ADAT | Alcohol and Drug Action Team |
AIDS | Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
AMI | Acute Myocardial Infarction |
ARI | Acute Respiratory Infection |
ASH | Action for Smoking and Health |
BOC | Beatson Oncology Centre |
CAB | Citizens' Advice Bureau |
CBI | Confederation of British Industries |
CCTV | Closed Circuit Television |
CFS/ME | Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalitis |
CHD | Coronary Heart Disease |
CHEX | Community Health Exchange |
CMO | Chief Medical Officer |
CMR | Continuous Morbidity Recording |
CoSLA | Convention of Scottish Local Authorities |
CRAG | Clinical Resource and Audit Group |
CSBS | Clinical Standards Board for Scotland |
CSO | Chief Scientist Office |
DEFRA | Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
DEPCAT | Deprivation Category |
EGHOP | Expert Group on Healthcare of Older People |
ESMI | Enhanced Surveillance of Mycobacterial Infections |
GP | General Practitioner |
HAART | Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy |
HAI | Healthcare Associated Infection |
HBV | Hepatitis B Virus |
HCV | Hepatitis C Virus |
HDL | Health Department Letter |
HEBS | Health Education Board for Scotland |
Hib | Haemophilus Influenzae Type b |
HIV | Human Immuno Virus |
IDU | Injecting Drug User |
ILI | Influenza-like Illness |
ISD | Information and Statistics Division |
LHCC | Local Health Care Co-operative |
MCN | Managed Clinical Network |
MenC | Meningococcal Sero Group C |
MIB | Mobile Information Bus |
MMR | Measles, Mumps and Rubella |
MRSA | Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus |
MSSA | Methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus Aureus |
NCS | New Community School |
NESCCAG | North East Scotland Cancer Co-ordination Advisory Group |
NHS | National Health Service |
NRT | Nicotine Replacement Therapy |
PHIS | Public Health Institute of Scotland |
PHP | Public Health Practitioner |
QA | Quality Assurance |
RSV | Respiratory Syncytial Virus |
SCG | Scottish Cancer Group |
SCIEH | Scottish Centre for Infection and Environmental Health |
SDMD | Scottish Drug Misuse Database |
SEERAD | Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department |
SEHD | Scottish Executive Health Department |
SEPA | Scottish Environment Protection Agency |
SERVIS | Scottish Enhanced Respiratory Viral Surveillance Scheme |
SIGN | Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network |
SIP | Social Inclusion Partnership |
SMPRL | Scottish Meningococcal and Pneumococcal Reference Laboratory |
SNAP | Scottish Needs Assessment Programme |
STUC | Scottish Trades Union Congress |
TIA | Transient Ischaemic Attack |