A&E | Accident and Emergency |
ABTA | Association of British Travel Agents |
ACDP | Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens |
BIS | British Infection Society |
BTS | British Thoracic Society |
CCC | Civil Contingencies Committee |
CDSCNI | Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre, Northern Ireland |
CCDC | Consultant in Communicable Disease Control |
CCS | Civil Contingencies Secretariat |
CDC | ( USA) Centers for Disease Control |
CE/ CEO | Chief Executive/Chief Executive Officer |
CEPR | ( HPA) Centre for Emergency Preparedness and Response |
CfI | ( HPA) Centre for Infections, Colindale |
COBR | Cabinet Office Briefing Room |
COSHH | Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (Regulations) |
DA | Devolved Administration |
DEFRA | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
DH | Department of Health |
DPH | Director of Public Health |
EISS | European Influenza Surveillance Scheme |
EU | European Union |
European Network | European Network for the Epidemiological Surveillance and Control of Communicable Diseases |
EWRS | Early Warning and Response System (of the European Network) |
FCO | Foreign and Commonwealth Office |
GICS | Government Information and Communication Service |
GP | General Practitioner |
HEPA | High Efficiency Particulate Arrestance (filter), or Health Emergency Planning Adviser |
HEPO | Health Emergency Planning Officer |
HPA | Health Protection Agency |
HPS | Health Protection Scotland |
HPU | Health Protection Unit |
HSE | Health and Safety Executive |
ICT | Infection Control Team |
ILI | Influenza-like illness |
ITU | Intensive Therapy Unit |
JCVI | Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation |
JHAC | Joint Health Advisory Cell |
LA | Local Authority |
LaRS | ( HPA) Local and Regional Services |
LHB | Local Health Board |
LHI | Laboratory for Hospital Infection |
MGCC | (Scottish) Ministerial Group on Civil Contingencies |
MHRA | Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency |
MRC | Medical Research Council |
NaTHNaC | National Travel Health Network and Centre |
NAW | National Assembly for Wales |
NCC | ( GICS) News Co-ordination Centre |
NCLs | |
NEPNEI | National Expert Panel on New and Emerging Infections |
NHS | National Health Service |
NIBSC | National Institute for Biological Standards and Control |
NIMR | National Institute for Medical Research |
NIPC | National Influenza Pandemic Committee |
NIRL | National Influenza Reference Laboratory |
NPHS | National Public Health Service (Wales) |
PASA | ( NHS) Purchasing and Supply Agency |
PCR | Polymerase Chain Reaction |
PCT | Primary Care Trust |
PPE | Personal Protection Equipment |
QA | Quality Assurance |
Ro | Basic Reproduction Number |
RCGP | Royal College of General Practitioners |
RCN | Royal College of Nursing |
RCP | Royal College of Physicians |
RCPath | Royal College of Pathologists |
RCPCH | Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health |
RDPH | Regional Director of Public Health |
SARS | Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome |
SE | Scottish Executive |
SECC | Scottish Emergencies Co-ordinating Committee |
SE-EAT | Scottish Executive Emergency Action Team |
SEER | Scottish Executive Emergency Room |
SEERAD | Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department |
SEEST | Scottish Executive Emergency Support Team |
SEHD | Scottish Executive Health Department |
SEJD | Scottish Executive Justice Department |
SHA or StHA | Strategic Health Authority |
SHERT | SEHD Health Emergency Response Team |
SITREP | Situation Report |
SOP | Standard Operating Procedure |
SPICG | Scottish Pandemic Influenza Co-ordinating Group |
TIDO(R) | Official Committee on Domestic and International Terrorism - Resilience |
UK | United Kingdom |
UKNIPC | United Kingdom National Influenza Pandemic Committee |
UVIG | United Kingdom Vaccine Industry Group |
VLA | Veterinary Laboratories Agency |
WHO | World Health Organisation |