B

BRM

Black and Racial Minorities

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C

CCO

Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology

CET

Community Engagement Team

CQC

Care Quality Commission

CSCI

Commission for Social Care Inspection

CSIP

Care Services Improvement Partnership

CWP

Cheshire & Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

NHS Mental Health Trust covering all of Cheshire and Wirral.

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D

DME

Department of Medicine for the Elderly

DoH

Department of Health

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G

GMS

General Medical Services

GP

General Practitioner

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H

HCC

Healthcare Commission

HIMP

Health Improvement Modernisation Programme

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I

ICAS

Independent Complaints Advocacy Service

ISG

LINk Interim Steering Group

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J

JSNA

Joint Strategic Needs Assessment

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L

LA

Local Authority

LAA

Local Area Agreement

LDP

Local Delivery Plan

LGBT

Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender

LINk

Local Involvement Network

LIT

Local Implementation Team

LSP

Local Strategic Partnership

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N

NCI

National Centre for Involvement

NHS

National Health Service

NSF

National Services Framework

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O

OPP

Older People's Parliament

OSC

Overview and Scrutiny Committee

OSC

Overview and Scrutiny Committee

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P

PALS

Patient Advice Liaison Service

PBC

Practice Based Commissioning

PCT

Primary Care Trust (NHS Wirral)

PEC

Professional Executive Committee

The 'engine room' of the Primary Care Trust (PCT)

PMS

Personal Medical Services

POPIN

Promoting Older People's Independence Network

PPI

Patient and Public Involvement

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S

SHA

Strategic Health Authority (NHS Northwest)

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V

VCAW

Voluntary and Community Action Wirral

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W

WBC

Wirral Borough Council

WUTHFT

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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