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