |
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SW |
Social Worker |
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Tds |
Three Times Daily |
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Tel No |
Telephone Number |
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TPR |
Temperature, pulse and respiration |
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Wt |
Weight |
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