NHS Abbreviations | Acronyms
Please find below a list of acronyms which you may come across in your role at Healthwatch.
A
Abbreviation
|
Term
|
| AAU |
Acute Assessment Unit |
| A&E |
Accident & Emergency |
| ABCD |
Asset Based Community Development |
| ACS |
Ambulatory Care Sensitive (conditions) |
| ACU |
Ambulatory Care Unit |
| AD |
Assistant Director |
| ADASS |
Association of Directors of Adult Social Services |
| ADPH |
Association of Directors of Public Health |
| AEDB |
A&E Delivery Board |
| AGM |
Annual General Meeting |
| AH |
Acute Hospital |
| AHP |
Allied Health Professional |
| AIC |
Aligned Incentive Contract |
| ALPS |
Acute Liaison Psychiatric Service |
| AMR |
Antimicrobial Resistance |
| AMU |
Acute Medical Unit |
| ANP |
Advanced Nurse Practitioner |
| APMS |
Alternative Provider of Medical Services |
| AQP |
Any Qualified Provider |
| AR |
Active Recovery Beds |
| ASC |
Adult Social Care |
| BAF |
Board Assurance Framework |
B
Abbreviation
|
Term
|
| BCF |
Better Care Fund |
| BMA |
British Medical Association |
| BME |
Black and Ethnic Minority |
| BP |
Blood Pressure |
C
Abbreviation
|
Term
|
| CAMHS |
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services |
| CBT |
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy |
| CCG |
Clinical Commissioning Group |
| CD |
Clinical Director |
| CDI |
Clostridium Difficile Infection |
| CDiff |
Clostridium Difficile |
| C&E |
Communications and Engagement |
| CEP |
Capped Expenditure Process |
| CH |
Care Hub |
| CHC |
Continuing Healthcare |
| CHCP |
City Healthcare Partnership |
| CHD |
Coronary Heart Disease |
| CMB |
Contract Management Board |
| CMHS |
Community and Mental Health Services |
| CMO |
Chief Medical Officer |
| CNO |
Chief Nursing Officer |
| CoM |
Council of Members |
| CPA |
Clinical Pathology Accreditation / Care Program Approach |
| CP-IS |
Child Protection – Information Sharing |
| CQC |
Care Quality Commission |
| CQUIN |
Commissioning for Quality and Innovation |
| CSS |
Commissioning Support Service |
| CSU |
Commissioning Support Unit |
| CVD |
Cardiovascular Disease |
| CWT |
Cancer Waiting Times |
| CYP |
Children & Young People |
D
Abbreviation
|
Term
|
| DES |
Directed Enhanced Service |
| DHSC |
Department of Health and Social Care |
| DNA |
Did Not Attend |
| DoLS |
Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards |
| DOS |
Directory of Services |
| DPH |
Director of Public Health |
| DTA |
Decision to Admit |
| DTOC |
Delayed Transfer of Care |
E
Abbreviation
|
Term
|
| EAU |
Elderly Assessment Unit |
| ECIP |
Emergency Care Improvement Programme |
| ECIST |
Emergency Care Intensive Support Team |
| ED |
Emergency Department |
| ENT |
Ear, Nose and Throat |
| ERCH |
East Riding Community Hospital |
| ERS |
E-Referral Service |
| ERY |
East Riding of Yorkshire |
| ERYCCG |
NHS East Riding of Yorkshire Clinical Commissioning Group |
| ETTF |
Estates and Technology Transformation Fund |
F
Abbreviation
|
Term
|
| FCP |
First Contact Practitioner |
| FFCE |
First Finished Consultant Episode (admissions) |
| FFT |
Friends and Family Test |
| FOI |
Freedom of Information |
| FRP |
Financial Recovery Plan |
| FT |
Foundation Trust |
G
Abbreviation
|
Term
|
| GDPR |
General Data Protection Regulation |
| GMC |
General Medical Council |
| GMS |
General Medical Services |
| GP |
General Practitioner |
| GP OOH |
General Practice Out-of-Hours Service |
| GPFV |
General Practice Forward View |
| GPhC |
General Pharmaceutical Council |
| GPwSI |
General Practitioner with Special Interest |
H
Abbreviation
|
Term
|
| HAR |
Health Active Recovery beds |
| HCAI |
Healthcare Acquired Infection |
| HEE |
Health Education England |
| HEREN |
Hull and East Riding Equality Network |
| HFT |
Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust |
| HIC |
High Impact Changes |
| HFT |
Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust |
| HPA |
Health Protection Agency |
| HSCIC |
Health & Social Care Information Centre |
| HUTH |
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust |
| HSCIC |
Health & Social Care Information Centre |
| HW |
Healthwatch |
| HWBB |
Health and Wellbeing Board |
| HWERY |
Healthwatch East Riding of Yorkshire |
| HYMS |
Hull and York Medical School |
I
Abbreviation
|
Term
|
| IAPT |
Improving Access to Psychological Therapies |
| IBCF |
Integrated Better Care Fund |
| ICAS |
Independent Complaints Advocacy Service |
| ICP |
Integrated Care Pathway |
| ICT |
Information and Communication Technology |
| ICU |
Intensive Care Unit |
| IFR |
Individual Funding Requests |
| IP |
In-patient |
| IPC |
Infection Prevention Control |
| IST |
Intensive Support Team |
| IUC |
Integrated Urgent Care |
J
Abbreviation
|
Term
|
| JSNA |
Joint Strategic Needs Assessment |
K
Abbreviation
|
Term
|
| KPI (s) |
Key Performance Indicators (s) |
L
Abbreviation
|
Term
|
| LCF |
Locality Commissioning Forum |
| LD |
Learning Disabilities |
| LES |
Local Enhanced Services |
| LDC |
Local Dental Committee |
| LDR |
Local Digital Roadmap |
| LMC |
Local Medical Committee |
| LOC |
Local Optometry Committee |
| LPC |
Local Pharmaceutical Committee |
| LRTI |
Lower Respiratory Tract Infection |
| LSCB |
Local Safeguarding Children Board |
| LTC |
Long term condition |
| LTHFT |
Leeds Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust |
M
Abbreviation
|
Term
|
| MAS |
Memory Assessment Service |
| MBU |
Mother and Baby Units |
| MCI |
Mild Cognitive Impairment |
| MCP |
Multi-Speciality Community Providers |
| MDT |
Multi-Disciplinary Team |
| MECC |
Making Every Contact Count |
| MH |
Mental Health |
| MIU |
Minor Injuries Unit |
| MMR |
Measles, Mumps, Rubella |
| MMS |
Multi Morbidity Service |
| MRI |
Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
| MRSA |
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus |
| MSSA |
Methicillin Sensitive Staphylococcus Aureus |
| MVP |
Maternity Voices Partnership |
N
Abbreviation
|
Term
|
| NGO |
Non-Governmental Organisation |
| NHAIS |
National Health Applications and Infrastructure Services (‘Exeter’ System) |
| NHS |
National Health Service |
| NHSE |
NHS England |
| NHSI |
NHS Improvement |
| NICE |
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence |
| NICU |
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit |
| NIHR |
National Institute for Health Research |
| NLaG | NLGH |
Northern Lincolnshire & Goole NHS Foundation Trust |
| NMC |
The Nursing and Midwifery Council |
| NQB |
National Quality Board |
| NRLS |
National Reporting and Learning System |
| NYH |
North Yorkshire & Humber |
N
Abbreviation
|
Term
|
| OD |
Organisational Development |
| ONS |
Office for National Statistics |
| OOA |
Out of Area |
| OOH |
Out of hours |
| OSC |
Overview and Scrutiny Committee |
| OT |
Occupational Therapist |
P
Abbreviation
|
Term
|
| PA |
Physician Associate |
| PBR |
Payment by Results |
| PC |
Palliative Care beds |
| PCCC |
Primary Care Commissioning Committee |
| PCDG |
Primary Care Development Group |
| PCJCC |
Primary Care Joint Commissioning Committee |
| PCMD |
Primary Care Mortality Database |
| PCN |
Primary Care Network |
| PCN CD |
Primary Care Network Clinical Director |
| PEC |
Productive Elective Care (CCG Transformation Programme Area) |
| PBH |
Personal Health Budgets |
| PHE |
Public Health England |
| PICU |
Paediatric Intensive Care Unit |
| PM |
Practice Manager |
| PMO |
Project Management Office |
| PMS |
Personal Medical Services |
| PPG |
Patient Participation Group |
| PROMS |
Patient Reported Outcome Measures |
| PS |
Positive Steps beds |
| PTL |
Protected Time for Learning |
| PWB |
Personal Wheelchair Budgets |
Q
Abbreviation
|
Term
|
| QARC |
Quality Assurance Reference Centre |
| QIPP |
Quality, Innovation, Productivity and Prevention |
| QOF |
Quality Outcomes Framework |
| QPIC |
Quality and Performance Improvement Committee |
| QSG |
Quality Surveillance Groups |
R
Abbreviation
|
Term
|
| RCA |
Root Cause Analysis |
| RCGP |
Royal College of General Practitioners |
| RCN |
Royal College of Nursing |
| RCP |
Royal College of Physicians |
| R&D |
Research and Development |
| RDAC |
Rapid Diagnostic and Assessment Centres |
| ReSPECT |
Recommended Summary Plan for Emergency Care and Treatment |
| RMN |
Registered Mental Nurse |
| RSS |
Referral Support Service |
| RTT |
Referral to Treatment |
S
Abbreviation
|
Term
|
| SCN |
Strategic Clinical Network |
| SDIP |
Service Delivery Improvement Plan |
| SEND |
Special Educational Needs and Disability |
| SHMI |
Standardised Hospital Mortality Indicator |
| SI |
Serious Incidents |
| SLA |
Service Level Agreement |
| SLT |
Senior Leadership Team |
| SOP |
Standard Operating Procedures |
| SRCC |
Service Redesign and Commissioning Committee |
| SRG |
System Resilience Group |
| SSNAP |
Sentinel Stroke National Audit Programme |
| STP |
Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships |
| SVP |
Supporting Vulnerable People (CCG Transformation Programme Area) |
| SWAN |
South West Area Network |
T
Abbreviation
|
Term
|
| TCPCS |
Transforming Community & Primary Care Services (CCG Transformation Programme Area) |
| TDA |
Trust Development Authority |
| TUPE |
Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations |
| TDA |
Trust Development Authority |
U
Abbreviation
|
Term
|
| UCC |
Urgent Care Centre |
| UPC |
Enhanced Unplanned Care Services and Outcomes (CCG Transformation Programme Area) |
| UTC |
Urgent Treatment Centre |
V
Abbreviation
|
Term
|
| VCS |
Voluntary and Community Sector |
| VFM |
Value for Money |
W
Abbreviation
|
Term
|
| WHO |
World Health Organisation |
| WSYB |
West & South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw |
X
Abbreviation
|
Term
|
| XSBD |
Excess Bed Days |
Y
Abbreviation
|
Term
|
| YAS |
Yorkshire Ambulance Service |
| Y&H AHSN |
Yorkshire and Humber Academic Health Science Network |
| YTD |
Year to Date |
| YTHFT |
York Teaching Hospital Foundation Trust |
