C&ACD – Community and Adult Care Directorate (formerly Social Services).
CQC – Care Quality Commission.
ERIC – Electronic Records for Integrated Care.
Expected death – “ …the death following on from a period of illness, which has been identified as terminal, and where no active intervention to prolong life is ongoing. Death is recognised as the expected outcome by the patient’s family/representative/advocate, by the healthcare team and by the person him/herself if in a condition to express a view.” (Confirmation of expected death, draft 2, June 2006, Cotswold and Vale PCT).
FAB – Financial Assessment and Benefits Team.
ICT – Information and Communication Technology team.
Individual – a person over the age of 18 who receives services from C&ACD, sometimes referred to in other documents as a service user or client.
Social Care Staff – All staff working within the C&ACD, including Registered Social Workers, Care Managers, Occupational Therapists, Fieldwork Assessors/Assistants, Adult Placement Workers, residential care staff, day care staff and Domiciliary Care Assistants.
GSL – Gloucestershire Shared Lives scheme, formerly adult placement.
Unexpected death and/or suspicious death – This is where death has not been an expected outcome, for example, heart attack or suicide.
