Here are a list of personal injury and clinical negligence abberviations. Use the letters A-Z to quickly find what you are looking for.
| A & E | Accident and Emergency |
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| A | Medical Abbreviations |
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| AAC | Advisory Appointments Committee |
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| ABHI | Association of British Healthcare Industries |
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| ABM | Activity |
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| ABPI | Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry |
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| ABPsS | Associate British Psychological Society |
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| AC | Audit Commission |
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| ACAC | Area Clinical Audit Committee |
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| ACDA | Advisory Committee on Distinction Awards |
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| ACDP | Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens |
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| ACHCEW | Association of Community Health Councils for England and Wales ACIG |
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| ACLS | Advanced Coronary Life Support |
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| ACME | Advisory Committee on Medical Establishment (Scotland) |
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| ACMT | Advisory Committee on Medical Training |
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| ACTR | Additional Cost of Teaching and Research |
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| ADC | Automatic Data Capture |
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| ADH | Additional Duty Hours |
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| ADMS | Assistant Director of Medical Services |
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| ADNS | Assistant Director of Nursing Services |
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| ADP | Automatic Data Processing |
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| ADR | Adverse Drug Reaction |
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| AFOM | Associate of the Faculty of Occupational Medicine |
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| AFPM | Associate of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine |
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| AGMETS | Advisory Group on Medical and Dental Education, Training and Staffing |
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| AHA | Associate of the Institute of Hosptial Administrator |
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| AHCPA | Association of Health Centre and Practicec Administrators |
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| AHHRM | Association of Healthcare Human Resource Management |
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| AIM(1) | Advanced Informatics in Medicine |
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| AIM(2) | Association of Independent Multifunds |
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| AIMS | Association for Improvements in Maternity Services |
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| AKC | Associate of King's College |
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| ALA | Association of Local Authorities |
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| ALAC | Artificial Limb and Appliance Centre |
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| ALERT | Acute Life threatening Events |
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| ALOS | Average Length of Stay |
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| AMA | American Medical Association |
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| AMEE | Association for Medical Education in Europe |
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| AMQ | American Medical Qualification |
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| AMRC(1) | Association of Medical Research Charities |
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| AMRC(2) | Academy of Medical Royal Colleges |
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| AMS | Army Medical Services |
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| AMSPAR | Association of Medical Secretaries, Practice Administrators and Receptionists |
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| AODP | Association of Operating Department Practitioners |
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| AOP | Association of Optometrists |
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| APD | Advanced Professional Development |
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| APH | Association of Public Health |
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| APLS | Advanced Paediatric Life Support |
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| AQH | Association for Quality in Healthcare ARSAC |
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| ARSH | Association of Royal Society of Health |
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| ASEC | Associate Specialist Education Committee |
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| ASIT | Association of Surgeons in Training |
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| ASME | Association for the Study of Medical Education |
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| ASSIST | Association for Information Management and Technology Staff in the NHS |
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| ASW | Approved Social Worker |
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| ATLS | Advanced Trauma Life Support |
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| ATMD | Association of Trust Medical Directors |
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| ATTRACT | Ask TRiP to Rapidly Alleviate Confused Thoughts |
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| AUDGP | Association of University Departments of General Practice |
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| AVG | Ambulatory Visit Group |
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| AVMA | Action for the Victims of Medical Accidents |
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| BA | Bachelor of Arts |
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| BAc | Bachelor of Acupuncture |
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| BAC | British Association of Chemists |
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| BAEM | British Association for Accident and Emergency Medicine |
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| BAMM | British Association of Medical Managers |
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| BAN | British Association of Neurologists |
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| BAO | British Association of Otolaryngologists |
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| BAOT | British Association of Occupational Therapists |
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| BAPhysMed | British Association of Physical Medicine |
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| BAPS(1) | British Association of Paediatic Surgeons |
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| BAPS(2) | British Association of Plastic Surgeons |
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| BAPT | British Association of Physical Training |
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| BASc | Bachelor of Applied Science |
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| BASICS | British Association of Immediate Care |
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| BAUS | British Association of Urological Surgeons |
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| BC | Block Contracting |
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| BChD | Bachelor of Dental Surgery |
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| BChir | Bachelor of Surgery |
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| BClinSci | Bachelor of Clinical Science |
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| BDA(1) | British Dental Association |
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| BDA(2) | British Diabetic Association |
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| BDA(3) | British Diatetic Association |
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| BDentSci | Bachelor of Dental Science |
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| BDH | British Drug Houses |
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| BDS | Bachelor of Dental Surgery |
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| BDSc | Bachelor of Dental Science |
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| BEAM | Biomedical Equipment Assessment and Management |
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| BGM | Board General Manager |
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| BGS | British Geriatics Society |
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| BIBRA | British Industrial Biological Assocation |
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| BIR | British Institute of Radiology |
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| BJGP | British Journal of General Practice |
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| BLROA | British Laryngological, Rhinological and Otological Association |
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| BM | Bachelor of Medicine |
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| BMA | British Medical Association |
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| BMB | British Medical Bulletin |
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| BMBCh | Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery |
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| BMBS | Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery |
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| BMedBiol | Bachelor of Medical Biology |
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| BMedSci | Bachelor of Medical Science |
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| BMIS | British Medical Informatics Society |
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| BMJ | British Medical Journal |
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| BMSA | British Medical Students Association |
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| BMSJ | British Medical Students Journal |
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| BNF | British National Formulary |
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| BOA | British Orthopaedic Association |
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| BP (or BPh) | British Pharmacopoeia |
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| BPA | British Paediatric Association |
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| BPAS | British Pregnancy Advisory Service |
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| BPC | British Pharmaceutical Codex |
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| BPharm | Bachelor of Pharmacology |
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| BPMF | British Postgraduate Medical Federation |
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| BPS | British Pharmacological Society |
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| BrAPP | British Association of Pharmaceutical Physicians |
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| BSc | Bachelor of Science |
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| BSCC | British Society for Clinical Cytology |
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| BSEC | Basic Surgical Education Committee |
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| BSR | British Society of Rheumatology |
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| BST(1) | Basic Surgical Training |
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| BST(2) | Basic Specialist Training |
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| BTS | British Thoracic Society |
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| BUPA | British United Provident Association |
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| CABG | Coronary Artery Bypass Graft |
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| CADO | Chief Administrative Dental Officer |
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| CAIPE | Centre for Advancement of Interprofessional Education |
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| CAMO | Chief Administrative Medical Officer |
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| CANO | Chief Area Nursing Officer |
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| CAPO | Chief Administrative Pharmaceutical Officer |
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| CASP | Critical Appraisal Skills Programme |
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| CASPE | Clinical Accountability Service Planning and Evaluation specialist healthcare training group |
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| CAT | Critically Appraised Topic |
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| CATS | Credit Accumulated Transfer Scheme |
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| CBA | Cost Benefit Analysis |
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| CCDC | Consultant in Communicable Disease Control |
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| CCE | Completed Consultant Episode |
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| CCEPP | Cochrane Collaboration on Effective Professional Practice |
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| CCFP (Can) | Certificant Member College of Family Physicians (Canada) |
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| CCSC | Central Consultants and Specialists Committee |
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| CCST | Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training |
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| CCT | Compulsory Competitive Tendency |
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| CD(1) | Clinical Director |
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| CD(2) | Clinical Directorate |
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| CDDS | Council of Dental Deans |
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| CDM | Chronic Disease Management |
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| CDO | Chief Dental Officer |
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| CDSC | Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre |
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| CDSM | Committee on Dental and Surgical Methods |
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| CE | Chief Executive |
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| CEA | Cost Effectiveness Analysis |
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| CEO | Chief Executive Officer |
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| Cert HSM | Certificate in Health Services Management |
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| Cert.Gen.Av.Med | Certificate of General Aviation Medicine |
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| Cert.Un.Med(RN) | Certificate of Underwater Medicine of the Royal Navy |
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| ChB | Chirurgiae Baccalauareus (Bachelor of Surgery) |
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| CHC | Community Health Council |
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| CHDGP | Connection of Health Data and General Practice |
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| CHI(1) | Community Health Index |
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| CHI(2) | Commission for Health Improvement |
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| CHIME | Centre for Health Informatics in Medical Education |
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| CHIMP | Commission for Health Improvement |
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| CHIP | Commission for Health Improvements |
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| CHIQ | Centre for Health Information Quality |
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| ChM | Chirurgiae Magister (Master of Surgery) |
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| CHMS | Council for Heads of Medical Schools |
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| CHMU | Central Health Monitoring Unit |
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| CHOU | Central Health Outcomes Unit |
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| CHS | Child Health Surveillance |
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| CIS | Clinical Information System |
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| CLib | Cochrane Library |
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| CLIMP | Clinical Information Management Programme |
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| CM | Community Midwife |
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| CMB | Central Midwives Board |
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| CME | Continuing Medical Education |
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| CMHN | Community Mental Handicap Nurse |
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| CMHT | Community Mental Health Team |
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| CMMS | Case Mix Management System |
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| CMO | Clinical Medical Officer |
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| CMP | Civilian Medical Practitioner |
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| CN | Charge Nurse |
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| CNS(1) | Clinical Nurse Specialist |
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| CNS(2) | Community Nursing Service |
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| CNST | Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts |
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| CO | Course Organiser |
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| COGPED | Committee of General Practice Education Directors |
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| COPC | Community Oriented Primary Care |
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| COPDenD | Conference of Postgraduate Dental Deans |
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| COPE | Committee on Publication Ethics |
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| COPMED | Conference of Postgraduate Medical Deans |
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| CPC | Cost Per Case |
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| CPCME | Centre for Postgraduate and Continuing Medical Education |
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| CPD | Continuous Professional Development |
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| CPEP | Clinical Practice Evaluation Programme |
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| CPH | Certificate in Public Health |
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| CPHL | Central Public Health Library |
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| CPN | Community Psychiatric Nurse |
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| CPO | Chief Pharmaceutical Officer |
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| CPSM | Council for Professions Supplementary to Medicine |
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| CQSW | Certificate of Qualification of Social Work |
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| CRAG | Clinical Research and Audit Group |
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| CRAGPIE | Committee of Regional Advisers in General Practice Education |
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| CRC | Clinical Research Centre |
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| CRCF | Conference of Royal Colleges and their Faculties |
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| CRD | Centre for Reviews and Dissemination |
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| CREST | Clinical Resource Efficiency Support Team |
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| CSAG | Clinical Standards Advisory Group |
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| CSASHS | Common Services Agency for the Scottish Health Service |
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| CSEC | Corporate Specialist Education Committee |
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| CSM | Committee on the Safety of Medicines |
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| CSP | Chartered Society of Physiotherapy |
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| CSS | Certificate of Satifactory Service |
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| CU | Casualties Union |
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| CVCP | Committee of Vice Chancellors and Principals |
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| CVE | Continuous Vocational Education |
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| DARE | Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effectiveness |
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| DCCH | Diploma of Community Child Health |
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| DCH | Diploma of Child Health |
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| DCP | Diploma in Clinical Pathology |
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| DDRB | Doctors and Dentists Renumeration Review Body |
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| DEB | Dental Estimates Board |
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| DF | Director of Finance |
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| DFFP | Diploma of the Faculty of Family Planning |
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| DGH | District General Hospital |
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| DGM | District General Manager |
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| DH or DoH | Department of Health |
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| DHA | District Health Authority |
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| DICE | Disseminating Information on Clinical Effectiveness |
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| Dip.A | Diploma in Anaesthetics |
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| Dip.G | Um |
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| Dip.Ger,Med | Diploma in Geriatric Medicine |
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| Dip.Obst | Diploma in Obstetrics |
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| Dip.Obst.RCOG | Diploma of the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology |
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| Dip.Paed | Diploma in Paediatrics |
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| Dip.Uro | Diploma in Urology |
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| Dip.Ven | Diploma in Veneology |
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| DipDerm | Diploma in Dermatology |
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| DipHSM | Diploma in Health Services Management |
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| DipSW | Diploma in Social Work |
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| DISP | Developing Information System for Purchasers |
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| DLO | Diploma in Laryngology and Otology |
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| DMC | District Medical Committee |
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| DMO | District Medical Officer |
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| DMRD | Diploma in Medical Radio Diagnosis |
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| DMU | Directly Managed Unit |
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| DN | District Nurse |
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| DNS | Director of Nursing Services |
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| DO (1) | Diploma in Osteopathy |
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| DO (2) | Diploma in Opthalmology |
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| DOGPE | Director of General Practice Education |
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| DPH (1) | Director of Public Health |
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| DPH (2) | Diploma in Public Health |
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| DPR | Directorate Performance Review |
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| DPS | Dental Practice Board |
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| DRCGP | Diploma of the Royal College of General Practitioners |
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| DRCOG | Diploma of the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology |
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| DRG | Diagnosis Related Group |
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| DRS | Dental Reference Service |
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| DSU | Day Surgery Unit |
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| DTM&H | Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene |
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| DV | Dependent Variable |
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| EBL | Evidence |
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| EBM | Evidence |
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| EBP | Evidence |
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| ECR | Extra |
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| EFL | External Financing Limit |
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| EFMI | European Federation for Medical Informatics |
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| EHMA | European Healthcare Management Association |
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| EHR | Electronic Health Record |
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| EMAS | Employment Medical Advisory Service |
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| EMEA | European Medicines Evaluation Agency |
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| EMR | Electronic Medical Record |
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| EMS | Emergency Medical Services |
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| ENB | English National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting |
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| ENP | Emergency Nurse Practitioner |
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| ENT | Ear, Nose and Throat |
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| EPHR | Electronic Patient Health Record |
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| EPR | Electronic Patient Record |
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| EQUIP | Effectiveness and Quality in Practice Group |
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| ETPC | Education and Training Programme in informatics management and technology for Clinicians |
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| FACC | Fellow of the American College of Cardiology |
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| FCE | Finished Consultant Episode |
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| FCOphth | Fellow of the College of Ophthalmologists |
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| FCSHK | Fellow of the College of Surgeons of Hong Kong |
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| FDSRCSEng | Fellow in Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Surgeons in England |
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| FDTL | Fund for the Development of Teaching and Learning |
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| FFARCS | Fellow of the Faculty of Anaesthetics of the Royal College of Surgeons |
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| FFDRCS | Fellow of the Faculty of Dental Surgery Royal College of Surgeons |
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| FHom | Faculty of Homeopathy |
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| FHS | Family Health Services |
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| FHSA | Family Health Services Authority |
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| FICS | Fellow of the International College of Surgeons |
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| FITTA | Fixed Term Training Appointment |
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| FM | Facilities Management |
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| FOM | Faculty of Occupational Medicine of Royal College of Physicians |
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| FP | Family Physician |
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| FPA | Family Planning Association |
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| FPharmM | Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine |
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| FPHM | Faculty of Public Health Medicine |
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| FPS(1) | Family Planning Services |
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| FPS(2) | Family Practitioner Services |
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| FRCA | Fellow of the Royal College of Anaesthetists |
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| FRCGP | Fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners |
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| FRCO | Fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists |
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| FRCOG | Fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists |
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| FRCP | Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians |
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| FRCP(Ed) | Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh |
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| FRCP(Glasg) | Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Glasgow |
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| FRCPath | Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists |
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| FRCPCH | Fellow of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health |
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| FRCPE | Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of England |
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| FRCPI | Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland |
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| FRCPS(Glasg) | Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow |
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| FRCPsych | Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists |
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| FRCR | Fellow of the Royal College of Radiologists |
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| FRCS | Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons |
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| FRCS(Ed) | Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh |
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| FRCS(Glasg) | Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Glasgow |
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| FRCSE | Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England |
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| FRCSI | Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland |
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| FRFPSG | Fllow of the Royal Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow |
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| FRIPHH | Fellow of the Royal Institute of Public Health and Hygiene |
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| FRSH | Fellow of the Royal Society of Health |
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| FTA | Flexible Training Adviser |
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| FWATAG | Flexible Working And Training Advisory Group |
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| GDC | General Dental Council |
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| GDP | General Dental Practitioner |
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| GDS | General Dental Services |
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| GENECIS | General Clinical Information System |
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| GMC | General Medical Council |
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| GMP | General Medical Practitioner |
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| GMS | General Medical Services |
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| GMSC | General Medical Services Committee |
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| GOP | General Optical Council |
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| GOS | General Opthalmic Service |
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| GOsC | General Osteopathic Council |
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| GP | General Practice/Practitioner |
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| GPASS | General Practice Administration System Scotland |
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| GPFC | General Practice Finance Corporation |
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| GPFH | General Practice FundHolder |
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| GPMSS | General Practice Minimum System Specification |
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| GPT | General Professional Training |
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| GUM | Genito |
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| GWC | General Whitely Council |
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| HA | Health Authority |
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| HAS | Health Advisory Service |
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| HAZ | Health Action Zone |
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| HB | Health Board |
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| HBG | Health Benefit Group |
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| HC | Health Council |
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| HCAG | Hospital Consultants Advisory Group |
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| HCEU | Healthcare Evaluation Unit |
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| HCSC | Hospital and Community Health Services |
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| HDA | Health Development Agency |
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| HE(1) | Health Education |
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| HE(2) | Higher Education |
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| HEA | Health Education Authority |
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| HEBS | Health Education Board for Scotland |
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| HEFCE | Higher Education Funding Council for England |
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| HELMIS | Health Management Information Service |
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| HEO | Health Education Officer |
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| HES | Hospital Episode Statistics |
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| HFEA | Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority |
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| HFMA | Healthcare Financial Management Association |
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| HGAC | Human Genetics Advisory Commission |
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| HIBCC | Health Index Bar Code Council |
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| HImP | Health Improvement Programme (formerly HIP) |
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| HIS | Hospital Information System |
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| HISS | Hospital Information and Support System |
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| HJSC | Hospital Junior Staff Committee |
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| HL7 | Health Level 7 |
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| HMR | Hospital Medical Record |
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| HMT | Higher Medical Training |
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| HO | House Officer |
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| HPE | Higher Professional Education |
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| HPERU | Health Policy and Economic Research Unit |
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| HQHQ | Healthcare Quality Head Quarters |
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| HRG | Healthcare Resource Group |
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| HSAC | Health Service Advisory Committee |
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| HSC | Health Service Commissioner |
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| HSDU | Hospital Sterile and Disinfection Unit |
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| HSE | Health and Safety Executive |
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| HSG | Health Service Guidance |
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| HSI | Health Service Indicators |
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| HSJ | Health Service Journal |
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| HST | Higher Surgical Training |
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| HTA | Health Technology Assessment |
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| HTM | High Technology Medicine |
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| HV | Health Visitor |
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| IAGI | Intended Average Gross Income |
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| IANI | Intended Average Net Income |
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| IBMS | Institute of Biomedical Science |
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| ICD | International Classification of Disease |
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| ICP | Integrated Care Pathway |
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| ICU | Intensive Care Unit |
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| ICWS | Integrated Clinical Workstation |
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| IFM | Information for the Management of Healthcare |
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| IHCD | Institute of Health and Care Development |
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| IHE | International Health Exchange |
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| IHF | International Hospital Federation |
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| IHRIM | Institute of Health Record Information and Management |
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| IHSM | Institute of Health Service Management |
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| IIP | Investors in People |
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| IM&T | Information Management and Technology |
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| IMA | Irish Medical Association |
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| IP | In Patient |
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| IPR | Individual Performance Review |
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| IV | Independent Variable |
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| JANET | Joint Academic Network |
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| JCC(1) | Joint Consultants Committee |
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| JCC(2) | Joint Consultative Committee |
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| JCHMT | Joint Committee for Higher Medical Training |
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| JCHST | Joint Committee for Higher Surgical Training |
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| JCPTGP | Joint Committee on Postgraduate Training for General Practice |
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| JDC | Junior Doctors Committee |
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| JFC | Joint Formulary Committee |
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| JIP | Joint Investment Plan |
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| JISC | Joint Information Systems Committee |
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| JNC(J) | Joint Negotiating Committee on junior doctors terms and conditions of service |
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| JPAC | Joint Planning Advisory Committee |
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| LAH | Licentiate of Apothecaries |
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| LAPIS | Locality and Practice Information |
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| LAS | Locum Appointment Service |
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| LAT | Locum Appointment for Training |
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| LDC | Local Dental Committee |
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| LDS | Local Development Scheme |
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| LIS | Local Implementation Strategy |
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| LIZ EI | London Initiative Zone Educational Incentives |
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| LLMRCP | Licentiate and Licentiate in Midwifery of the Royal College of Physicians |
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| LLMRCS | Licentiate and Licentiate in Midwifery of the Royal College of Surgeons |
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| LMC(1) | Local Medical Committee |
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| LMC(2) | Licentiate of the Medical Council of the United Kingdom |
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| LMS | Licentiate of Medicine and Surgery |
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| LMSSA | Licentiate of Medicine and Surgery of the Society of Apothecaries |
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| LMWAGS | Local Medical Workforce Advisory Groups |
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| LOS | Length of Stay |
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| LRCP | Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians |
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| LRCP&S | Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons |
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| LRCS | Licentiate of the Royal College of Surgeons |
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| LREC | Local Research Ethics Committee |
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| LRFPS | Licentiate of the Royal Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons |
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| LTM | Learning to Manage Health information |
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| MAAG | Medical Audit Advisory Group |
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| MAAGB | Medical Artists Association of Great Britain |
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| MAC | Medical Advisory Committee |
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| MADEL | Medical and Dental Education Levy |
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| MADEN | Medical and Dental Education Network |
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| MAS | Minimal Access Surgery |
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| MASC(1) | Medical Academic Staff Committee |
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| MASC(2) | Medical Advisers Support Centre |
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| MB | Medicinae Baccalaureus (Bachelor of Medicine) |
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| MC | Medicines Commission |
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| MCA | Medical Control Agency |
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| MChD | Master of Dental Surgery |
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| MChOrth | Master of Orthopaedic Surgery |
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| MCOphth | Member of the College of Ophthalmologists |
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| MCPS | Memeber of the College of Physicians and Surgeons |
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| MCQ | Multiple Choice Questions |
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| MCRG | Medical Career Research Group |
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| MD | Medicinae Doctor (Doctor of Medicine) |
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| MDA | Medical Devices Agency |
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| MDD | Medical Device Directorate |
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| MDDUS | Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland |
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| MDS | Master of Dental Surgery |
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| MDU | Medical Defence Union |
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| MEC | Management Education for Clinicians |
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| MEDLARS | Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System |
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| MEQ | Modified Examination Question |
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| MESOL | Management Education Scheme by Open Learning |
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| MFOccM | Member of the Faculty of Occupational Medicine |
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| MFPharmM | Member of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine |
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| MFPHM | Member of the Faculty of Public Health Medicine |
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| MHAC | Mental Health Act Commission |
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| MIDIRS | Midwife Information and Resource Service |
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| MIG | Medical Information Group |
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| MIMS | Monthly Index of Medical Specialities |
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| MISG | Mental Illness Specific Grant |
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| MLSO | Medical Laboratory Scientific Officer |
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| MMed | Master of Medicine |
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| MMedPaed | Master of Medicine (Paediatrics) |
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| MMedSci | Master of Medical Science |
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| MMSAC | Medical Manpower Standing Advisory Committee |
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| MO | Medical Officer |
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| MPA | Medical Prescibing Adviser |
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| MPC | Medical Practices Committee |
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| MPH | Master of Public Health |
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| MPharm | Master of Pharmacy |
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| MPhil | Master of Philosophy |
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| MPS | Medical Protection Society |
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| MPT | Maximum Part Time |
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| MRC | Medical Research Council |
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| MRCA | Member of the Royal College of Anaesthetists |
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| MRCGP | Member of the Royal College of General Practitioners |
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| MRCO | Member of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists |
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| MRCOG | Member of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists |
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| MRCP | Member of the Royal College of Physicians |
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| MRCPath | Member of the Royal College of Pathologists |
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| MRCPCH | Member of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health |
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| MRCPsych | Member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists |
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| MRCR | Member of the Royal College of Radiologists |
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| MRCS | Member of the Royal College of Surgeons |
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| MREC | Multicentre Research Ethics Committee |
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| MRI | Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
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| MRO | Medical Records Officer |
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| MSAC | Maternity Services Advisory Committee |
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| MSc | Master of Science |
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| MSLC | Maternity Services Liaison Committee |
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| MUSCLE | Multi |
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| MWC | Mental Welfare Commission |
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| MWCS | Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland |
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| MWSAC | Medical Workforce Standing Advisory Committee |
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| MWSAG | Medical Workforce Standing Advisory Group |
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| NACGP | National Association of Commisioning General Practitioners |
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| NACPME | National Advice Centre for Postgraduate Education |
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| NACT | National Association of Clinical Tutors |
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| NAFHP | National Association of Fundholding Practices |
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| NAGPT | National Association of General Practice Tutors |
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| NAHAT | National Association of Hospital Authorities and Trusts |
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| NAO | National Audit Office |
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| NAPMECA | National Association of Postgraduate Medical Education Centre Administration |
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| NATN(1) | National Association of Theatre Nurses |
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| NATN(2) | National Association of Training Nurses |
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| NBS | National Board for nursing, midwifery and health visiting for Scotland |
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| NBTS | National Blood Transfusion Service |
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| NCCA | National Centre for Clinical Audit |
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| NCCG | Non |
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| NCEPOD | National Confidential Enquiry into Peri |
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| NCMO | National Case Mix Office |
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| NCT | National Childbirth Trust |
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| NEAT | New and Emerging Applications of Technologies |
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| NED | Non |
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| NeLH | National Electronic Library for Health |
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| NF | Nuffield Foundation |
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| NHD | Notional Half Day |
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| NHS | National Health Service |
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| NHS(S) | National Health Service in Scotland |
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| NHSAR | National Health Service Administrative Register |
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| NHSCCC | National Health Service for Coding and Classification |
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| NHSCR | National Health Service Central Register |
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| NHSCRD | National Heath Service Centre for Reviews and Dissemination |
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| NHSE | National Health Service Executive |
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| NHSEED | National Health Service Economic Evaluation Database |
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| NHSEHU | National Health Service Ethical Health Unit |
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| NHSIA | National Health Service Information Authority |
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| NHSIMC | National Health Service Information Centre |
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| NHSLA | National Health Service Litigation Authority |
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| NHSME | National Health Service Management Executive |
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| NHSS | National Health Service Supplies |
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| NHST | National Health Service Trust |
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| NHSTD | National Health Service Training Directorate |
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| NHSTF | National Health Service Trust Federation |
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| NHSTU | National Health Service Training Unit |
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| NICARE | Northern Ireland Centre for Health Care Co |
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| NICE(1) | National Institute for Clinical Excellence |
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| NICE(2) | Northern Institute for Continuing Education |
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| NIH(1) | National Institute of Health |
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| NIH(2) | Nuffield Institute for Health |
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| NMAC | National Medical Advisory Committee |
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| NMET | Non |
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| NMIS | Nurse Management Information System |
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| NNT | Number Needed to Treat |
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| NPA | National Pharmaceutical Association |
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| NPCRDC | National Primary Care Research and Development Centre |
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| NPT | Near Patient Testing |
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| NRE | Non |
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| NRPB | National Radiological Protection Board |
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| NRR | National Research Register |
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| NSCAG | National Specialist Commissioning Advisory Group |
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| NSF(1) | National Service Framework |
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| NSF(2) | National Schizophrenia Fellowship |
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| NSF(S) | National Schizophrenia Fellowship (Scotland) |
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| NSV | National Supplies Vocabulary |
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| NTN | National Training Number |
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| NTTRL | National Tissue Typing Reference Laboratory |
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| NWCS | National Health Service |
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| OAT | Out of Area Transfer |
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| ODA | Overseas Doctors Agency |
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| ODP | Operating Department Practitioner |
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| ODTS | Overseas Doctors Training Scheme |
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| OH | Occupational Health |
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| OHE | Office of Health Economics |
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| OHS | Occupational Health Service |
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| OMP | Opthalmic Medical Practitioner |
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| ONS | Office for National Statistics |
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| OP | Out |
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| OPCS | Office of Population, Census and Surveys |
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| OPD | Outpatient Department |
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| OR | Operation Research |
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| OSCE | Objective Structured Clinical Examination |
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| OT | Occupational Therapist/Therapy |
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| PA | Patients Association |
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| PACT | Prescription Analysis and Cost Tabulation |
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| PAM | Profession Allied to Medicine |
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| PAS | Patient Adminstration System |
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| PBL | Practice |
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| PCAG | Primary Care Audit Group |
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| PCAPS | Primary Care Act Pilots |
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| PCCG | Primary Care Co |
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| PCG | Primary Care Group |
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| PCT | Primary Care Trust |
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| PDC | Public Dividend Capital |
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| PDP | Personal Development Plan |
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| PESC | Public Expenditure Survey Committee |
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| PFC | Patient Focused Care |
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| PFI | Private Finance Initiative |
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| PFMA | Practice Fund Management Allowance |
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| PGCME | Postgraduate and Continuing Medical Education |
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| PGD | Postgraduate Dean |
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| PGEA | Postgraduate Education Allowance |
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| PGMDE | Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education |
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| PHA | Public Health Alliance |
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| PHC | Primary HealthCare |
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| PHCSG | Primary Health Care Specialist Group |
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| PHCT | Primary Health Care Team |
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| PhD | Philosophiae Doctor (Doctor of Philosophy) |
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| PHL | Public Health Laboratory |
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| PHLS | Public Health Laboratory Service |
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| PHPU | Public Health Policy Unit |
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| PHRU | Public Health Resource Unit |
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| PHSS | Personal Health Summary System |
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| PIG | Policy Implementation Groups |
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| PLAB | Professional and Linguisitic Assessment Board |
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| PLP | Personal Learning Plan |
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| PMI | Private Medical Insurance |
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| PMR | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation |
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| PMS | Personal Medical Services |
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| POM | Prescription |
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| POPUMET | Protection of Persons Undergoing Medical Examination |
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| PPA | Prescription Pricing Authority |
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| PPDP | Practice Professional Development Plan |
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| PPM | Planned Preventative Maintenance |
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| PPO | Preferred Provider Organisation |
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| PPP | Private Patients Plan |
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| PPR | Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme |
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| PRB | Pay Review Body |
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| PREPP | Post Registration Education and Preparation for Practice |
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| PRHO | Pre |
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| PRINCE | Projects in Controlled Environments |
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| PSI | Policy Studies Institute |
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| PSL | Period of Study Leave |
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| PSM | Professions Supplementary to Medicine |
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| PSNC | Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee |
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| PTS | Patient Transport Services |
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| PYA | Penultimate Year Assessment |
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| RA | Research Associate |
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| RAE | Research Assessment Exercise |
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| RASP | Resource Allocation and Service Planning |
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| RAWP | Resource Allocation Working Party |
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| RB | Representative Body |
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| RCA | Royal College of Anaesthetists |
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| RCCS | Reid Clinical Classification System |
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| RCGP | Royal College of General Practitioners |
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| RCM | Royal College of Midwives |
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| RCN | Royal College of Nursing |
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| RCOG | Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists |
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| RCOphth | Royal College of Ophthalmologists |
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| RCP | Royal College of Physicians |
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| RCPath | Royal College of Pathologists |
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| RCPCH | Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health |
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| RCPsych | Royal College of Psychiatrists |
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| RCR | Royal College of Radiologists |
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| RCS | Royal College of Surgeons |
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| RCT | Randomised Controlled Trial |
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| RDPGPE | Regional Director of Postgraduate General Practice Education |
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| REA | Regional Education Adviser |
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| REAL | Research, Education, Audit, Libraries |
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| REDG | Regional Education and Development Group |
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| RFA | Requirements for Accreditation |
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| RGN | Registered General Nurse |
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| RHA | Regional Health Authority |
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| RIPA | Royal Institute of Public Administration |
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| RIPHH | Royal Institute of Public Health and Hygiene |
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| RITA | Record of In |
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| RMN | Registered Mental Nurse |
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| RMO(1) | Resident Medical Officer |
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| RMO(2) | Responsible Medical Officer |
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| RN | Registered Nurse |
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| RNMH | Registered Nurse for the Mentally Handicapped |
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| RO | Regional Office |
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| ROE | Regional Office for Europe |
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| RPGD | Regional Postgraduate Dean |
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| RPSGB | Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain |
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| RR | Relative Risk |
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| RSCN | Registered Sick Childrens Nurse |
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| RSH | Royal Society of Health |
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| RSI | Repetitive Strain Injury |
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| RSM | Royal Society of Medicine |
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| SAC | Specialty Advisory Committee |
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| SAGNIS | Strategic Advisory Group for Nursing Information Systems |
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| SAHC | Scottish Association of Health Councils |
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| SAMH | Scottish Association of Mental Health |
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| SAPHE | Self Assessment in Professional and Higher Education |
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| SCBU | Special Care Baby Unit |
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| ScHARR | School of Health and Related Research |
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| SCM | Specialist in Community Medicine |
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| SCMO | Senior Clinical Medical Officer |
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| SCODA | Standing Conference on Drug Abuse |
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| SCOPME | Standing Committee on Postgraduate Medical Education |
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| SCPMDE | Scottish Council for Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education |
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| SEC | Specialist Education Committee |
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| SEPHO | South East Public Health Observatory |
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| SERNIP | Safety and Efficiency of New Interventional Procedures |
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| SFF | Service Financial Framework |
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| SGHT | Standing Group on Health Technology |
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| SGUMDER | Standing Group on Undergraduate Medical and Dental Education and Research |
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| SHA | Special Health Authority |
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| SHARE | Scottish Health Authorities Revenue Equalisation |
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| SHAS | Scottish Health Advisory Service |
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| SHMO | Senior Hospital Medical Officer |
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| SHO | Senior House Officer |
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| SI | Statutory Instrument |
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| SIFT | Service Increment for Teaching |
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| SIFTR | Service Increment for Teaching and Research |
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| SIS | Supplies Information Service |
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| SLA | Service Level Agreement |
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| SMAC | Standing Medical Advisory Committee |
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| SMO | Senior Medical Officer |
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| SMR | Standardised Mortality Ratio |
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| SNMAC | Standing Nursing and Midwifery Advisory Committee |
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| SNTN | Scottish National Training Number |
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| SODoH | Scottish Department of Health |
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| SOHHD | Scottish Home Office and Health Department |
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| SPA | Scottish Prescribing Analysis |
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| SpR | Specialist Registrar |
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| SR(1) | Senior Registrar |
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| SR(2) | Society of Radiographers |
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| SRD | State Registered Dietician |
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| SSA | Standard Spending Assessment |
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| STA | Specialist Training Authority |
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| STC | Specialty Training Committee |
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| STG | Special Transitional Grant |
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| SWAG | Specialist Working Advisory Group |
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| SWG | Specialty Working Group |
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| T and O | Trauma and Orthopaedics |
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| TEL | Trust Executive Letter |
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| TIPPLE | Trent Institute of InterProfessional Practice Learning and Education |
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| TPD | Training Programme Director |
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| TRiP | Turning Research into Practice |
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| TSSU | Theatre Sterile Supplies Unit |
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| TWES | Training and Work Experience Scheme |
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| UCAS | Universities College Admission Service |
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| UEMS | Union Européenne des Médecins Spécialistes (European Union of Medical Specialists) |
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| UGM | Unit General Manager |
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| UKCC | United Kingdom Central Council for nursing, midwifery and health visiting |
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| UKTSSA | United Kingdom Transplant Support Service Authority |
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| ULTRA | Unrelated Live Transplant Regulatory Authority |
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| UTD | Unit Training Director |
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| UTG | Unified Training Grade |
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| UTH | University Teaching Hospital |
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| VSC | Voluntary Service Co |
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| WAHAT | Welsh Association of Health Authorities and Trusts |
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| WFP | Working for Patients |
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| WGSMT | Working Group on Specialist Medical Training |
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| WHCSA | Welsh Health Common Services Agency |
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| WHIN | Women's Health Information Service |
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| WHO | World Health Organisation |
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| WIST | Women in Surgical Training Scheme |
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| WONCA | World Organisation of National Colleges Academies and academic associations of general practitioners / family physicians |
|---|
| WTI | Waiting Time Initiative |
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| YCS | Young Chronic Sick |
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| YDU | Young Disabled Unit |
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