A&E |
Accident and Emergency |
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A&G |
Advice and Guidance |
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A&I |
Assessment & Intervention Team |
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A.C |
Before Meals |
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AAA |
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm |
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AAC |
Accelerated Access Collaborative |
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AAC |
Advisory Appointments Committee |
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AAC |
Augmented and Alternative Communication |
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AACE |
Association of Ambulance Chief Executives |
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AAGBI |
Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain |
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AAND |
Allow A Natural Death |
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AAP |
Associate Ambulance Practitioner |
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AAR |
Accelerated Access Review |
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AAR |
After Action Review |
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AARCA |
Assisting Adult Recovery from Childhood Abuse |
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AAU |
Acute Assessment Unit |
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ABC |
Airways, Breathing, Circulation |
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ABE |
Achieving Best Evidence |
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ABHI |
Association of British Healthcare Industries |
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ABI |
Association of British Insurers |
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ABM |
Activity-Based Management |
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ABN |
Association of British Neurologists |
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ABPI |
Ankle Brachial Pressure Index |
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ABPI |
Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry |
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ABPM |
Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring |
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ABPS |
Associate British Psychological society |
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ABS |
Affect Balance Scale |
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ABS |
Association of Breast Surgeons |
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ABX |
Antibiotics |
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AC |
Anticipatory Care |
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AC |
Audit Commission |
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ACAC |
Area Clinical Audit Committee |
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ACAD |
Ambulatory Care and Diagnostic unit |
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ACAS |
Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service |
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ACC |
Acute Care Collaborations |
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ACC |
Adult Critical Care |
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ACCEA |
Advisory Committee on Clinical Excellence Awards |
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ACCEND |
Aspirant Cancer Career and Education Development |
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ACCORD |
Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes |
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ACCSEM |
Acute Care Common Stem Emergency Training |
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ACDP |
Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens |
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ACE |
Accelerate, Coordinate, Evaluate |
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ACE |
Anglia Community Enterprise |
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ACE |
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme (for lowering blood pressure) |
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ACE |
Adverse Childhood Event |
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ACE-Inhibitor or ACE-I |
Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitor |
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ACED |
International Alliance for Cancer Early Detection |
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ACEVO |
Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations |
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ACFS |
Academic Clinical Fellowships |
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ACG |
Adjusted Clinical Group |
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ACLS |
Advanced Coronary Life Support |
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ACNP |
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner |
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ACNU |
Additional Condition for Non-Prescription Use |
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ACO |
Accountable Care Organisation |
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ACP |
Accountable Care Partnerships |
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ACP |
Advanced Care Plan |
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ACP |
Advanced Clinical Practice |
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ACP |
Advanced Clinical Practitioner (Nurse, Physiotherapist) |
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ACPGBI |
Associations of Coloproctologists of Great Britain and Ireland |
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ACPO |
Association of Chief Police Officers |
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ACR |
Albumin Creatinine Ratio |
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ACRA |
Advisory Committee on Resource Allocation |
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ACS |
Acute Coronary Syndrome |
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ACS |
Accountable Care System |
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ACS |
Adult and Community Services |
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ACS |
Ambulatory Care-Sensitive (conditions) |
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ACSC |
Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions |
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ACT |
Activated Clotting Time |
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ACT |
Acute Commissioning Team |
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ACT |
Alcohol Care Team |
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ACTIVE-W |
Atrial Fibrillation Clopidogrel Trial with Irbesartan for Prevention of Vascular Events |
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ACU |
Ambulatory Care Unit |
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AD |
Associate Director |
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ADA |
After Death Analysis |
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ADAS |
Alcohol and Drug Advisory Service |
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ADASS |
Association of Directors of Adult Social Services |
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ADC |
Antibody Drug Conjugates |
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ADCS |
Association of Directors of Children's Services |
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AdCTX |
Adjuvant Chemotherapy |
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ADE |
Adverse Drug Event |
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ADFAM |
Improving Support for Families Affected by Alcohol and Drugs |
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ADHD |
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
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ADL |
Activities of Daily Living |
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ADM |
Admission |
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ADON |
Associate Director of Nursing |
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ADPF |
Adjusted Disease Prevalence Factor |
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ADPKD |
Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease |
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ADR |
Adverse Drug Reaction |
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ADRT |
Advanced Decision to Refuse Treatment |
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ADSM |
Anxiety Disorder Specific Measure |
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ADT |
Admissions, Discharges and Transfers |
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AE |
Accident & Emergency |
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AE |
Auto-Enrolment |
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AEC |
Ambulatory Emergency Care |
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AECU |
Ambulatory Emergency Care Unit |
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AED |
Antiepileptic Drugs |
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AED |
Automated External Defibrillator |
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AED |
Adult Eating Disorder |
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AF |
Atrial Fibrillation |
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AFC |
Age Friendly City |
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AfC |
Agenda for Change |
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AFE |
Amniotic Fluid Embolism |
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AfFC |
Action for Family Carers |
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AFiUK |
African Families in the UK |
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AFP |
Alpha Fetoprotein Tumour Marker |
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AfPP |
Association for Perioperative Practice |
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AGM |
Annual General Meeting |
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AGNSS |
Advisory Group for National Specialised Services |
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AGP |
Aerosol Generating Products |
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AGS |
Annual Governance Statement |
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AHCS |
Academy for Healthcare Science |
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AHM |
Associated Hospital Manager |
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AHP |
Allied Health Professionals |
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AHP |
Nursing and Allied Health Professional |
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AHSC |
Academic Health Science Centre |
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AHSN |
Academic Health Science Network |
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AI |
Appreciative Inquiry |
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AI |
Artificial Intelligence |
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AIMS |
Association for Improvements in Maternity Services |
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AIR |
Adverse Incident Reporting |
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AIR |
Annual Innovation Report (Strategic Health Authority) |
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AIS |
Abbreviated Injury Scale |
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AIS |
Accessible Information Standard |
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AK |
Actinic Keratosis (skin cancer) |
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AKI |
Acute Kidney Injury |
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ALA |
Association of Local Authorities |
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ALB |
Arm’s-Length Body |
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ALBS |
Arm’s Length Bodies |
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ALC |
Alternative Level of Care |
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ALE |
Auditors’ Local Evaluation |
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ALERT |
Acute Life-Threatening Events – Recognition and Treatment |
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ALL |
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia |
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ALOS |
Average Length of Stay |
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ALP |
Alkaline Phosphatase (protein in blood) |
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ALS |
Advanced Life Support |
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ALT |
Alanine Trensferase Enzyme in liver which is the best test for hepatitis |
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ALT |
Assisted Living Technology |
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ALTO |
Arm's-Length Trading Organisation |
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AM |
Assembly Member |
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AMA |
American Medical Association |
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AMC |
Annual Management Charge |
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AMD |
Age Related Macular Degenerative |
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AME |
Annually Managed Expenditure |
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AMHP |
Approved Mental Health Professional |
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AMIRVI |
Acute Myocardial Infarction with Right Ventricular Involvement |
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AML |
Additional Maternity Leave |
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AMM |
Annual Members Meeting |
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AMO |
Assistant Medical Officer |
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AMPHP |
Advanced Medical Priority Dispatch System |
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AMR |
Antimicrobial Resistance |
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AMRC |
Association of Medical Research Charities |
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AMS |
Acute Medical Service |
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AMS |
Antimicrobial Stewardship |
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AMS |
Academy of Medical Sciences |
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AMU |
Acute Medical Unit |
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AN |
Atypical Naevus (skin cancer) |
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AN |
Anorexia Nervosa |
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ANA |
Apprentice Nursing Associate |
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AND |
Allow Natural Death |
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ANOVA |
Analysis of Variance |
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ANP |
Advanced Nurse Practitioner |
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ANTT |
Aseptic Non-Touch Technique |
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AO |
Accountable Officer |
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AO1 |
Assistance of one |
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AOC |
Administrator On Call |
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AODL |
Activities of Daily Life |
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AoMRC |
Academy of Medical Royal Colleges |
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AON |
Assessment of Needs |
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AOP |
Adults and Older People |
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AOS |
Acute Oncology Services |
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AOT |
Adolescent Outreach Team |
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AP |
Assistant Practitioner |
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APB |
Autism Partnership Board |
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APC |
Admitted Patient Care |
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APC |
Area Prescribing Committee |
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APHO |
Association of Public Health Observatories |
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API |
Application Programming Interface |
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APL |
Additional Paternity Leave |
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APL |
Adjustment Pressure Limiting |
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APMS |
Alternative Provider Medical Services |
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APPG |
All Party Parliamentary Group |
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APRN |
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse |
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APT |
Anatomical Pathology Technologist |
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APTT |
Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time |
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AQ |
Advanced Quality |
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AQI |
Ambulance Quality Indicator |
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AQN |
Activity Query Notice (issued by CCG) |
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AQP |
Any Qualified Provider |
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AQuA |
Advancing Quality Alliance |
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AR |
Adverse Reaction |
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AR |
Androgen Receptor |
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AR |
Aortic Regurgitation |
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AR |
Annual Report |
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ARA |
Annual Report and Account |
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ARAC |
Audit and Risk Assurance Committee |
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ARB |
Angiotensin Receptor Blocker |
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ARC |
Applied Research Collaboration |
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ARCP |
Annual Review of Competency Progression |
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ARDS |
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome |
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ARF |
Accelerated Reform Fund |
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ARG |
Adult Reference Group |
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ARK |
Antibiotic Review Kit |
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ARR |
Absolute Risk Reduction |
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ARRS |
Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme |
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ARSAC |
Administration of Radioactive Substances Advisory Committee |
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ARTP |
Association for Respiratory Technology Physiology |
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ARU |
Anglia Ruskin University Trust |
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ARUK |
Alzheimer’s Research UK |
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ARV |
Androgen Receptor Variant |
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ASA |
Ambulance Service Association |
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ASC |
Altered State of Consciousness |
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ASC |
Advice and Representation Services for Children and Young People |
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ASC |
Autism Spectrum Condition |
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ASCOF |
Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework |
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ASD |
Autistic Spectrum Disorder |
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ASG |
Allocations Steering Group |
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ASH |
Accredited Safe Haven |
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ASI |
Appointment Slot Issues |
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ASN |
Ambulance Service Network |
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ASPC |
Association of Surgeons in Primary Care |
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ASPH |
Ashford and St. Peters Hospital |
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ASPiH |
Association for Simulated Practice In Healthcare |
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ASQ |
Ages & Stages Questionnaire |
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ASR |
Asylum Seekers & Refugees |
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ASR |
Annual Safety Report |
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ASSIST |
Assertive Intervention Stabilisation Team |
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ASSKING |
Assessment of Surface and Skin Inspection, Keep Moving Incontinence Nutrition Guidance |
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ASSURA |
Company who manage NHS property |
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AST |
Asthma |
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AST |
Admin Support Team |
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ASTRO-PU |
Age, Sex, Temporary Resident Originated. Weighted statistical method of comparing GP practice prescribing data |
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AT |
Area Team |
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ATC |
Antithrombotic Trialists Collaboration |
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ATF |
Achievement Through Football |
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ATIMP |
Advanced Therapy Investigational Medicinal Products |
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ATLS |
Advance Trauma Life Support |
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ATMIST |
Age, Time of Onset, Mechanism, Injuries Sustained, Treatment and Trends (handover from paramedics) |
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ATMP |
Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products |
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ATO |
Assistant Technical Officer |
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ATO |
Assistant Theatre Operator |
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ATSP |
Asked to See Patient |
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ATTC |
Advanced Therapy Treatment Centre |
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ATW |
Access to Work |
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AUA |
American Urological Association |
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AUKUH |
Association of UK University Hospitals |
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AUR |
Acute Urinary Retention |
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AUR |
Appliance Use Review |
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AV |
Atrioventricular |
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AVR |
Accredited Voluntary Registers |
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AWD |
Agency Workers Directive |
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AWD |
Acting Workforce Director |
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AWOC |
Ageing Without Children |
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AWOL |
Absent Without Leave |
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AWP |
Any Willing Provider |
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AWR |
Agency Workers Regulations |
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AXR |
Abdominal X-Ray |
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