ASA

American Society of Anesthesiologists

BMA

British Medical Association

BSG

British Society of Gastroenterology

CCF

Chronic Cardiac Failure

COPD

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

CPD

Continuing Professional Development

CT

Computed Tomography

CVA

Cerebrovascular Accident (stroke)

CVP

Central Venous Pressure

DGH

District General Hospital

DPA

Data Protection Act

ECG

Electrocardiogram

ERCP

Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography

GA

General Anaesthetic

GI

Gastrointestinal

GMC

General Medical Council

GP

General Practitioner

HES

Hospital Episode Statistics

HDU

High Dependency Unit

ICU

Intensive Care Unit

INR

International Normalised Ratio

IPPV

Intermittent Positive Pressure Ventilation

IV

Intraveneous

LA

Local Anaesthetic

LV

Left Ventricular

MCCD

Medical Certificate of Cause of Death

ME

Medical Examiner (proposed as part of coroner reforms)

MI

Myocardial Infarction

MRI

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

NHS

National Health Service

NICE

National Institute for Clinical Excellence

NSAID

Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug

OGD

Oesophagogastroduodenoscopy

ONS

Office of National Statistics

OPCS

Office of Population, Census and Surveys

PAS

Patient Administration System

PEG

Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy

SAC

Specialist Advisory Committee

SHO

Senior House Officer

SpR

Specialist Registrar

StHA

Strategic Health Authority

TIA

Transient Ischaemic Attack