Acronyms used in My Life, My Choice
ACS | Adult & Community Services |
AD | Assistant Director |
AGILE | Action Group in Later Life |
AS | Alzheimer's Society |
BGOP | Better Government for Older People |
BME | Black Minority and Ethnic |
CCT | Complex Care Team |
CMHT | Community Mental Health Team |
CPN | Community Psychiatric Nurse |
CSC | Customer Service Centre |
DACVS | Devon Association of Councils for Voluntary Services |
DAD | Deputy Assistant Director |
DCC | Devon County Council |
DPS | Devon Provider Services |
DPT | Devon Partnership Trust |
DH | Department of Health |
DWP | Department of Work & Pensions |
ESG | Equality Strategy Group |
ESV | Exeter Senior Voice |
h3JSNA | Joint Strategic Needs Assessment |
LAP | Link Age Plus |
LINk | Local Involvement Network |
LIT | Local Implementation Team |
LAA | Local Area Agreement |
MLMC | My Life My Choice – Devon POPPs project |
NDHCT | Northern Devon Healthcare Trust |
OPAG | Older People’s Advisory Group |
OPSPG | Older People’s Strategic Partnership Group |
OT | Occupational Therapist |
PCT | Primary Care Trust |
PMS | Peninsula Medical School |
POPPs | Partnerships for Older People’s Projects |
RD&E | Royal Devon & Exeter |
SCfD | Senior Council for Devon |
SDHCT | South Devon Healthcare Trust |
SLA | Service Level Agreement |
SMG | Senior Management Group |
SSC | Shadow Senior Council |
SWAST | South West Ambulance Services Trust |
TfL | Time for Life |
Hikmat Centre – The Hikmat (Wisdom) Social Contact Centre is a BME elder’s project which is run by the Olive Tree Association. The drop in day centre is based at the St Sidwells Centre and is open on Tuesday for Chinese elders and Thursday for Muslim Elders. The day centre is open to older people in and around Exeter who are black, Asian or from an ethnic minority.
Updated 3 June 2008