Medicine is full of acronyms and abbreviations. Some non-principals feel a bit out of touch when abbreviations are used in everyday language and they haven't the foggiest idea what is being talked about. These are some of the common one. Treat these pages as a reference source or a natty party game. They could become part of the MRCGP!

BMA British Medical Association
CCDC Consultant in Communicable Disease Control
CME Continuous Medical Education
CMR Computerised Medical Record
DDRB Doctors and Dentists Review Body
DFFP Diploma of Faculty of Family Planning
DoH Department of Health
DPH Director of Public Health
DPGPE Director of Postgraduate GP Education
D&TB Drugs and Therapeutics Bulletin
FHSA Family Health Services Authority (amalgamated into Health Authorities in 1996)
FP7 & 8 Lloyd George Continuation Cards (male/female)
FP10 A prescription
GMSC General Medical Services Committee
HA Health Authority (Health Boards in Scotland and Northern Ireland)
IANR Intended Average Net Remuneration
JCC Joint Consultants Committee
JDC Junior Doctor's Committee
JCPTGP Joint Committee for Postgraduate Training in General Practice
LMC Local Medical Committee
LIZEI London Implementation Zone Education Initiative
MDDUS Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland
MDO Medical Defence Organisations
MDU Medical Defence Union
MIA Medical Insurance Agency
MPC Medical Practices Committee
MPS Medical Protection Society
MWF Medical Women's Federation
NAGPT National Association of GP Tutors
NAHAT National Association of Health Authorities and Trusts
NANP National Association of Non-Principals
NP Non-Principal
NHSE National Health Service Executive
OME Office of Manpower Economics
PGEA Postgraduate Education Allowance
PFC Professional Fees Committee
PPA Prescription Pricing Authority
PPPFC Private Practice and Professional Fees Committee
PUNS &DENS Patient's Unmet Needs & Doctor's Educational Needs
RA Regional Adviser in General Practice (now DPGPE!)
RCGP The Royal College of General Practitioners
RGPEC Regional General Practice Education Committee
SCOPME Standing Committee on Postgraduate Medical Education
SFA Statement of Fees and Allowances (the Red Book)
SPA Small Practices Association
WHO World Health Organisation
WONCA World Organisation for Family Doctors

Updated by BC on 24/2/08