AIDS

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

CDSC

Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre

CHD

Coronary Heart Disease

CHMRC

Chemical Hazards Management Research Centre

CRC

Cancer Research Centre

DoH

Department of Health

GPRD

General Practice Research Database

HA

Health Authority

HES

Hospital Episodes Statistics

HIV

Human Immunodeficiency Virus

HPA

Health Protection Agency

IMD

Index of Multiple Deprivation

JSA

Job Seekers Allowance

LA

Local Authority

LCI

Lower Confidence Interval

LFS

Labour Force Survey

MHRA

Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency

MRSA

Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus

NDC

New Deal for Communities

NES

New Earnings Survey

NHS

National Health Service

NHS CAS

National Health Service Clinical Assessment System

NSF

National Service Framework

OA

Output Area

ODPM

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

OFT

Office of Fair Trading

OHN

Our Healthier Nation

ONS

Office of National Statistics

PCT

Primary Care Trust

RTA

Road Traffic Accident

SHA

Strategic Health Authority

SOC

Standard Occupational Classification

STI

Sexually Transmitted Infection

TB

Tuberculosis

UCI

Upper Confidence Interval

URTI

Upper Respiratory Tract Infection

WMCIU

West Midlands Cancer Intelligence Unit

WMFS

West Midlands Fire Service

WM Health GIS

West Midlands Health Geographical Information System

WMPHO

West Midlands Public Health Observatory

WMSS

West Midlands Surveillance System

WRS

Weekly Returns Service

VAT

Value Added Tax