| AIDS |
Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome |
| BAHA |
Bone Anchored Hearing Aid |
| BMT |
Bone Marrow Transplant |
| BRCA1 |
Breast Cancer Gene |
| BRCA2 |
Breast Cancer Gene |
| CAMHS |
Child and adolescent mental health services |
| CHS City |
Hospitals Sunderland |
| CPN |
Community psychiatric nurse |
| Crohn’s |
The general name for diseases that cause swelling in the intestines |
| CYPIOG |
Children's and Young Person's Improving Outcomes Guidance |
| FCE |
Finished Consultant Episode |
| GenCAG |
Genetics Commissioning Advisory Group |
| GenLYNC |
Genetic Laboratories Yorkshire & Northern Collaborative |
| HD |
Haemodialysis |
| HIV |
Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
| IOG |
Improvement Outcome Guidance |
| JACIE |
Joint Accreditation Committee – International Society for Cellular Therapy (ISCT) and European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT) |
| JCUH |
James Cook University Hospital |
| LCCGs |
Local Collaborative Commissioning Groups |
| MRI |
Magnetic resonance imaging |
| MUD |
Matched Unrelated Donor |
| NBBB |
National Burn Bed Bureau |
| NBCG |
National Burn Care Group |
| NBID |
National Burn Injury Database |
| NCA |
Non contracted activity |
| NGS |
Northern Genetics Service |
| NHS |
National Health Service |
| NICE |
National Institute of Clinical Evidence |
| Norscore |
Northern Specialised Commissioning Core Team |
| NSCAG |
National Specialist Commissioning Advisory Group |
| NESCG |
North East Specialised Commissioning Group |
| NESCT |
North East Specialised Commissioning Team |
| NSCT |
National Specialised Commissioning Team |
| NSFs |
National Service Frameworks |
| PAs |
Programmed activities |
| PbR |
Payment by Results |
| PCO |
Primary Care Organisation |
| PCT |
Primary Care Trust |
| PDT |
Photo Dynamic Therapy |
| PGD |
Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis |
| RREMS |
Regional rehabilitation engineering mobility service |
| SCG |
Specialised Commissioning Group |
| SHA |
Strategic Health Authority |
| SLA |
Service Level Agreement |
| SMT |
Senior Management Team |
| SSDG |
Specialised Services Directors' Group |
| SSNDS |
Specialised Services National Definitions Set |
| TSG |
Tissue Support Group |
| UHND |
University Hospital North Durham |
| vCJD |
Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease |
| WTE |
Whole time equivalent |
