Appendix 6: Abbreviations and Acronyms
ADASS Association of Directors of Adult
Social Services
ADCS Association of Directors of Children's
Services
AHSC Academic Health Science Centre
AHSN Academic Health Science Network
ALDS Adults with Learning Disability Services
AMRC Association of Medical Research Charities
AMS Academy of Medical Sciences
BMA British Medical Association
CCG Clinical Commissioning Group (operative
from April 2013)
CHCP City Health Care Partnership
CPRD Clinical Practice Research Datalink
CQC Care Quality Commission
CSA Care and Support Alliance
CSV Community Service Volunteer
ECC Ethics and Confidentiality Committee
ECCA English Community Care Association
ECHR European Convention on Human Rights
EHCP Education, Health and Care Plan
EHRC Equality and Human Rights Commission
EMEA European Medicines Agency
EPaCCS Electronic Palliative Care Coordination
System
FACS Fair Access to Care Services
FDA Food and Drug Administration (United
States)
FPH Faculty of Public Health
GMC General Medical Council
HEE Health Education England
HFEA Human Fertilisation and Embryology
Authority
HRA Health Research Authority, Human Rights
Act
HSE Health and Safety Executive
HTA Human Tissue Authority
JSNA Joint Strategic Needs Analysis
LASSA Local Authority Social Services Act
1970
LGA Local Government Association
LSE London School of Economics and Political
Science
LETB Local Education and Training Board
MHRA Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory
Agency
Monitor Independent Regulator of NHS Foundation
Trusts
NAPC National Association of Primary Care
NAVCA National Association for Voluntary
and Community Action
NDPB Non-departmental public body
NHS National Health Service
NHS Act 2006 The National Health Service Act
2006
NHS Acts 2006The National Health Service Act 2006
and the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006
NHS CB NHS Commissioning Board
NIACE National Institute of Adult Continuing
Education
NICE National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
NIGB National Information Governance Board for
Health and Social Care
NIHR National Institute for Health Research
NRES National Research Ethics Service
NSPCC National Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Children
PSSRU LSE Personal Social Services Research
Unit
QIPP The NHS programme of Quality, Information,
Productivity and Prevention
RAS Resource Allocation System
RCP Royal College of Physicians
RCGP Royal College of General Practitioners
RSL Registered social landlord
RNIB Royal National Institute for the Blind
REC Research Ethics Committee
SAB Safeguarding Adults Board
SCIE Social Care Institute for Excellence
SHA Strategic Health Authority
SpHA Special Health Authority
SSC Strategic Society Centre
UKECA UK Ethics Committee Authority
UKHCA United Kingdom Homecare Association
Ltd
UNCRPD United Nations Convention on the
Rights of Persons with Disabilities
VCS Voluntary Community Service, Voluntary
Community Sector
WRVS Women's Royal Voluntary Service
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