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ABHI Association of British Healthcare Industries
ABPI Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry
AC Audit Commission
ACAD ambulatory care and diagnostic unit
AACE Association of Ambulance Chief Executives
ACCEA Advisory Committee on Clinical Excellence Awards
ACDP Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens
ACEVO Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations
ACG adjusted clinical group
ACRA Advisory Committee on Resource Allocation
ADASS Association of Directors of Adult Social Services
A&E accident and emergency
AfC Agenda for Change
AGNSS Advisory Group for National Specialised Services
AHCS Academy for Healthcare Science
AHP allied health professional
AHSC academic health science centre
AHSN academic health science network
AIR (strategic health authority) annual innovation report
ALB arm’s-length body
ALE auditors’ local evaluation
ALTO arm's-length trading organisation
AM Assembly Member (Wales)
AME annually managed expenditure
AMR antimicrobial resistance
AoMRC Academy of Medical Royal Colleges
AMU acute medical unit
AP assistant practitioner
APMS alternative provider medical services
APT anatomical pathology technologist
AQP any qualified provider
ASCOF Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework
ASI appointment slot issues
ASN Ambulance Service Network
ASPiH Association for Simulated Practice in Healthcare
AT area team
AVR Accredited Voluntary Registers
AWD agency workers directive
AWR agency workers regulations
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BADS British Association of Day Surgery
BDA British Dental Association
BIS (Department for) Business, Innovation and Skills
BMA British Medical Association
BME black and minority ethnic
BNF British National Formulary
BRC biomedical research centre
BROMI Better Regulation of Medicines Initiative
BRU biomedical research unit
BTBC Better Training Better Care (programme)
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CAA comprehensive area assessment
CAG Confidentiality Advisory Group
CAJE computer aided job evaluation
CAMHS child and adolescent mental health services
CAS Central Alert System
CAT computerised axial tomography (scan)
CAT crisis assessment and treatment
CAU clinical assessment unit
CBRNE chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive hazards
CBT cognitive behavioural therapy
c-CBT computerised cognitive behavioural therapy
CCG clinical commissioning group
CCP Co-operation and Competition Panel
CCP critical care paramedic
CCU coronary care unit
CDO chief dental officer
CDU clinical decision unit
CEA clinical excellence awards
CEAC Clinical and Excellence Awards Committee (Northern Ireland)
CEMACH Confidential Enquiry into Maternal and Child Health
CEP Centre for Evidence-based Purchasing
CFH (NHS) Connecting for Health
CfWI Centre for Workforce Intelligence
CHC community health council
CHC NHS continuing healthcare
CHCP community health and care partnership (Scotland)
CHD coronary heart disease
CHI community health index (Scotland)
CHMS community health and miscellaneous services
CHP community health partnership (Scotland)
CHRE Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence
CIC community interest company
CIMP clinical information management programme
CIO chief information officer
CIP cost improvement programme
CLAHRC collaboration for leadership in applied health research
and care
CLG (Department of) Communities and Local Government
CMB corporate management board (Department of Health)
CME continuing medical education
CMHT community mental health team
CMO chief medical officer
CNO chief nursing officer
CNST Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts
CO Cabinet Office
COF Commissioning Outcomes Framework
COMARE Committee on Medical Aspects of Radiation in the
Environment
COMEAP Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants
COSLA Convention of Scottish Local Authorities
CPA care programme approach
CPD continuing professional development
CPN community psychiatric nurse
CPR Child Protection Register
CQC Care Quality Commission
CQRS Calculating Quality Reporting Service
CQUIN commissioning for quality and innovation
CRB Criminal Records Bureau
CRD Centre Reviews and Dissemination (n.b note change from Research to Reviews)
CRG clinical reference group
CRL capital resource limit
CRS (NHS) Care Records Service
CRS commissioner requested services
CSA Common Services Agency
CSO chief scientific officer
CSO civil society organisation
CSO commissioning support organisation
CSP Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
CSR comprehensive spending review
CSS commissioning support service
CSU commercial support unit
CSU commissioning support unit
CTLD community team for learning disabilities
CTO compulsory treatment order
CTP care trust plus
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DAT drug action team
DBS disclosure and barring service
DBSs directly bookable services
DCMS Department for Culture, Media and Sport
DCS director of children's services
DDRB doctors and dentists (pay) review body
DECC Department of Energy and Climate Change
DEFRA Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
DEL departmental expenditure limit
DES directed enhanced services
DfE Department for Education
DFP Department of Finance and Personnel (Northern Ireland)
DfT Department for Transport
DFT distance from target
DGH district general hospital
DH or
DoH Department of Health
DHSS Department for Health and Social Services (Wales)
DHSSPS Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
(Northern Ireland)
DMB departmental management board (Department of Health)
DMS Defence Medical Services
DQ data quality
DRG diagnosis-related group
DNA did not attend
DNR do not resuscitate
DPA Data Protection Act
DPH director of public health
DPHHP Department for Public Health and Health Professions (Wales)
DPR Data Protection Registrar
DRE delivering race equality
DSO departmental strategic objective
DsPH directors of public health
DSSA delivering same-sex accommodation
DSU day surgery unit
DTOC delayed transfer of care
DTC diagnosis and treatment centre
DV domestic violence
DWP Department for Work and Pensions
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EAU emergency assessment unit
EBH evidence-based healthcare
EBM evidence-based medicine
EBS emergency bed service
ECA emergency care assistant
ECCT extended community care team (NHS Scotland)
ECHR European Convention on Human Rights
ECJ European Court of Justice
ECN extended choice network
ECT enhanced care teams
E&D equality and diversity
ED emergency department
EDC emergency dispatch centre
EDC (NHS) Equality and Diversity Council
EDS (NHS) Equality Delivery System
EFL external financing limit
e-GIF (electronic) Government Interoperability Framework
EHPF European Health Policy Forum
EHIC European health insurance card
EHR electronic health record
EHRG equality and human rights group (Department of Health)
EI early intervention
EIA equality impact assessment
EIP early intervention in psychosis
e-KSF (electronic) Knowledge and Skills Framework
ENT ear, nose and throat
EO employers’ organisation
EOC emergency operation centre
ERDB England Revalidation Delivery Board
ERIC Estates Return Information Collection
ERMA emergency response management arrangements
EPP Expert Patient Programme
EPR electronic patient record
EPRR emergency preparedness, resilience and response
EPS electronic prescription service
ESD early supported discharge
ESR electronic staff record
ETP electronic transmission of prescriptions
ETS emissions trading scheme (EU)
EWTD European working-time directive
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