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Adult Social Care Glossary, v 0.6

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Terms relating to

Roles

Allied health professional

Appropriate adult

Appropriate person

AC

Approved clinician

AMHP

Approved mental health professional

Authorised person

BIA

Best interests assessor

Caldicott guardian

Care professional

Citizen advocate

Community connector

Community psychiatric nurse

Dementia advisor

Family members and carers

GP

General practitioner

Health and social care practitioners

Healthcare professional

Healthcare provider

Independent advocate

IDVA

Independent domestic violence adviser

Independent living advisor/care co-ordinator

Independent supporter

Lead professional

Local authority professional

Monitoring officer

Named care coordinator

Named social worker

Nearest relative

Nominated individual

Nominated person

Occupational therapist

PA

Personal assistant

Practitioner psychologist

Registered manager

Registered person

Relevant person's representative

Responsible care professional

RC

Responsible clinician

Social care staff

Social prescriber/Link worker

Specialist clinician

Suitable person

Trusted assessor

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