West Midlands Key Health Data 2008/09
LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
Abbreviations
A
ASR |
Age Standardised Rate |
C
CDS |
Commissioning Data Set |
CEMACH |
Confidential Enquiry into Maternal and Child Health |
CI |
Confidence Interval |
CIS |
Cancer Information Service |
CNET |
Cancer Network |
CO2 |
Carbon Dioxide |
COMEAP |
Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollution |
COPD |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
CWI |
Child Well-being Index |
D
DCLG |
Department of Communities and Local Government |
DEFRA |
Department of Food and Rural Affairs |
DMA |
Digital Mapping Agreement |
DMIT |
Disease Management Information Toolkit |
E
ED |
Emergency Department |
ERIC |
Estates Returns Information Collection |
F
FEV1 |
Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 second |
FVC |
Forced Vital Capacity |
G
GIS |
Geographical Information System |
GUM |
Genitourinary Medicine |
H
HES |
Hospital Episodes Statistics |
HPA |
Health Protection Agency |
HCAI |
Healthcare Associated Infection |
HPA |
Index of Multiple Deprivation |
HES |
Hospital Episodes Statistics |
I
ICD |
International Classification of Diseases |
ID |
Indices of Deprivation |
IMD |
Heart of Birmingham Teaching |
ICD |
International Classification of Diseases |
ID |
Indices of Deprivation |
IMD |
Index of Multiple Deprivation |
ITN |
Integrated Transport Network |
J
JSA |
Jobseekers Allowance |
L
LA |
Local Authority |
LSOA |
Lower Super Output Area |
M
MenC |
Meningococcal C |
MRP |
Microdata Release Panel |
MSOA |
National Health Service Information Centre |
N
NHS |
National Health Service |
NOIDS |
Notification of Infectious Diseases |
NOx |
Nitrogen Oxides |
NSF |
National Service Frameworks |
O
ONS |
Office for National Statistics |
P
PGA |
Pan Government Agreement |
PM10 |
Particulate matter less than 10µg in diameter |
Q
QOF |
Quality Outcomes Framework |
R
ReCoDe |
Relevant Condition at Death |
S
SDU |
Sustainable Development Unit |
SHA |
Strategic Health Authority |
SMR |
Standardised Mortality Ratio |
SOA |
Super Output Area |
T
TB |
Tuberculosis |
tPCT |
Teaching PCT |
U
UK |
United Kingdom |
UKACR |
United Kingdom Association of Cancer Registries |
V
VOC |
Volatile Organic Compounds |
W
WHO |
World Health Organisation |
WMCAR |
West Midlands Congenital Anomaly Register |
WMCIU |
West Midlands Cancer Intelligence Unit |
For more information please contact Sarafina
Cotterill
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