Jargon Buster
- A&E: Accident & Emergency
- ACPC: Area Child Protection Committee
- CHD: Coronary Heart Disease
- COAST: Chlamydia Outreach Advice Screening Treatment
- COPD: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- CRB: Criminal Records Bureau
- CTP: Care Trust Plus
- DAAT: Drug & Alcohol Action Team
- DDA: Disability Discrimination Act
- DH/DoH: Department of Health
- DN: District Nurse
- DRR: Drug Rehabilitation Requirement
- DTTO: Drug Testing and Treatment Orders
- FoI: Freedom of Information
- GP: General Practitioner (Family Doctor)
- HV: Health Visitor
- INT: Integrated Nursing Team
- IWL: Improving Working Lives
- KSF: Knowledge Skills Framework - A framework of competencies attached to the NHS Agenda for Change programme of Pay reform
- LQDP: Local Quality Development Programme
- LSP: Local Strategic Partnership
- MHA: Mental Health Act
- MHC: Mental Health Commission
- MHRA: Medicines and Healthcare Devices Regulatory Agency
- NICE: National Institute of Clinical Excellence
- NPfIT: National Programme for Information Technology
- NPSA: National Patient Safety Agency
- NSF: National Service Frameworks - National guidance on best practice
- NRI: Neighbourhood Renewal Initiative
- OOH: Out Of Hours
- PALS: Public Advice and Liaison Service
- PEC: Professional Executive Committee - A sub-committee of the Care Trust Plus Board
- PCT: Primary Care Trust
- PPI: Patient and Public Involvement
- RCN: Royal College of Nursing
- SDP: Structured Day Programme
- SHA: Strategic Health Authority
- SLA: Service Level Agreement
- SN: School Nurse