A-Z of practitioner terms
16 terms sorted by: Title
GCSE
Description:General Certificate of Secondary Education
General Social Care Council
Description:The General Social Care Council is the workforce regulator and guardian of standards for the social care workforce in England. The Council was established in October 2001 under the Care Standards Act 2000. They are responsible for the codes of practice, Social Care Register and social work education and training.
Generic
Description:A group of similar types
Genogram
Description:A genogram is a pictorial display of a patient's family relationships and medical history. It goes beyond a traditional family tree by allowing the user to visualize hereditary patterns and psychological factors that punctuate relationships. It can be used to identify repetitive patterns of behaviour and to recognize hereditary tendencies.
Gillick Competent
Description:A Gillick competent child is a child under 16 who has the legal capacity to consent to medical examination and treatment, i.e. s/he is able to demonstrate that s/he has sufficient maturity and intelligence to understand and appraise the nature and implications of the proposed treatment, including the risks and alternative courses of action. The term 'Gillick competent' is also often used to describe children who are capable of giving consent to other matters requiring their decision without parental consent, i.e. where they are capable of understanding what is proposed and can express his/her own wishes. It has a wider meaning than the term Fraser Competent which specifically refers to contraceptive advice.
GIS
Description:Graphic Information System
GL
Description:General Ledger - a record of all financial transactions
GLADE
Description:Centre for Global and Development Education
GLEN
Description:Gardens, Landscaping, Enhancing Nature
GMC
Description:General Medical Council