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NHS Jargon Buster T

 

T&S - Travel & Subsistence

TBC - To Be Confirmed

TCP - Total Commissioning Project

TEC - Training & Enterprise Council

TOP - Termination of Pregnancy

TQM - Total Quality Management

 

Tackling Drugs Together to Build a Better Britain 1998 - a 10-year Government strategy based on a partnership approach involving voluntary and statutory agencies to tackle drugs through education, detection and enforcement

a 10-year Government strategy based on a partnership approach involving voluntary and statutory agencies to tackle drugs through education, detection and enforcement

 

Target Allocation - allocation of resources based on a formula assessment of "fair share"

allocation of resources based on a formula assessment of "fair share"

 

Task Force to Review Services for Drug Misusers, 1996 - a Government appointed

a Government appointed

team to assess current service provision

 

Telecare/Telemedicine - high tech facilities offering 'remote' consultation and diagnosis through simultaneous transmission of images from patient in one location to medical professional in another

high tech facilities offering 'remote' consultation and diagnosis through simultaneous transmission of images from patient in one location to medical professional in another

 

Thrombolytic Therapy - the use of drugs to break down blood clots

the use of drugs to break down blood clots

 

Tobacco Control White Paper - the Government's programme of action to reduce smoking and its harmful effects

the Government's programme of action to reduce smoking and its harmful effects

 

Trecare Trust - voluntary sectorprovider of specialist services for learning disabled parents helping them to look after their children at homes

voluntary sectorprovider of specialist services for learning disabled parents helping them to look after their children at homes

 

Transport White Paper - the Government's policy for developing public transport, reducing the impact of transport on the environment and improving standards

the Government's policy for developing public transport, reducing the impact of transport on the environment and improving standards

 

Travellers - communities with no fixed address but who travel the country usually living in mobile accommodation

communities with no fixed address but who travel the country usually living in mobile accommodation

 

Travellers' Education Service - ensures full access to education for travelling groups and those who travel seasonally. Working with families, schools and the wider public, it aims to raise awareness of Travellers' needs and improve knowledge and understanding between communities

ensures full access to education for travelling groups and those who travel seasonally. Working with families, schools and the wider public, it aims to raise awareness of Travellers' needs and improve knowledge and understanding between communities

 

Truancy - being absent from school without permission or authorisation

being absent from school without permission or authorisation

 

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