Health Service Jargon Buster!
If you've ever found yourself lost in the maze of initials and acronyms in common use throughout the Health Service, the list on the right of this page might be what you've been looking for.
The list is produced by the NHS Confederation and contains explanations of all the common, and some not so common abbreviations curently in use in and around the Health Service and Government generally.
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