West Midlands Key Health Data 2008/09

LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

Abbreviations

[A] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F] [G] [H] [I] [J] [K] [L] [M] [N] [O] [P] [Q] [R] [S] [T] [U] [V] [W] [X,Y,Z]

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
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D

DCLG	Department of Communities and Local Government
DEFRA	Department of Food and Rural Affairs
DMA	Digital Mapping Agreement
DMIT	Disease Management Information Toolkit
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E

ED	Emergency Department
ERIC	Estates Returns Information Collection
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F

FEV1	Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 second
FVC	Forced Vital Capacity
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G

GIS	Geographical Information System
GUM	Genitourinary Medicine
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H

HES	Hospital Episodes Statistics
HPA	Health Protection Agency
HCAI	Healthcare Associated Infection
HPA	Index of Multiple Deprivation
HES	Hospital Episodes Statistics
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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
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J

JSA	Jobseekers Allowance
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L

LA	Local Authority
LSOA	Lower Super Output Area
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M

MenC	Meningococcal C
MRP	Microdata Release Panel
MSOA	National Health Service Information Centre
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N

NHS	National Health Service
NOIDS	Notification of Infectious Diseases
NOx	Nitrogen Oxides
NSF	National Service Frameworks
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O

ONS	Office for National Statistics
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P

PGA	Pan Government Agreement
PM10	Particulate matter less than 10µg in diameter
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Q

QOF	Quality Outcomes Framework
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R

ReCoDe	Relevant Condition at Death
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S

SDU	Sustainable Development Unit
SHA	Strategic Health Authority
SMR	Standardised Mortality Ratio
SOA	Super Output Area
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T

TB	Tuberculosis
tPCT	Teaching PCT
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U

UK	United Kingdom
UKACR	United Kingdom Association of Cancer Registries
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V

VOC	Volatile Organic Compounds
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W

WHO	World Health Organisation
WMCAR	West Midlands Congenital Anomaly Register
WMCIU	West Midlands Cancer Intelligence Unit
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For more information please contact Sarafina Cotterill
© Public Health, Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit, School of Health and Population Sciences, University of Birmingham