2011-05-16 RDF Data extracted from the 'NHS Jargon Buster' site (http://www.ic.nhs.uk/jargon-buster). Contains definitions for commonly used acronyms in NHS (British National Health Service) documents, where each definition is a skos:Concept with a prefLabel, an acronym and optionally a more detailed comment. Scraped from the website using this screen scraper on ScraperWiki: http://scraperwiki.com/scrapers/nhs_jargon_buster/. Accuracy is not quite 100% - some labels aren't really labels, and some acronyms not realls acronyms. 2011-05-16 NHS Jargon Glossary A&E Accident and emergency ABPI Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry AC Audit Commission ACC Accredited clinical coder ADQ Average daily quantity ADS Attribution dataset ADSS Association of Directors of Social Services ADSS IMG Association of Directors of Social Services Information Management Group ALB Arms length body AMQ Average monthly quantities AO Adults and older people ARG a sub group of TWG, reviewing statistics on services for adults Adult Review Group ASCID Adult social care information development ASH Action on smoking and health ASTRO-PUs Age sex temporary resident originated prescribing units AVC Additional Voluntary Contributions BJHC British Journal of Healthcare Computing BMA British Medical Association BMI Body mass index BMJ British Medical Journal BNF British National Formulary BSI British Standards Institution BVPI Best value performance indicator CAF standardised approach for assessing the needs of children Common Assessment Framework CAMHS Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services CART Classification and regression Trees Casemix classification Classification of people or treatment episodes into groups, using characteristics associated with the condition, treatment or outcome that can be used to predict need, resource use or outcome. CAT Central analytical team CC Clinical coding Complications or comorbidities CCAD Central cardiac audit database CCIAG Critical care information advisory group CCN Change control note CD Controlled drugs CDS Community Dental Services CEMACH Confidential enquiry into maternal and child health CES Consultant enquiry system CF Children and families Cystic Fibrosis CfH NHS Connecting for Health CHIA Child Health Information System CHIP Commission for healthcare audit and improvement CHIQ Centre for Health Information Quality CHRIS Central Health Register Inquiry System CHT Congenital hypothyroidism CI Confidence interval CiN Children in Need CIP Continuous inpatient spell CIPFA Chartered Institute for Public Finance and Accountancy CLA Children looked after Copyright Licensing Agency CMO Chief medical officer COI Central Office of Information COT Course of treatment CPA to assess the care needs of, and provide a package of care for, people with severe mental illness Care Programme Approach Comprehensive performance assessment (Local Authority performance information) CPIA Criminal Proceedings and Insanity Act CPR Child protection register CRDB Care record development board CRG Clinical reference group (NCASP) CRS Care Record Service CSC Computer Sciences Corporation CSCI Commission for Social Care Improvement CSEU Cancer screening evaluation unit CSF Critical support factors CSIP Care services improvement partnership CSSRs Councils with social services responsibility CT Care Trust CWG Clinical working group CWT Cancer waiting times DAHNO Data for head and neck oncology DAT Drug Action Team DC Day care DCLG Department for Communities and Local Government DDD Defined daily dose DfES Department for Education and Skills DFI Dr Foster Intelligence DfT Department for Transport DGH District general hospital DH Department of Health DICOM Digital imaging and communications in medecine DM and D Dictionary of medicines and devices DoCD Directory of clinical databases DOG Directory of guidance (HR) DPA Data Protection Act DPB Dental Practice Board (from 1 April 2006 DPD) DPD Dental Practice Division DSCN Dataset change notice DTI Department of Trade and Industry DWP Department for Work and Pensions ECM Every Child Matters EDS Emergency Dental Services EER Expenses to earnings ratio EFS Expenditure and food survey EHR Electronic health record EPR Electronic patient record ERIC Estates return information collection ERP Expert reference panel ESPS Essential small pharmacy scheme ESR Electronic staff record ESSPROS European system of integrated social protection statistics ETD Electronic training and development ETP Electronic transmission of prescriptions FCE Finished consultant episode FHS Family health services FODO Federation of Dispensing Opticians FOI Freedom of information FSS Formula spending share GBT Group business team GDS General Dental Services GFS new collection measuring vulnerable people receiving services outside of a formal care plan Grant funded services GHS General Household survey GIS Graphical information system GMC General Medical Council GMS General medical services is the name used in the United Kingdom to describe the medical services provided by General Practitioners (GPs or family doctors) who, in effect, run private businesses independently contracting with the government. The contract under which they work is known as the General Medical Services Contract. General medical services GOC General Ophthalmic Council GOR Government office region GOS General ophthalmic services GP General practitioner GPHS General practice health services GRN Goods received note GSS Government Statistical Service HAZ Health Action Zones HC Healthcare Commission HCHS Hospital and community health services HCN Healthcare networks HDA Health Development Agency HES Hospital episode statistics HH Home help HH1 Information on the number of households receiving home care during a sample week in September each year, including the number of visits and hours of home care provided during the week. HIS Health informatics service HMT Her Majesty's Treasury HoP Head of profession HPA Health Protection Agency HPI Health poverty index HPSSs Health and personal social services statistics HRG Healthcare resource group HSC Health select committee HSCIC Health and Social Care Information Centre (now The IC) HSE Health survey for England HSJ Health service journal IAPT Improving Access to Psychological Therapies ICD International classification of diseases ICO Information commissioner's office IFS Infant Feeding Survey IG Information Governance IHRIM Institute of Health Record and Information Management IM Information management IMIA International Medical Informatics Association IRB Information reader box ISB Information Standards Bureau ISG Information standards group ITIL Information technology infrastructure library ITT Invitation to tender JAR Joint area review (of children's services) JV Joint venture Key statistics (KS1) Additional data used for calculating performance (PAF) indicators KIGS Key Indicators Graphical System KM Knowledge management KSF Knowledge and Skills Framework LA Local authority LAC Looked after children LDP Local delivery plan LEA Local education authority LGA Local Government Association LHB Local health board LISI Low income scheme index LOS Length of stay LPS Local pharmaceutical services LPSA Local public service achievement LSMTD London School of Medicine and Tropical Diseases LSP Local service provider LUCADA Lung cancer audit data analysis MHA Mental Health Act MHAC Mental Health Act Commission MHMDS Mental health minimum dataset MHT Mental health trust MIM Message interface manual MMR routine vaccination Measles, mumps and rubella (German measles) MPIG Medicines, pharmacy and industry group MRC Medical Research Council MSMeals services N3 Nationwide broadband communication network for the NHS NACS National Administration Coding Service NAO National Audit Office NAS National analytical services NASP National Application Service Provider NBO National Back Office NBSS National Breast Screening Service NCASP National Clinical Audit Support Programme NCEPOD National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death NCHOD National Centre for Health Outcomes Development NCRS National care records service NDA National Diabetes Audit NDNS National Diet and Nutrition Survey NDTMS National Drug Treatment Monitoring Service NEAT NHS Environment Assessment Toolkit NeLH National electronic library for health NeSS Neighborhood statistics NHAIS/PIANO National Health Applications and Infrastructure Services NHS National Health Service NHSFT NHS Foundation Trust NIC Net ingredient cost NICE National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence NIS National integration sandpit NMC Nursing and Midwifery Council NMWC Non medical workforce census NOS National occupational standards NPfIT National Programme for IT NPG National Priorities Guidance NPSA National Patient Safety Agency NS National statistics NSF National service framework NSP National service providers NSTS NHS Strategic Tracing Service NTA National Treatment Agency NWCS NHS Wide Clearing Service OC Outcomes for children OCF Organisation codes file OCS Organisation codes service ODPM Office of the Deputy Prime Minister OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development OGC Office of Government Commerce OJEU Official Journal of the European Union OLAP Online analysis processing technology OMP Ophthalmic medical practitioner ONS Office for National Statistics OO Optometrist OPAN Obesity, physical action and nutrition OPCS Office for Population Censuses and Surveys Classification of Surgical Operations and Procedures OPCS 4.3 The creation of OPCS 4.3 follows the decision taken in April 2005 to significantly enhance OPCS codes to reflect current clinical activity and meet the needs of Payment by Results. OPSI Office of Public Sector Information OS Ordnance Survey PACS Picture archiving and communications system PACT Prescription analysis and cost PAF Performance assessment framework PAS Patient administration system PASA NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency PbR the financial system providing a transparent, rules-based system for paying provider trusts where payment is linked to activity and adjusted for casemix. Payment by Results PCO Primary care organisation PCT Primary care trust PDD Prescribed daily dose PDS Patient Demographic Service Personal Dental Services PEAT Patient environment assessment team PEC Post elaboration communication PES model/forecasting Public expenditure survey PEXIS Patient experience information system PFI Private finance initiative PHO Public Health Observatory PI Performance indicator PIAG Patient Information Advisory Group PIANO Performance indicator analysis online PICS Patient information comparison system PID Project initiation document PKU Phenylketonuria PMD providing GPs, nurses, PGCs, Trusts, HAs, Regional Offices and the NHS Executive with monthly expenditure and forecasting reports on the cost of prescribing against budgets Prescribing monitoring documents system PMDU Prime minister's delivery unit PMS PMS is a contract for GPs in the UK, and an alternative to the GMS. Personal Medical Services PO Purchase order PPA Prescription Pricing Authority (now BSA) PPF Priorities and planning framework PPP Public Private Partnerships PPRT Planning and performance review team PQs Parliamentary questions PRIA Patient record information and analysis PRINCE Projects in controlled environments PSA Public service agreement PSIS Patient Spine Information Service PSNC Pharmaceutical services negotiating committee PSS Personal Social Services PSS EX (PSSEX1) Personal social services expenditure PSSRU Personal social services research unit PSSS Personal and Social Services Staffing (SSDS001) PSU Prescribing support unit PUs Prescribing units QAP Quality assurance panels QARCs Quality assurance reference centres QMAS Quality management and analysis system QOF Quality and outcomes framework QPID Quality prevalence and indicator database RAP Referrals, assessments and packages of care. Information on the number of adults contacting social services and going through the community care assessment process RCGP Royal College of General Practitioners RCN Royal College of Nursing RCOG Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists RCP Royal College of Physicians RCPCH Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health RCS Royal College of Surgeons Registers of disabilities (SSDA902, SSDA910) Registers of blind and partially sighted people and registers of deaf and hard of hearing people. Data is collected for each register on a three yearly basis. RFI Requests for information RO Revenue out-turn ROCR Review of central returns RPSGB Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain RSS Royal Statistical Society RSU Recovery and support unit Rx Prescriptions S-cat Services catalogue SAD System application design SAS Statistical Analytical Service SAT Standards and quality analytical team SCAG Security and confidentiality advisory group SCD Sickle cell disorder SCIE Social Care Institute for Excellence SCMH Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health SDS Spine Directory Services SHA Strategic health authority SHS Second hand smoke SIGASC Strategic Information Group on Adult Social Care SITREP Situation report SLA Service level agreement SNOMED Systemised nomenclature of medicine SNOMED CT SNOMED clinical terms SpHA Special health authority SPINE Core infrastructure of NPfIT SPRU Social Policy Research unit SR Spending review Supported residents SRS System requirement specification SSD Social services department SSMSS Social services management and support services SSRG Social services research group SSS Stop smoking services STAD Standard table access group STAR-PUs Specific therapeutic group age-sex prescribing units SUS Secondary uses service TMS Transaction Messaging Service TOPSS Training Organisation for Personal Social Services TP Touch point TUPE Transfer of undertaking protection of employment regulations UASC Unaccompanied asylum seeking children UAT User acceptance testing UES User experience survey UKCHIP UK Council for Health Informatics Professions UKHVR UK heart valve register VT Vocational trainee WEIS Workforce executive information system WHO World health organisation WHR Waist-to-hip ratio WIRG Workforce Information Review Group XML Extensible mark-up language