FBC full business case
FCE finished consultant episode
FCN free choice network
FESC Framework for procuring External Support for Commissioners
FFT Friends and Family Test
FHS family health services
FIMS Financial Information Management System
FMP financial management programme
FNP family nurse partnership
FNP family nurse practitioner
FOI freedom of information
FOIA Freedom of Information Act
FPNC free personal and nursing care (NHS Scotland)
FSA Food Standards Agency
FT foundation trust
FTGA Foundation Trust Governors' Association
FTN Foundation Trust Network
FY foundation year
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GDC General Dental Council
GDS general dental services
GMB British trade union
GMC General Medical Council
GMS general medical services
GO Government Office (of the English Regions)
GOS general ophthalmic services
GPC (BMA) General Practitioners Committee
GPES General Practice Extraction Service
GPhC General Pharmaceutical Council
GPS government procurement services
GPSoC GP systems of choice
GPSI or GPwSI general practitioner with a special interest
GSCC General Social Care Council
GTAC Gene Therapy Advisory Committee
GTN (UK) Genetic Testing Network
GWC General Whitley Council
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HA health authority
HALO hospital ambulance liaison officer
HaN Hospital at Night (services)
HARTS hazardous area response team
HASU hyper acute stroke unit
HAZ health action zone
HAZMAT hazardous materials
HB health board
HCA health care assistant
HCAI healthcare-associated infection
HCHS hospital and community health services
HCW Health Commission Wales
HDL Health Department letter
HDU high dependency unit
HEA Higher Education Academy
HEAT health efficiency access treatment (targets – Scotland)
HEE Health Education England
HEFCE Higher Education Funding Council for England
HEI Healthcare Environment Inspectorate (Scotland)
HEI higher education institution
HEMS helicopter emergency medical service
HENSE Health and Education National Strategic Exchange
HES hospital episode statistics
HFEA Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority
HGC Human Genetics Commission
HIA health impact assessment
HIEC health innovation and education cluster
HIMP health improvement and modernisation plan
HIW Health Inspectorate Wales
HLC healthy living centre
HLE healthy life expectancy
HMO health maintenance organisation (USA)
HoNOS health of the nation outcome scales
HPA Health Protection Agency
HPC Health Professions Council
HPU health protection unit
HPMA Healthcare People Management Association
HQIP Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership
HRA Health Research Authority
HRG healthcare resource group
HSC (House of Commons) health select committee
HSC health and social care (Northern Ireland)
HSCI health service cost index
HSCIC Health and Social Care Information Centre
HSCT health and social care trust (Northern Ireland)
HSDU hospital sterilisation and disinfection unit
HSE Health and Safety Executive
HSE Health Survey for England
HSJ Health Service Journal
HSMR hospital standardised mortality ratio
HSR health service research
HSS health science services
HSRN Health Services Research Network
HTA health technology assessment
HUI Health Utilities Index
HWB health and wellbeing board
HWE Healthwatch England
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IAA information asset administrator
IAO information asset owner
IAPT Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (programme)
IC information commissioner
ICAS Independent Complaints Advocacy Service
ICD international classification of diseases
ICO integrated care organisation
ICP integrated care pathway
ICP integrated care pilot
ICR (NHS) injury costs recovery (scheme)
ICT information and communication technology
ICU intensive care unit
IG information governance
IGTK information governance toolkit
IHW innovation health and wealth
IMAS interim management and support
IMB integrated management board
IMCA independent mental capacity advocate
ImROC Implementing Recovery through Organisational Change(programme)
IM&T information management and technology
IP information prescriptions
IP inpatient
IPR individual performance review
IPS individual placement and support
IQI indicators for quality improvement
IRP Independent Reconfiguration Panel
ISA Independent Safeguarding Authority
ISB (NHS) Information Standards Board
ISD Information and Statistics Division (Scotland)
ISMS information security management system
ISTC independent sector treatment centre
IWL Improving Working Lives
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JCP Jobcentre Plus
JCVI Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation
JHWS joint health and wellbeing strategy
JIP joint investment plan
JNC Joint Negotiating Committee
JSNA joint strategic needs assessment
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