Abbreviations
Common abbreviations and acronyms used in healthcare and education
Medical Abbreviations
- AAI
- Atlanto-Axial Instability
- AED
- Anti-Epileptic Drug
- ARC
- Antenatal Results and Choices
- ASD
- Atrial Septal Defect
- AVSD
- Atrio-Ventricular Septal Defect
- BP
- Blood Pressure
- CHD
- Congenital Heart Disease
- CTG
- Cardiotocography
- CVS
- Chorionic Villus Sampling
- CXR
- Chest X-Ray
- DS
- Down Syndrome
- ECG
- Electrocardiogram
- Echo
- Echocardiogram
- EEG
- Electroencephalogram
- ENT
- Ear, Nose and Throat
- EPR
- Electronic Patient Record (computer system)
- FBC
- Full Blood Count
- FMU
- Fetal Medicine Unit
- FSH
- Follicular Stimulating Hormone
- GORD
- Gastro-Oesophageal Reflux Disease
- HbA1c
- glycated Haemoglobin
- Hib
- Haemophilus Vaccine
- HLA
- Human Leukocyte Antigen
- HPV
- Human Papillomavirus
- IgA
- total Immunoglobulin A
- Men C
- Meningococcal C
- ML-DS
- Myeloid Leukaemia in Down Syndrome
- NGT
- Naso-Gastric Tube
- NHS
- National Hearing Screening
- NICE
- National Institute for Clinical Excellence
- NIPE
- Neonatal Infant Physical Exam
- NIPT
- Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing
- NNU
- Neonatal Unit
- OME
- Otitis Media with Effusion
- OSA
- Obstructive Sleep Apnoea
- PCHR
- Personal Child Health Record
- PCV
- Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine
- PDA
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- PPI
- Proton Pump Inhibitor
- PPV23
- Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine
- PSG
- Polysomnography
- PVD
- Pulmonary Vascular Disease
- QRS
- QRS complex or interval on an ECG
- SCBU
- Special Care Baby Unit
- SCR
- Summary Care Record
- SDB
- Sleep Disordered Breathing
- T4
- Thyroxine (thyroid hormone)
- TAM
- Transient Abnormal Myelopoiesis
- TFT
- Thyroid Function Test
- TPO
- Thyroid Peroxidase auto-antibodies
- TSH
- Thyroid Stimulating Hormone
- TTG
- Tissue Transglutaminase antibody
- USS
- Ultrasound
- VFF/VFSS
- Videofluoroscopy
- VSD
- Ventricular Septal Defect
- VZV
- Varicella Zoster Virus
Therapy and Support Services
- ADL
- Activities of Daily Living
- CAMH
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service
- CAMHS
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service
- CBT
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- CDC
- Child Development Clinic
- CDT
- Child Development Team
- CIT
- Combined Integrated Therapies
- CYPOT
- Children and Young People's Occupational Therapist
- DSA
- Down's Syndrome Association
- DSMIG
- Down Syndrome Medical Interest Group
- HWT
- Handwriting Without Tears
- IAPT
- Improving Access to Psychological Therapies
- IFT
- Infant Feeding Team
- MDT
- Multi-Disciplinary Team
- ORE
- Oromotor Exercise
- OT
- Occupational Therapist/Therapy
- PE
- Physical Exercise
- PWP
- Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner
- SAL
- Speech and Language
- SALT
- Speech and Language Therapy/therapist/Team
- SCAN
- Service for Children and Adolescents with Neuro-developmental difficulties
- SLT
- Speech and Language Therapist
- SOGS
- Schedule of Growing Skills
- TASC
- Team for Assessing Social Communication
- The BIG-DS
- Barnet Integrated Groups for preschoolers with Down Syndrome
- ToD
- Teachers of the Deaf/Teachers of the hearing impaired
- TVI
- Teachers of students with Visual Impairments
Education and Social Care
- CAF
- Common Assessment Framework
- CYP
- Children and Young People
- DCT
- Disabled Children's Team
- DES
- Directed Enhanced Review
- DLA
- Disability Living Allowance
- EHCP
- Education, Health and Care Plan
- EP
- Educational Psychologist
- EY SEN advisor
- Early Years Special Educational Needs Advisor
- EY SEND
- Pre-School Teaching Team
- HI
- Hearing Impaired
- HV
- Health Visitor
- IAG
- Information, Advice and Guidance
- LD
- Learning Disability
- LDR
- Learning Disability Register
- LEG
- Leading Edge Group
- MASH
- Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub
- MAT
- Multi-Agency Team
- MCA
- Mental Capacity Act
- NSPCC
- National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
- PIP
- Personal Independence Payment
- PSHE
- Personal, Social, Health and Economic education
- SEN
- Special Educational Needs
- SENCO
- Special Educational Needs Coordinator
- SEND
- Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
- SENDIASS
- Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Information Advice and Support Services
- SENIF
- Special Educational Needs Inclusion Funding
- SPA
- Single Point of Access
- SRE
- Sex and Relationship Education
- SW
- Social Worker
- VI
- Visually Impaired
Local Services
- BGH
- Barnet General Hospital
- EGH
- Edgware General Hospital
- GOSH
- Great Ormond Street Hospital
- HQ
- Head Quarters
- RFH
- Royal Free Hospital
- RNOH
- Royal National Orthopedic Hospital
- UCLH
- University College London Hospital