| Acronym | Phrase | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| F2F | Face to Face contact rather than electronic communication | ||
| FAB | Frailty Assessment Base | ||
| FAC | Fractional Area Change | ||
| FACA | Fair Access to Care Services | ||
| FACE | Families Acting for Change in Essex | ||
| FACS | Fair Access to Care Service | ||
| FACT | Focus on Alternative and Complimentary Therapies | ||
| FACT | Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapies | ||
| FACT G | Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy -General | ||
| FAE | Finished Admission Episode | ||
| FANS | Family and Neighbourhood Study | ||
| FAQ | Frequently Asked Questions | ||
| FAS | Foetal Alcohol Syndrome | ||
| FAST | Face, Arms, Speech Test | ||
| FAU | Frailty Assessment Unit | ||
| FB | Foreign Body | ||
| FBC | Full Blood Count | ||
| FBC | Full Business Case | ||
| FCE | Finished Consultant Episode | ||
| FCN | Free Choice Network | ||
| FCP | First Contact Practitioners | ||
| FCSS | Family Carer Support Service | ||
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration. The Competent Authority in the United States, giving authorisation to conduct clinical trials and issuing marketing licences | ||
| FDS | Faster Diagnosis Standard | ||
| FDT | First Definitive Treatment | ||
| FENO | Fractional Expired Nitric Oxide (for Asthma testing) | ||
| FESC | Framework for Procuring External Support for Commissioners | ||
| FEV1 | Forced Expiratory Volume in One Second | ||
| FFT | Friends and Family Test | ||
| FGCW | Feeling Good & Caring Well | ||
| FGM | Female Genital Mutilation | ||
| FH | Family History | ||
| FH | Familial Hypercholesterolemia. Genetic disorder which results in high blood levels of low-density lipoprotein (bad cholesterol) | ||
| FHC | Funded Health Care | ||
| FHS | Family Health Services | ||
| FIHR | Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources | ||
| FIMS | Financial Information Management System | ||
| FIT | Faecal Immunochemical Test | ||
| FLT | Family Liaison Team | ||
| FM | Forced Marriage | ||
| FMCH | Fetal, Maternal and Child Health | ||
| FMP | Financial Management Programme | ||
| FMU | Forced Marriage Unit | ||
| FNA | Fine Needle Aspiration | ||
| FNAC | Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology | ||
| FNC | Funded Nursing Care | ||
| FNE | Fiberoptic Nasal Endoscopy | ||
| FNP | Family Nurse Partnership | ||
| FNP | Family Nurse Practitioner | ||
| FOBT | Faecal Occult Blood Test | ||
| FOI | Freedom of Information | ||
| FOIA | Freedom of Information Act | ||
| FOM | Future Operating Model | ||
| FP | Fellowships Programme | ||
| FPA | Faculty of Physician Associates | ||
| FPNC | Free Personal and Nursing Care | ||
| FPPR | Fit and Proper Persons Requirement for Directors | ||
| FRA | Fire Risk Assessment | ||
| FRCA | Fellow of the Royal College of Anaesthetists | ||
| FRCGP | Fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners | ||
| FRCO | Fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists | ||
| FRCOG | Fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists | ||
| FRCP | Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians | ||
| FRCS | Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons | ||
| FREED | First Episode and Rapid Early Intervention for Eating Disorders | ||
| FREM | Financial Reporting Manual | ||
| FRF | Financial Recovery Fund | ||
| FRP | Financial Recovery Plan | ||
| FRR | Financial Risk Rating | ||
| FRS | First Response Service | ||
| FSA | Food Standards Agency | ||
| FSRR | Financial and Sustainability Risk Rating | ||
| FT | Foundation Trust | ||
| FTD | First Definitive Treatment | ||
| FTE | Full Time Employees | ||
| FTE | Full Time Equivalent | ||
| FTFF | Foundation Trust Financing Facility | ||
| FTGA | Financial Trust Governor’s Association | ||
| FTGA | Foundation Trust Governors' Association | ||
| FTN | Foundation Trust Network | ||
| FTO | Freedom To Operate | ||
| FU | Follow-Up | ||
| FVC | Forced Vital Capacity | ||
| FWB | Full Weight Bearing | ||
| FY | Foundation Year | ||
| FY1, 2, 3 | Foundation Doctor | ||
| FYE | For Year Ending | ||
| FYFV | Five Year Forward View |
A connected and experienced group of people aiming to influence regional NHS strategy by presenting patient, carer and family perspectives.