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Jargon buster

If you’re confused by the words social care workers use to describe your care, you can look the word up in the Jargon BusterOpens in new tab on the Think Local Act Personal (TLAP) website.

Their jargon buster is a directory with Plain English definitions of commonly used words and phrases in health and social care.

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