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B

• BA - Bachelor of Arts
• BAc - Bachelor of Acupuncture
• BAC - British Association of Chemists
• BAEM -British Association for Accident and Emergency Medicine
• BAMM - British Association of Medical Managers
• BAN - British Association of Neurologists
• BAO - British Association of Otolaryngologists
• BAOT - British Association of Occupational Therapists
• BAPhysMed - British Association of Physical Medicine
• BAPS(1) - British Association of Paediatric Surgeons
• BAPS(2) - British Association of Plastic Surgeons
• BAPT - British Association of Physical Training
• BASc - Bachelor of Applied Science
• BASICS - British Association of Immediate Care
• BAUS - British Association of Urological Surgeons
• BC - Block Contracting
• BChD - Bachelor of Dental Surgery
• BChir - Bachelor of Surgery
• BClinSci - Bachelor of Clinical Science
• BDA(1) - British Dental Association
• BDA(2) - British Diabetic Association
• BDA(3) - British Diatetic Association
• BDentSci - Bachelor of Dental Science
• BDH - British Drug Houses
• BDS - Bachelor of Dental Surgery
• BDSc - Bachelor of Dental Science
• BEAM - Biomedical Equipment Assessment and Management
• BGM - Board General Manager
• BGS - British Geriatric Society
• BIBRA - British Industrial Biological Association
• BIR - British Institute of Radiology
• BJGP - British Journal of General Practice
• BLROA - British Laryngological, Rhinological and Otological Association
• BM - Bachelor of Medicine
• BMA - British Medical Association
• BMB - British Medical Bulletin
• BMBCh - Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery
• BMBS - Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery
• BMedBiol - Bachelor of Medical Biology
• BMedSci - Bachelor of Medical Science
• BMIS - British Medical Informatics Society
• BMJ - British Medical Journal
• BMSA - British Medical Students Association
• BMSJ - British Medical Students Journal
• BNF - British National Formulary
• BOA - British Orthopaedic Association
• BP (or BPh) - British Pharmacopoeia
• BPA - British Paediatric Association
• BPAS - British Pregnancy Advisory Service
• BPC - British Pharmaceutical Codex
• BPharm - Bachelor of Pharmacology
• BPMF - British Postgraduate Medical Federation
• BPS - British Pharmacological Society
• BrAPP - British Association of Pharmaceutical Physicians
• BSc - Bachelor of Science
• BSCC - British Society for Clinical Cytology
• BSEC - Basic Surgical Education Committee
• BSR - British Society of Rheumatology
• BST(1) - Basic Surgical Training
• BST(2) - Basic Specialist Training
• BTS - British Thoracic Society
• BUPA - British United Provident Association

C

• CABG - Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
• CADO - Chief Administrative Dental Officer
• CAIPE - Centre for Advancement of Interprofessional Education
• CCFP (Can) - Certificant Member College of Family Physicians (Canada)
• CAMO - Chief Administrative Medical Officer
• CANO - Chief Area Nursing Officer
• CAPO - Chief Administrative Pharmaceutical Officer
• CASP - Critical Appraisal Skills Programme
• CASPE - Clinical Accountability Service Planning and Evaluation specialist healthcare training group
• CAT - Critically Appraised Topic
• CATS - Credit Accumulated Transfer Scheme
• CBA - Cost Benefit Analysis
• CCDC - Consultant in Communicable Disease Control
• CCE - Completed Consultant Episode
• CCEPP - Cochrane Collaboration on Effective Professional Practice
• CCSC - Central Consultants and Specialists Committee
• CCST - Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training
• CCT - Compulsory Competitive Tendency
• CD(1) - Clinical Director
• CD(2) - Clinical Directorate
• CDDS - Council of Dental Deans
• CDM - Chronic Disease Management
• CDO - Chief Dental Officer
• CDSC - Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre
• CDSM - Committee on Dental and Surgical Methods
• CE - Chief Executive
• CEA - Cost Effectiveness Analysis
• CEO - Chief Executive Officer
• Cert.Gen.Av.Med - Certificate of General Aviation Medicine
• Cert HSM - Certificate in Health Services Management
• Cert.Un.Med(RN) - Certificate of Underwater Medicine of the Royal Navy
• ChB - Chirurgiae Baccalauareus (Bachelor of Surgery)
• CHC - Community Health Council
• CHDGP - Connection of Health Data and General Practice
• CHI(1) - Community Health Index
• CHI(2) - Commission for Health Improvement
• CHIME - Centre for Health Informatics in Medical Education
• CHIMP - Commission for Health Improvement
• CHIP - Commission for Health Improvements
• CHIQ - Centre for Health Information Quality
• ChM - Chirurgiae Magister (Master of Surgery)
• CHMS - Council for Heads of Medical Schools
• CHMU - Central Health Monitoring Unit
• CHOU - Central Health Outcomes Unit
• CHS - Child Health Surveillance
• CIS - Clinical Information System
• CLib - Cochrane Library
• CLIMP - Clinical Information Management Programme
• CM - Community Midwife
• CMB - Central Midwives Board
• CME - Continuing Medical Education
• CMHN - Community Mental Handicap Nurse
• CMHT - Community Mental Health Team
• CMMS - Case Mix Management System
• CMO - Clinical Medical Officer
• CMP - Civilian Medical Practitioner
• CN - Charge Nurse
• CNS(1) - Clinical Nurse Specialist
• CNS(2) - Community Nursing Service
• CNST - Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts
• CO - Course Organiser
• COGPED - Committee of General Practice Education Directors
• COPC - Community Oriented Primary Care
• COPDenD - Conference of Postgraduate Dental Deans
• COPE - Committee on Publication Ethics
• COPMED - Conference of Postgraduate Medical Deans
• CPC - Cost Per Case
• CPCME - Centre for Postgraduate and Continuing Medical Education
• CPD - Continuous Professional Development
• CPEP - Clinical Practice Evaluation Programme
• CPH - Certificate in Public Health
• CPHL - Central Public Health Library
• CPN - Community Psychiatric Nurse
• CPO - Chief Pharmaceutical Officer
• CPSM - Council for Professions Supplementary to Medicine
• CQC - Care Quality Commission 
• CQSW - Certificate of Qualification of Social Work
• CRAG - Clinical Research and Audit Group
• CRAGPIE - Committee of Regional Advisers in General Practice Education
• CRC - Clinical Research Centre
• CRCF - Conference of Royal Colleges and their Faculties
• CRD - Centre for Reviews and Dissemination
• CREST - Clinical Resource Efficiency Support Team
• CSAG - Clinical Standards Advisory Group
• CSASHS - Common Services Agency for the Scottish Health Service
• CSEC - Corporate Specialist Education Committee
• CSM - Committee on the Safety of Medicines
• CSP - Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
• CSS - Certificate of Satisfactory Service
• CU - Casualties Union
• CVCP - Committee of Vice Chancellors and Principals
• CVE - Continuous Vocational Education

D

• DARE - Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effectiveness
• DCCH - Diploma of Community Child Health
• DCH - Diploma of Child Health
• DCP - Diploma in Clinical Pathology
• DCR - Detailed Care Record 
• DDRB - Doctors' and Dentists' Remuneration Review Body
• DEB - Dental Estimates Board
• DF - Director of Finance
• DFFP - Diploma of the Faculty of Family Planning
• DGH - District General Hospital
• DGM - District General Manager
• DH or DoH - Department of Health
• DHA - District Health Authority
• DHMSA - Diploma in the History of Medicine of the Society of Apothecaries of London
• DICE - Disseminating Information on Clinical Effectiveness
• Dip.A - Diploma in Anaesthetics
• DipDerm - Diploma in Dermatology
• Dip.Ger,Med - Diploma in Geriatric Medicine
• Dip.G-Um - Diploma in Genito-Urinary Medicine
• DipHSM - Diploma in Health Services Management
• DipHSW - Diploma in Health and Social Welfare
• Dip.Obst - Diploma in Obstetrics
• Dip.Obst.RCOG - Diploma of the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
• Dip.Paed- Diploma in Paediatrics
• DipSW - Diploma in Social Work
• Dip.Uro - Diploma in Urology
• Dip.Ven - Diploma in Veneology
• DISP - Developing Information System for Purchasers
• DLO - Diploma in Laryngology and Otology
• DMC - District Medical Committee
• DMCC - Diploma in Medical Care in Catastrophes
• DMO - District Medical Officer
• DMRD - Diploma in Medical Radio Diagnosis
• DMU - Directly Managed Unit
• DN - District Nurse
• DNS - Director of Nursing Services
• DO (1) - Diploma in Osteopathy
• DO (2) - Diploma in Ophthalmology
• DOGPE - Director of General Practice Education
• DPH (1)- Director of Public Health
• DPH (2) - Diploma in Public Health
• DPMSA - Diploma in the Philosophy of Medicine of the Society of Apothecaries of London
• DPR - Directorate Performance Review
• DPS - Dental Practice Board
• DRCGP - Diploma of the Royal College of General Practitioners
• DRCOG - Diploma of the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
• DRG - Diagnosis Related Group
• DRS - Dental Reference Service DSU - Day Surgery Unit
• DTM&H - Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
• DV - Dependent Variable

E

• EBL - Evidence-Based Learning
• EBM - Evidence-Based Medicine
• EBP - Evidence-Based Practice
• ECR - Extra-Contractual Referral EFL - External Financing Limit
• EFMI - European Federation for Medical Informatics EHMA - European Healthcare Management Association
• EHR - Electronic Health Record
• EMAS - Employment Medical Advisory Service EMEA - European Medicines Evaluation Agency
• EMR - Electronic Medical Record
• EMS - Emergency Medical Services
• ENB - English National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting
• ENP - Emergency Nurse Practitioner
• ENT - Ear, Nose and Throat
• EPHR - Electronic Patient Health Record
• EPR - Electronic Patient Record
• EPS - Electronic Prescription Service 
• EQUIP - Effectiveness and Quality in Practice Group ETPC - Education and Training Programme in informatics management and technology for Clinicians

F

• FACC - Fellow of the American College of Cardiology
• FCE - Finished Consultant Episode FCOphth - Fellow of the College of Ophthalmologists
• FCSHK - Fellow of the College of Surgeons of Hong Kong
• FDSRCSEng - Fellow in Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Surgeons in England
• FDTL - Fund for the Development of Teaching and Learning
• FFARCS - Fellow of the Faculty of Anaesthetics of the Royal College of Surgeons
• FFDRCS - Fellow of the Faculty of Dental Surgery Royal College of Surgeons
• FHom - Faculty of Homeopathy
• FHS - Family Health Services
• FHSA - Family Health Services Authority
• FICS - Fellow of the International College of Surgeons
• FITTA - Fixed Term Training Appointment
• FM - Facilities Management
• FOM - Faculty of Occupational Medicine of Royal College of Physicians
• FP - Family Physician
• FPA - Family Planning Association
• FPharmM - Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine
• FPHM - Faculty of Public Health Medicine
• FPS(1) - Family Planning Services
• FPS(2) - Family Practitioner Services
• RCA - Fellow of the Royal College of Anaesthetists
• FRCGP - Fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners
• FRCO - Fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists
• FRCOG - Fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
• FRCP - Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians
• FRCP(Ed) - Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
• FRCP(Glasg) - Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Glasgow
• FRCPath - Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists
• FRCPCH - Fellow of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
• FRCPE - Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of England
• FRCPI - Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland
• FRCPS(Glasg) - Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow
• FRCPsych - Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists
• FRCR - Fellow of the Royal College of Radiologists
• FRCS - Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons
• FRCS(Ed) - Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
• FRCS(Glasg) - Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Glasgow
• FRCSE - Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
• FRCSI - Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland
• FRFPSG - Fllow of the Royal Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow
• FRIPHH - Fellow of the Royal Institute of Public Health and Hygiene
• FRSH - Fellow of the Royal Society of Health
• FTA - Flexible Training Adviser
• FWATAG - Flexible Working And Training Advisory Group

G

• GDC - General Dental Council GDP - General Dental Practitioner
• GDS - General Dental Services
• GENECIS - General Clinical Information System
• GMC - General Medical Council
• GMP - General Medical Practitioner
• GMS - General Medical Services
• GMSC - General Medical Services Committee
• GOP - General Optical Council
• GOS - General Opthalmic Service
• GOsC - General Osteopathic Council
• GP - General Practice/Practitioner
• GPASS - General Practice Administration System Scotland
• GPFC - General Practice Finance Corporation
• GPFH - General Practice FundHolder
• GPMSS - General Practice Minimum System Specification
• GPT - General Professional Training
• GUM - Genito-Urinary Medicine
• GWC - General Whitely Council

H

• HA - Health Authority
• HAS - Health Advisory Service
• HAZ - Health Action Zone
• HB - Health Board
• HBG - Health Benefit Group
• HC - Health Council
• HCAG - Hospital Consultants Advisory Group
• HCEU - Healthcare Evaluation Unit
• HCSC - Hospital and Community Health Services
• HDA - Health Development Agency
• HE(1) - Health Education
• HE(2) - Higher Education
• HEA - Health Education Authority
• HEBS - Health Education Board for Scotland
• HEFCE - Higher Education Funding Council for England
• HELMIS - Health Management Information Service
• HEO - Health Education Officer
• HES - Hospital Episode Statistics
• HFEA - Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority
• HFMA - Healthcare Financial Management Association
• HGAC - Human Genetics Advisory Commission
• HIBCC - Health Index Bar Code Council
• HImP - Health Improvement Programme (formerly HIP)
• HIS - Hospital Information System
• HISS - Hospital Information and Support System
• HJSC - Hospital Junior Staff Committee
• HL7 - Health Level 7
• HMR - Hospital Medical Record
• HMT - Higher Medical Training HO - House Officer HPE - Higher Professional Education
• HTCS - Hospital Travel Costs Scheme
• HPERU - Health Policy and Economic Research Unit
• HQHQ - Healthcare Quality Head Quarters
• HRG - Healthcare Resource Group
• HSAC - Health Service Advisory Committee
• HSC - Health Service Commissioner
• HSDU - Hospital Sterile and Disinfection Unit
• HSE - Health and Safety Executive
• HSG - Health Service Guidance
• HSI - Health Service Indicators
• HSJ - Health Service Journal
• HST - Higher Surgical Training
• HTA - Health Technology Assessment
• HTM - High Technology Medicine
• HV - Health Visitor

I

• IAGI - Intended Average Gross Income
• IANI - Intended Average Net Income
• IBMS - Institute of Biomedical Science
• ICD - International Classification of Disease
• ICP - Integrated Care Pathway
• ICU - Intensive Care Unit
• ICWS - Integrated Clinical Workstation
• IFM - Information for the Management of Healthcare
• IHCD - Institute of Health and Care Development
• IHE - International Health Exchange
• IHF - International Hospital Federation
• IHRIM - Institute of Health Record Information and Management
• IHSM - Institute of Health Service Management
• IIP -Investors in People
• IMA - Irish Medical Association
• IM&T - Information Management and Technology
• IP - In Patient
• IPR - Individual Performance Review
• IT - Information Technology 
• IV - Independent Variable

J

• JANET - Joint Academic Network
• JCC(1) - Joint Consultants Committee
• JCC(2) - Joint Consultative Committee
• JCHMT - Joint Committee for Higher Medical Training
• JCHST - Joint Committee for Higher Surgical Training
• JCPTGP - Joint Committee on Postgraduate Training for General Practice
• JDC - Junior Doctors Committee
• JFC - Joint Formulary Committee
• JIP - Joint Investment Plan
• JISC - Joint Information Systems Committee
• JNC(J) - Joint Negotiating Committee on junior doctors' terms and conditions of service
• JPAC - Joint Planning Advisory Committee

L

• LAH - Licentiate of Apothecaries
• LAPIS - Locality and Practice Information
• LAS - Locum Appointment Service
• LAT - Locum Appointment for Training
• LDC - Local Dental Committee
• LDS - Local Development Scheme
• LIS - Local Implementation Strategy
• LIZ EI - London Initiative Zone Educational Incentives
• LLMRCP - Licentiate and Licentiate in Midwifery of the Royal College of Physicians
• LLMRCS - Licentiate and Licentiate in Midwifery of the Royal College of Surgeons
• LMC(1) - Local Medical Committee
• LMC(2) - Licentiate of the Medical Council of the United Kingdom
• LPC - Local Pharmaceutical Committee 
• LMS - Licentiate of Medicine and Surgery
• LMSSA - Licentiate of Medicine and Surgery of the Society of Apothecaries
• LMWAGS - Local Medical Workforce Advisory Groups
• LOS - Length of Stay
• LREC - Local Research Ethics Committee
• LRCP - Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians
• LRCP&S - Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons
• LRCS - Licentiate of the Royal College of Surgeons
• LRFPS - Licentiate of the Royal Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons
• LTM - Learning to Manage Health information

M

• MA - Master of Arts
• MAAG - Medical Audit Advisory Group
• MAAGB - Medical Artists Association of Great Britain
• MAC - Medical Advisory Committee
• MADEL - Medical and Dental Education Levy
• MADEN - Medical and Dental Education Network
• MAS - Minimal Access Surgery
• MASC(1) - Medical Academic Staff Committee
• MASC(2) - Medical Advisers Support Centre
• MB - Medicinae Baccalaureus (Bachelor of Medicine)
• MC - Medicines Commission
• MCA - Medical Control Agency
• MChD - Master of Dental Surgery
• MChOrth - Master of Orthopaedic Surgery
• MCOphth - Member of the College of Ophthalmologists
• MCQ - Multiple Choice Questions
• MCPS - Memeber of the College of Physicians and Surgeons
• MCRG - Medical Career Research Group
• MDA - Medical Devices Agency
• MD - Medicinae Doctor (Doctor of Medicine)
• MDD - Medical Device Directorate
• MDDUS - Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland
• MDS - Master of Dental Surgery
• MDU - Medical Defence Union
• MEC - Management Education for Clinicians
• MEDLARS - Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System
• MEQ - Modified Examination Question
• MESOL - Management Education Scheme by Open Learning
• MFOccM - Member of the Faculty of Occupational Medicine
• MFPharmM - Member of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine
• MFPHM - Member of the Faculty of Public Health Medicine
• MHAC - Mental Health Act Commission
• MIDIRS - Midwife Information and Resource Service
• MIG - Medical Information Group
• MIMS - Monthly Index of Medical Specialities
• MISG - Mental Illness Specific Grant
• MLSO - Medical Laboratory Scientific Officer
• MMed - Master of Medicine
• MMedPaed - Master of Medicine (Paediatrics)
• MMedSci - Master of Medical Science
• MMSAC - Medical Manpower Standing Advisory Committee
• MO - Medical Officer
• MPA - Medical Prescibing Adviser
• MPC - Medical Practices Committee
• MPH - Master of Public Health
• MPharm - Master of Pharmacy
• MPhil - Master of Philosophy
• MPS - Medical Protection Society
• MPT - Maximum Part Time
• MRC - Medical Research Council
• MRCA - Member of the Royal College of Anaesthetists
• MRCGP - Member of the Royal College of General Practitioners
• MRCO - Member of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists
• MRCOG - Member of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
• MRCP - Member of the Royal College of Physicians
• MRCPath - Member of the Royal College of Pathologists
• MRCPCH - Member of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
• MRCPsych - Member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists
• MRCR - Member of the Royal College of Radiologists
• MRCS - Member of the Royal College of Surgeons
• MREC - Multicentre Research Ethics Committee
• MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• MRO - Medical Records Officer
• MSAC - Maternity Services Advisory Committee
• MSc - Master of Science
• MSLC - Maternity Services Liaison Committee
• MUR - Medicines Use Review 
• MUSCLE - Multi-Station Clinical Examination
• MWC - Mental Welfare Commission
• MWCS - Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland
• MWSAC - Medical Workforce Standing Advisory Committee
• MWSAG - Medical Workforce Standing Advisory Group

N

• NACGP - National Association of Commissioning General Practitioners
• NACPME - National Advice Centre for Postgraduate Education
• NACT - National Association of Clinical Tutors
• NAFHP - National Association of Fundholding Practices
• NAGPT - National Association of General Practice Tutors
• NAHAT - National Association of Hospital Authorities and Trusts
• NAO - National Audit Office
• NAPMECA - National Association of Postgraduate Medical Education Centre Administration
• NATN(1) - National Association of Theatre Nurses
• NATN(2) - National Association of Training Nurses
• NBS - National Board for nursing, midwifery and health visiting for Scotland
• NBTS - National Blood Transfusion Service
• NCCA - National Centre for Clinical Audit
• NCCG - Non-Consultant Career Grade
• NCEPOD - National Confidential Enquiry into Peri-Operative Death
• NCMO - National Case Mix Office
• NCRS - NHS Care Record Service 
• NCT - National Childbirth Trust
• NEAT - New and Emerging Applications of Technologies
• NED - Non-Executive Director
• NeLH - National Electronic Library for Health
• NF - Nuffield Foundation
• NHD - Notional Half Day
• NHS - National Health Service
• NHS CfH - NHS Connecting for Health 
• NHS(S) - National Health Service in Scotland
• NHSAR - National Health Service Administrative Register
• NHSCCC - National Health Service for Coding and Classification
• NHSCR - National Health Service Central Register
• NHSCRD - National Heath Service Centre for Reviews and Dissemination
• NHSE - National Health Service Executive
• NHSEED - National Health Service Economic Evaluation Database
• NHSEHU - National Health Service Ethical Health Unit
• NHSIA - National Health Service Information Authority
• NHSIMC - National Health Service Information Centre
• NHSLA - National Health Service Litigation Authority
• NHSME - National Health Service Management Executive
• NHSS - National Health Service Supplies
• NHST - National Health Service Trust
• NHSTD - National Health Service Training Directorate
• NHSTF - National Health Service Trust Federation
• NHSTU - National Health Service Training Unit
• NICARE - Northern Ireland Centre for Health Care Co-operation and Development
• NICE(1) - National Institute for Clinical Excellence
• NICE(2) - Northern Institute for Continuing Education
• NIH(1) - National Institute of Health
• NIH(2) - Nuffield Institute for Health
• NMAC - National Medical Advisory Committee
• NMC - Nursing Midwifery Council
• NMET - Non-medical Education and Training
• NMIS - Nurse Management Information System
• NNT - Number Needed to Treat
• NPA - National Pharmaceutical Association
• NPSA - National Patient Safety Agency
• NPCRDC - National Primary Care Research and Development Centre
• NPfIT - National Programme for Information Technology 
• NPT - Near Patient Testing
• NRE - Non-Recurring Expenditure
• NRPB - National Radiological Protection Board
• NRR - National Research Register
• NSCAG - National Specialist Commissioning Advisory Group
• NSF(1) - National Service Framework
• NSF(2) - National Schizophrenia Fellowship
• NSF(S) - National Schizophrenia Fellowship (Scotland)
• NSV - National Supplies Vocabulary
• NTN - National Training Number
• NTTRL - National Tissue Typing Reference Laboratory
• NWCS - National Health Service-Wide Clearing Service

O

• OAT - Out of Area Transfer
• ODA - Overseas Doctors Agency
• ODP - Operating Department Practitioner
• ODTS - Overseas Doctors Training Scheme
• OH - Occupational Health
• OHE - Office of Health Economics
• OHS - Occupational Health Service
• OMP - Opthalmic Medical Practitioner
• ONS - Office for National Statistics
• OP - Out-Patient
• OPCS - Office of Population, Census and Surveys
• OPD - Outpatient Department
• OR - Operation Research
• OSCE - Objective Structured Clinical Examination
• OT -Occupational Therapist/Therapy

P

• PA - Patients Association
• PACT - Prescription Analysis and Cost Tabulation
• PALS - Patient Advice and Liasion Service 
• PAM - Profession Allied to Medicine
• PAS - Patient Administration System
• PBC - Practice Based Commissioning 
• PBL - Practice-Based Learning
• PCAG - Primary Care Audit Group
• PCAPS - Primary Care Act Pilots
• PCCG - Primary Care Co-ordinating Group
• PCG - Primary Care Group
• PCT - Primary Care Trust
• PDC - Public Dividend Capital
• PDP - Personal Development Plan
• PESC - Public Expenditure Survey Committee
• PFC - Patient Focused Care
• PFI - Private Finance Initiative
• PFMA - Practice Fund Management Allowance
• PGCME - Postgraduate and Continuing Medical Education
• PGD - Postgraduate Dean
• PGEA - Postgraduate Education Allowance
• PGMDE - Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education
• PHA - Public Health Alliance
• PHC -Primary HealthCare
• PHCSG - Primary Health Care Specialist Group
• PHCT - Primary Health Care Team
• PhD - Philosophiae Doctor (Doctor of Philosophy)
• PHL - Public Health Laboratory
• PHLS - Public Health Laboratory Service
• PHPU - Public Health Policy Unit
• PHRU - Public Health Resource Unit
• PHSS - Personal Health Summary System
• PIG - Policy Implementation Groups
• PLAB - Professional and Linguisitic Assessment Board
• PLP - Personal Learning Plan
• PMI - Private Medical Insurance
• PMR - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• PMS - Personal Medical Services
• POM - Prescription-Only Medicines
• POPUMET - Protection of Persons Undergoing Medical Examination
• PPA - Prescription Pricing Authority
• PPDP - Practice Professional Development Plan
• PPM - Planned Preventative Maintenance
• PPO - Preferred Provider Organisation
• PPP - Private Patients' Plan
• PPR - Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme
• PRB - Pay Review Body
• PREPP - Post Registration Education and Preparation for Practice
• PRHO - Pre-Registration House Officer
• PRINCE - Projects in Controlled Environments
• PSI - Policy Studies Institute
• PSL - Period of Study Leave
• PSM - Professions Supplementary to Medicine
• PSNC - Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee
• PTS - Patient Transport Services
• PYA - Penultimate Year Assessment

Q

• QA - Quality Assurance
• QAA - Quality Assurance Authority
• QALY - Quality Adjusted Life Year

R

• RA - Research Associate
• RAE - Research Assessment Exercise
• RASP - Resource Allocation and Service Planning
• RAWP - Resource Allocation Working Party
• RB - Representative Body
• RCA - Royal College of Anaesthetists
• RCCS - Reid Clinical Classification System
• RCGP - Royal College of General Practitioners
• RCM - Royal College of Midwives
• RCN - Royal College of Nursing
• RCOG - Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
• RCOphth - Royal College of Ophthalmologists
• RCP - Royal College of Physicians
• RCPath - Royal College of Pathologists
• RCPCH - Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
• RCPsych - Royal College of Psychiatrists
• RCR - Royal College of Radiologists
• RCS - Royal College of Surgeons
• RCT - Randomised Controlled Trial
• RDPGPE - Regional Director of Postgraduate General Practice Education
• REA -Regional Education Adviser
• REAL - Research, Education, Audit, Libraries
• REDG - Regional Education and Development Group
• RFA - Requirements for Accreditation
• RFC - Request for Comment
• RGN - Registered General Nurse
• RHA - Regional Health Authority
• RIPA - Royal Institute of Public Administration
• RIPHH - Royal Institute of Public Health and Hygiene
• RITA - Record of In-Training Assessment
• RMN - Registered Mental Nurse
• RMO(1) - Resident Medical Officer
• RMO(2) - Responsible Medical Officer
• RN - Registered Nurse
• RNMH - Registered Nurse for the Mentally Handicapped
• RO - Regional Office
• ROE - Regional Office for Europe
• RPGD - Regional Postgraduate Dean
• RPSGB - Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain
• RR - Relative Risk
• RSCN - Registered Sick Children's Nurse
• RSH - Royal Society of Health
• RSI - Repetitive Strain Injury
• RSM - Royal Society of Medicine
• RTF - Regional Task Force

S

• SAC - Specialty Advisory Committee
• SAGNIS - Strategic Advisory Group for Nursing Information Systems
• SAHC - Scottish Association of Health Councils
• SAMH - Scottish Association of Mental Health
• SAPHE - Self Assessment in Professional and Higher Education
• SCBU - Special Care Baby Unit
• ScHARR - School of Health and Related Research
• SCM - Specialist in Community Medicine
• SCMO - Senior Clinical Medical Officer
• SCODA - Standing Conference on Drug Abuse
• SCOPME - Standing Committee on Postgraduate Medical Education
• SCPMDE - Scottish Council for Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education
• SCR - Summary Care Record 
• SEC - Specialist Education Committee
• SEPHO - South East Public Health Observatory
• SERNIP - Safety and Efficiency of New Interventional Procedures
• SFF - Service Financial Framework
• SGHT - Standing Group on Health Technology
• SGUMDER - Standing Group on Undergraduate Medical and Dental Education and Research
• SHA - Special Health Authority
• SHARE - Scottish Health Authorities Revenue Equalisation
• SHAS - Scottish Health Advisory Service
• SHMO - Senior Hospital Medical Officer
• SHO - Senior House Officer
• SI - Statutory Instrument
• SIFT - Service Increment for Teaching
• SIFTR - Service Increment for Teaching and Research
• SIS - Supplies Information Service
• SLA - Service Level Agreement
• SMAC - Standing Medical Advisory Committee
• SMO - Senior Medical Officer
• SMR - Standardised Mortality Ratio
• SNMAC - Standing Nursing and Midwifery Advisory Committee
• SNTN - Scottish National Training Number
• SODoH - Scottish Department of Health
• SOHHD - Scottish Home Office and Health Department
• SPA - Scottish Prescribing Analysis
• SpR - Specialist Registrar
• SR(1) - Senior Registrar
• SR(2) - Society of Radiographers
• SRD - State Registered Dietician
• SRF - Suffolk Resilience Forum 
• SSA - Standard Spending Assessment
• STA - Specialist Training Authority
• STC - Specialty Training Committee
• STG - Special Transitional Grant
• SWAG - Specialist Working Advisory Group
• SWG - Specialty Working Group

T

• T and O - Trauma and Orthopaedics
• TCP - Total Commissioning Pilot
• TEL - Trust Executive Letter
• TIPPLE - Trent Institute of InterProfessional Practice Learning and Education
• TPD - Training Programme Director
• TPP - Total Purchasing Pilot
• TQM - Total Quality Management
• TRiP - Turning Research into Practice
• TSSU - Theatre Sterile Supplies Unit
• TVF - Team, Vision, Future
• TWES - Training and Work Experience Scheme

U

• UCAS - Universities College Admission Service
• UEMS - Union Européenne des Médecins Spécialistes (European Union of Medical Specialists)
• UGM - Unit General Manager
• UKCC - United Kingdom Central Council for nursing, midwifery and health visiting
• UKTSSA - United Kingdom Transplant Support Service Authority
• ULTRA - Unrelated Live Transplant Regulatory Authority
• UTD - Unit Training Director
• UTG - Unified Training Grade
• UTH - University Teaching Hospital

 

V

• VSC - Voluntary Service Co-ordinator
• VTN - Visiting Training Number
• VTR - Vocational Training Record
• VTS - Vocational Training Scheme

W

• WAHAT - Welsh Association of Health Authorities and Trusts
• WFP - Working for Patients
• WGSMT - Working Group on Specialist Medical Training
• WHCSA - Welsh Health Common Services Agency
• WHIN - Women's Health Information Service
• WHO - World Health Organisation
• WIST - Women in Surgical Training Scheme
• WONCA - World Organisation of National Colleges Academies and academic Associations of general practitioners / family physicians
• WP10 - Working Paper 10
• WTE - Whole Time Equivalents
• WTEP - Whole Time Equivalent Posts
• WTI - Waiting Time Initiative

Y

• YCS - Young Chronic Sick
• YDU - Young Disabled Unit

Z

• ZBB - Zero-Base Budgeting