A compilation of terminology resources used in adult social care. Note that this is NOT a data standard or a controlled vocabulary; it is a repository containing the descriptions of commonly used business terms within the adult social care sector.

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100 per cent NHS Funded Care

1080p

4G/5G

About me

Abuse

Accelerated access collaborative

Accelerated access pathway

Access

Access control

Access to Work

Accessibility

Accidents

Accommodation

Accommodation Status

Accountability

Accredited voluntary register

Acoustic monitoring

Acquired cognitive impairment

Acquired impairment

Act of Parliament

Action

Actions and activities

Activated patient

Active listening

Active participation

Active support

Activities of daily living

Activity

Acute / long-term healthcare residential facility or hospital (e.g. NHS Independent general hospital / clinic, long-stay hospital, specialist rehabilitation / recovery hospital)

Acute care

Additional support plans

Adequate

Adequate security

Administrator

Admission

Admission details

Admission method

Admitted to

Adult

Adult at risk

Adult education

Adult placement

Adult social care

Adult social care charging reform

Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework

Adult Social Care Survey

Adult with care and support needs

Adult with complex needs

Advance care plan

Advance care planning

Advance decision to refuse treatment

Advance statement

Adverse drug reaction

Adverse event

Advocacy

Advocate

Adware

Affective disorders

After-care

Age discrimination

Age Group

Age Requirement

Agency

Agreement (in relation to a signed document)

Agreement for care and support plan

Aids and adaptations

Alarm Failure

Alarm Receiving Centre

Alcohol intake

Alcohol misuse

Alcohol or drug dependency

Alert

Algorithm

All IP

All long term support ended

Allergies and adverse reactions

Alliance contracting

Allied health professionals

Allocated case

Also worth knowing about me

Alternative and augmentative communication systems

Alternative medicine and therapies

Ambulatory care

AMHP service

Analogue

Analogue Only Alarms

Analogue Terminal Adaptor

Anatomical Site

Android

Anger control

Annual health check

Anthropometric measurements

Anticipatory actions

Anticipatory medicines or equipment

Anti-oppressive practice

Antivirus software

Anxiety disorders

Any Qualified Provider

Apology

Appearance of needs

Application Programming Interface

Baby

Background support

Backup

Bandwidth

Bankruptcy Restriction Order

Barred list

Base Station

Battery Backup

Beacon service

Bed count

Bed Occupancy Sensor

Bed-based intermediate care

Behaviour disorders

Behaviour support plan

Behaviour support specialist

Behaviour that challenges

Behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia

Behavioural intervention

Behavioural phenotypes

Behavioural principles

Benchmark

Benefits Agency

Bereavement

Best interests

Best interests assessor

Best Interests Requirement

Best practice

Beta

Better Care Exchange

Better Care Fund

Bind over

Biometric

Blind carbon copy

Blind or severely sight impaired persons

Block contract

Block purchase

Blog

Blood Pressure

Bluetooth

Body map

Bookmark

Boot

Botnet

Breach

Bridging loan to allow sale of the property

Brief strategic family therapy

Bring Your Own Device

British Approvals for Fire Equipment

Broadband

Broadband provider

Broker

Browser

BS8521-1

BS8521-2

Buyer

Cache

Caldicott guardian

Cancer type

Capabilities

Capacitous

Capacity

Capacity to consent

Capacity Tracker

Capital Charges

Capital limits

Carbon copy

Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation

Care account

Care account holder

Care account module

Care account statement

Care Act 2014

Care Act assessment

Care Act easements

Care actor

Care and support

Care and support needs

Care and support needs assessment

Care and support plan

Care and support planning software

Care and support services

Care and support system

Care cap

Care consortium

Care funding calculator

Care funding source

Care home

Care home - nursing (location of risk)

Care home - residential (location of risk)

Care home providers

Care home services with nursing

Care home services without nursing

Care leaver

Care management

Care management software

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