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PANS and PANDAS added to Scottish health directory

Date Published: 04/07/2025

PANS PANDAS UK is now listed in ALISS – ‘A Local Information System for Scotland’.

ALISS is managed by the Heath and Social Care Alliance Scotland, known as ALLIANCE.  It is a national digital programme enabling people and professionals to find and share information on health and wellbeing resources, services, groups, and support in their local communities and online.

Our page on ALISS
ALISS logo hovering over Scotland map

“Through sharing our information on this database, we hope to spread awareness of PANS and PANDAS, showcase the support offered by PANS PANDAS UK to people affected by the conditions, inform health education and social care professionals, and provide signposting for medical professionals.”

Gillian Mathewson, Scottish Representative, PANS PANDAS UK

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Glossary

  • ADHD
    Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • AE
    Auto-immune Encephalitis
  • ARFID
    Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder
  • ASD
    Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • CAMHS
    Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service
  • CBT
    Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
  • Dysgraphia
    difficulty writing by hand
  • EHCP
    Education, Health and Care Plan
  • Emotional Lability
    Rapid, and dramatic changes in mood (for example uncontrollable laughter to crying)
  • Enuresis
    wetting
  • GAS
    Group A Streptococcal infection
  • NHSE
    NHS England
  • NICE
    National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
  • OCD
    Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
  • PP
    PANS PANDAS
  • PPUK
    PANS PANDAS UK
  • PPN
    PANS Physicians Network
  • PPSG
    PANS PANDAS Steering Group
  • SENCo
    Special Educational Needs Coordinator
  • SIGN
    Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network to the glossary
  • Tic
    Sudden repetitive movement (motor tic) or sound (vocal tic) which is difficult or impossible to control