NHS jargon buster – J
- JCC – Joint Consultative Committee
- JCCC – Joint Consultation and Communications Committee (for staff)
- JCGs – Joint Commissioning Groups
- JIPs – Joint Investment Plans
- Joined up action – making links between services where previously organisational or other barriers prevented it. The result should be a seamless service making links between services where previously organisational or other barriers prevented it. The result should be a seamless service
- Joint Commissioning Executive – the strategic, priority setting component of the Joint Commissioning Structure, reporting into the Joint Consultative Committee the strategic, priority setting component of the Joint Commissioning Structure, reporting into the Joint Consultative Committee
- Joint Commissioning Groups – a series of working groups, part of the Joint Commissioning Structure focusing on services for specific client groups or diseases, for example HIV/Aids, Mental Health. The membership is multi-agency a series of working groups, part of the Joint Commissioning Structure focusing on services for specific client groups or diseases, for example HIV/Aids, Mental Health. The membership is multi-agency
- Joint Commissioning Structure – the process in which two or more commissioning agencies act together to co-ordinate their commissioning, taking joint responsibility for translating strategy into action. Joint commissioning involves health, social services, housing, education and other agencies the process in which two or more commissioning agencies act together to co-ordinate their commissioning, taking joint responsibility for translating strategy into action. Joint commissioning involves health, social services, housing, education and other agencies
- Joint Consultative Committee – the statutory inter-agency planning committee for services which span health and social care, with representatives form health, local authorities and other agencies. The Committee membership includes Councillors, non Executive Directors and officers representing the different services and departments. In Nottingham the JCC is supported by the Joint Commissioning Structure the statutory inter-agency planning committee for services which span health and social care, with representatives form health, local authorities and other agencies. The Committee membership includes Councillors, non Executive Directors and officers representing the different services and departments. In Nottingham the JCC is supported by the Joint Commissioning Structure
- Joint Investment Plans/JIPs – a partnership approach to planning and developing services which improves the ability of people to live independently through better co-ordinated local services. JIPs were outlined in the Executive Letter “Better Services for Vulnerable People” a partnership approach to planning and developing services which improves the ability of people to live independently through better co-ordinated local services. JIPs were outlined in the Executive Letter “Better Services for Vulnerable People”
NHS jargon buster – K
- KSF – Knowledge and Skills Framework (part of Agenda For Change’s appraisal system)
- KPI – Key Performance Indicators
NHS jargon buster – L
- LA – Local Authority
- LASSD – Local Authority Social Services Department
- LD – Learning Disability
- LDC – Local Dental Committee
- LDP – Local Development Plan
- LEA – Local Education Authority
- LIFT – Local Improvement Finance Trust
- LIP – Local Information Programme
- LIT – Local Implementation Team
- LISs – Local Implementation Strategies
- LMC – Local Medical Committee
- LMR – Local Modernisation Review
- LOC – Local Optical Committee
- LPC – Local Pharmaceutical Committee
- LSCG – Local Specialised Commissioning Group
- LSP – Local Strategic Partnerships
- Learning Disability/Learning Disabled – a collective term for significant life-long conditions which restrict development. Usually resulting in a reduced ability to understand new or complex information or to learn new skills a collective term for significant life-long conditions which restrict development.
- Libido – sexual drive, often used to refer to the intensity of sexual desires
- Life Education Centre Nottinghamshire Ltd – a charitable trust providing health promotion courses for young people. The theme of their courses includes teaching young people to have respect for their bodies
- Lifelong Learning – identifying and addressing gaps in education for people of all ages and supporting action to achieve this, for example widening participation in learning and offering careers advice and information
- Linear Accelerator/Linac – equipment which accelerates particles to produce high-energy radiation used in the treatment of tumours, cancers and other malignant disease
- Link worker – an individual employed to provide a link between the agency and the person accessing the service. A link worker can also offer a supportive role to medical or other professionals and the patient. Link workers may provide language skills or other specific skills and act in a co-ordinating role between different services and agencies
- Lithotripter – equipment which eradicates stones – for example gallstones – using shock waves
- Local Authorities – a collective term for the statutory organisations providing local government services. These include County, Unitary, District, Borough, Town and Parish Councils.
- Local Implementation Strategies – a key component of the delivery of Information for Health. LISs cover the information needs and systems for all local health and social care organisations.
- Local Medical Committee – a statutory Local Representative Committee representing the interests of all GP’s working in the NHS. The boundaries of LMC’s are the same as for Health Authorities. Currently a Health Authority is required by statute or guidance to consult on certain issues with its LMC. PCT’s are required to consult with the LMC on those issues delegated to it by the Health Authority
- Local Strategic Partnerships – bodies that bring together different parts of the public, private, business and voluntary sectors to enable different initiatives and services to support each other and work together
- Longer Term Service Agreements – agreements between Health Authorities or Primary Care Groups and NHS Trusts on the service to be provided for a local population. These replace the NHS annual contracts and cover a minimum of three years to offer greater stability
- Looked After – the term for children in care
- Lung Cancer – cancer in the tissue covering the air passages. It is the most common form of cancer in the UK, and is strongly associated with cigarette smoking and industrial air pollutants, for example asbestos
