Glossary / Definitions

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PCT

Primary Care Trust

PHA

Port Health Authority

PHAS

Public Housing Assessment System

PNICC

Police National Information Co-ordination Centre

Police Media Representative

Senior Police Appointee chosen by the overall incident commander to be responsible for the release of information on behalf of the Police.

Press Liaison Officer (Scene)

Representatives of each Organisation responsible for the initial release of information from the scene of the incident reflecting co-ordinating group policy.

Primary Care Trust (PCT)

Primary care is the care provided by those professionals the public normally see when they have a health problem (e.g. doctor, dentist, optician, pharmacist). These services are managed by PCT.

PSNI

Police Service of Northern Ireland

PSTN

Public Switch Telephone Network