Essex County Council use a number of different abbreviations and acronyms that may be included in the content of the Market Position Statement, definitions for these are outlined below:
| Abbreviation | Definition |
|---|---|
| ACL | Adult Community Learning |
| ADASS | Association of Directors of Adult Social Services |
| ASC | Adult Social Care |
| ASCOF | Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework |
| AWD | Adults With Disabilities |
| CDSS | Community Dementia Support Service |
| CDST | Community Dementia Support Team |
| CHC | Continuing Health Care |
| CIC | Community Interest Company |
| CIPFA | Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy |
| CQC | Care Quality Commission - Independent regulator of health and adult social care in England. |
| D2A | Discharge to Assess |
| DP | Direct Payment |
| DPSS | Direct Payment Support Service |
| ECA | Essex Care Association |
| ECC | Essex County Council |
| ECL | Essex Cares Limited |
| EPUT | Essex Partnership University Trust |
| iBCF | Improved Better Care Fund |
| IRN | Integrated Residential and Nursing Care Contract - A contract type for long term older people residential care |
| ISF | Individual Service Fund |
| LA | Local Authority |
| LAH | Live at Home - A contract type for long term domiciliary care |
| LD | Learning Disability |
| MH | Mental Health |
| MPS | Market Position Statement |
| PA | Personal Assistant |
| PI | Physical Impairment |
| POLR | Provider of Last Resort |
| PSI | Physical and Sensory Impairments |
| SPT | Service Placement Team |
| TEC | Technology Enabled Care |
| VCS | Voluntary and Community Sector |