NHS acronyms

NHS acronyms

Below is a list of basic NHS acronyms:

  • ICS – Integrated Care Systems
  • ICB – Integrated Care Board
  • MDT – Multi-disciplinary teams
  • CAMHS – Child and adolescent mental health services
  • PCN – Primary care network
  • PSFU – Personalised stratified follow up
  • PIFU – Patient initiated follow up
  • EPR – Electronic Patient Record  
  • QOF – Quality and outcomes framework
  • KSS AHSN – Kent Surrey Sussex Academic Health Science Network
  • CDC – Community Diagnostic Centres
  • EPR – Electronic patient record 
  • SHCR – Shared care records 
  • PAS – Patient administration system
  • PACS – Picture archive and communications system
  • LIMS – Laboratory information management system
  • E-obs – Electronic observations
  • EPMA – Electronic prescription medication administration

Here is a link to all the NHS acronyms: https://www.nhsconfed.org/publications/acronym-buster

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