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CA : Challenging Arthritis
CABG : Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
CADO : Chief Administrative Dental Officer
CAIPE : Centre For Advancement Of Interprofessional Education
CAMH : Camh: more...
CAMHS : Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services: more...
CAMO : Chief Administrative Medical Officer
CANO : Chief Area Nursing Officer
CAP : Common Agricultural Policy (Of The European Union)
CAPO : Chief Administrative Pharmaceutical Officer
CASP : Critical Appraisal Skills Programme
CASPE : Clinical Accountability Service Planning And Evaluation Specialist Healthcare Training Group
CAT : Critically Appraised Topic
CCDC : Consultant In Communicable Disease Control
CCE : Completed Consultant Episode
CCEPP : Cochrane Collaboration On Effective Professional Practice
CCP : Community Care Plans: more...
CCSC : Central Consultants And Specialists Committee
CCST : Certificate Of Completion Of Specialist Training
CCT : Compulsory Competitive Tendency
CCU : Coronary Care Unit. Dedicated Unit For Specialist Coronary Care.
CD : Clinical Director Or Directorate
CDDS : Council Of Dental Deans
CDM : Chronic Disease Management
CDO : Chief Dental Officer
CDSC : Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre
CDSM : Committee On Dental And Surgical Methods
CDSMP : Chronic Disease Self-Management Programme
CERT HSM : Certificate In Health Services Management
CERT.GEN.AV.MED : Certificate Of General Aviation Medicine
CERT.UN.MED(RN) : Certificate Of Underwater Medicine Of The Royal Navy
CFS : Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
CG : Clinical Governance: more...
CHB : Chirurgiae Baccalauareus (Bachelor Of Surgery)
CHC : Community Health Council
CHD : Coronary Heart Disease: more...
CHDGP : Connection Of Health Data And General Practice
CHI : Commission For Health Improvement: more...
CHIME : Centre For Health Informatics In Medical Education
CHIQ : Centre For Health Information Quality
CHM : Chirurgiae Magister (Master Of Surgery)
CHMS : Council For Heads Of Medical Schools
CHMU : Central Health Monitoring Unit
CHOU : Central Health Outcomes Unit
CHS : Child Health Surveillance
CIC : Common Information Core
CIMA : Chartered Institute Of Management Accountants
CIPFA : Chartered Institute Of Public Finance & Accountancy
CIS : Clinical Information System
CJD : Creutztfeldjacob Disease
CLIB : Cochrane Library
CLIMP : Clinical Information Management Programme
CLS : Community Legal Service
CLSP : Community Legal Service Partnerships
CM : Community Midwife
CMB : Central Midwives Board
CME : Continuing Medical Education
CMHN : Community Mental Handicap Nurse
CMHT : Community Mental Health Team: more...
CMMS : Case Mix Management System
CMO : Chief Medical Officer/Clinical Medical Officer
CMP : Civilian Medical Practitioner
CN : Charge Nurse
CNO : Chief Nursing Officer
CNS : Clinical Nurse Specialist
CNST : Clinical Negligence Scheme For Trusts
COGPED : Committee Of General Practice Education Directors
COH : College Of Health
COPC : Community Oriented Primary Care
COPD : Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: more...
COPDEND : Conference Of Postgraduate Dental Deans
COPE : Committee On Publication Ethics
COPMED : Conference Of Postgraduate Medical Deans
COSHH : Control Of Substances Hazardous To Health
COVER : Coverage Of Vaccination Evaluated Rapidly: more...
CPA : Care Programme Approach: more...
CPC : Cost Per Case
CPD : Continuing Professional Development: more...
CPEP : Clinical Practice Evaluation Programme
CPH : Certificate In Public Health
CPHAG : Child Protection Health Advisory Group
CPHL : Central Public Health Library
CPN : Community Psychiatric Nurse: more...
CPO : Chief Pharmaceutical Officer
CPR : Child Protection Register Or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
CPSM : Councils For The Professions Supplementary To Medicine
CPT : Child Protection Team
CQSW : Certificate Of Qualification Of Social Work
CR : Central Register
CRAG : Clinical Research And Audit Group
CRAGPIE : Committee Of Regional Advisers In General Practice Education
CRC : Clinical Research Council
CRCF : Conference Of Royal Colleges And Their Faculties
CRD : Centre For Reviews And Dissemination
CREST : Clinical Resource Efficiency Support Team
CSAG : Clinical Standards Advisory Group
CSASHS : Common Services Agency For The Scottish Health Service
CSM : Committee On The Safety Of Medicines
CSP : Chartered Society Of Physiotherapy
CTALD : Community Teams For Adults With Learning Disabilities
CVS : Council For Voluntary Service
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Named NHS officer responsible for delivering and implementing the recommendations of the Caldicott report, which examined NHS confidentiality and patient information systems
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Child & adolescent mental health
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A disease that is caused by the rapid multiplication of abnormal cells in any part of the body.
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Life saving technique involving heart massage and mouthtomouth breathing.
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Relates to the circulatory system, comprising of the heart and two other networks of blood vessels, which work together to transport nutrients and oxygen to the tissues and the removal of waste products
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Any disease of the circulatory system.
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The system within Social Services for coordinating the assessment, care planning and delivery of services to meet a person's need.
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Co-ordinated care for people who use specialist mental health services.
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A person who provides personal care on a regular basis to another person who is e.g. Frail, disabled or has a mental health problem.
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Retrospective studies that start with the identification of persons with a disease of interest and a control (comparison, referent) group without the disease.
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In depth analysis and systematic description of one patient or group of similar patients to promote a detailed understanding of their circumstances
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A test performed to check for abnormal changes to the cells on the cervix.
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Specialist mental health services provided to young people aged under 18.
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Brings together in a single legislative framework the private and public law relating to children.
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Maintained by Social Services to monitor children "at risk" under the Children Act 1989
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A bacteria, strains of which are a common cause of sexually transmitted infections. If left untreated, it can lead to infertility
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A steroid that is classified as a lipid that is a constituent of all animal cells. High blood cholesterol levels increases the likelihood of cardiovascular disease.
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A long-term illness or condition
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A history of chronic progressive symptoms of coughing, wheezing or breathlessness caused by an obstruction in the airways that does not return to normal with treatment
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The movement of blood around the body, via veins and arteries.
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Any disease affecting the heart or blood vessels
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The years of the menopause, starting with the perimenopause. Typically when you start experiencing menopausal symptoms.
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A doctor in a non-training hospital post who works on a part-time basis. A clinical assistant does not need specialist accreditation, and works under the supervision of a consultant.
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Continuous process of assessment, evaluation and adjustment of practice by doctors, nurses and other health professionals
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Term used in health care to describe an intervention that does more good than harm
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Initiative introduced in the White Paper, New NHS: Modern:Dependable to assure and improve clinical standards at local level throughout the NHS. This includes action to ensure that risks are avoided, that adverse events are rapidly detected, openly invest
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Clinical guidelines are systematically developed statements to assist practitioner and patient decisions about the provision of appropriate health care in specific clinical circumstances.
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The agreed means of delivering health care by doctors, nurses and other health professionals.
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The assessment and treatment of behavioural and other mental health problems, usually as part of a multiprofessional team, for example, including doctors, nurses and social care staff
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Doctors who oversee the organisational aspects of postgraduate professional learning. Each health district usually has a clinical tutor for hospital doctors and one for GPs.
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A health professional who is directly involved in the care and treatment of patients, for example nurses, doctors, therapists, midwives
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Cohort studies, also called follow-up or incidence studies, begin with a group of people (a cohort) free of disease, who are classified into subgroups according to exposure to a potential cause of disease or outcome.
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A fibrous protein that gives strength and elasticity to skin, bones, cartiliage and connective tissues.
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Cancer of the colon and/or rectum, commonly known as bowel cancer, it is the second most common form of cancer in the UK
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A national statutory organisation which monitors and supports quality control in the NHS. It will act separately from the Government to ensure that local monitoring of services occurs, and is effective. It will have the power to check on local arrangement
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Programs of surveillance designed to prevent the transmission of disease by any means from person to person or from animal to man
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Services provided outside of a hospital setting, usually in clinics, surgeries or in the patient's own home
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The help and support required to enable people to live independently in their own homes, or in housing facilities in the community. Involves health and social services and other local authority services working together
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The interagency plans for the provision and delivery of Community Care
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Designed to stimulate social and economic well being, promote inclusion and combat disadvantage in local communities
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An independent statutory NHS body, composed of local people, set up to represent the interests and views of patients, carers and the public. Community Health Councils will soon be phased out to be replaced by Patient Advisory and Liaison Services.
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A team of health and social services professionals working together to provide services to those with a mental illness.
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A collective term for nursing professionals, including practice nurses, district nurses, health visitors and school nurses
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Independent health professionals, commonly known as 'chemists' providing services for the dispensing of prescriptions together with advice on treating common illnesses, sale of non prescription medicines and other ancillary goods and services
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A nurse who works in the community seeing patients with psychiatric problems both at home and in clinics
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Term used to signify multiple illness.
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An accredited specialist at the top of the career ladder.
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Form of data analysis in which the data is searched for the meanings or themes held within it. The researcher develops brief descriptions of the themes or meanings, called codes.
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Services for people with incontinence � i.e. The involuntary passing of urine causing wetting
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A general term used to describe a range of health and social care for patients with longer term illness, for example, older people, adults who are disabled or people with dementia
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Affects members of professions whose institutes control qualifications and practice registration. Most now apply systems of CPD which require members of that profession to show proof that their skills and knowledge are being updated and maintained.
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A form of HRT where you take both oestrogen and progesterone.
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The reasons for not using a particular treatment, usually because it will be made worse.
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In experimental research, those individuals who are not subjected to the treatment, procedures or conditions being tested, but who resemble members of the experimental group in all other respects
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Statements regarding compliance on management of non-clinical roles which Boards of Trusts and Health Authorities are required to sign
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The systematic approach to assessing and managing business organisational risks
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Individuals within an organisation responsible for identifying and assessing risks
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Disease of the blood vessels surrounding the heart. Main risk factors for developing CHD are high blood pressure, smoking and high blood cholesterol levels. All of these risk factors can be improved by changes in lifestyle and related medical treatments.
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The system by which organisations are directed, accountable and managed
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In statistics, most generally, the degree to which one phenomenon or random variable is associated with, or can be predicted from, another
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Statistical technique used to measure strength of linear association between two variables i.e. Closeness with which points lie along the regression line
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The hard outer layer of the bone.
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Data collection undertaken by the Public Health Laboratory Service, the Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre and the Department of Health
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Criterion for evaluating the �quality� or �trustworthiness� of a piece of qualitative research. It refers specifically to the extent to which the researcher�s findings are compatible with the participant�s perceptions
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