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A GUIDE TO COMMONLY USED ABBREVIATIONS - RCoA (2010)
The glossary below is meant as a guide only and is not definitive. Any suggestions or additions should be made to the Professional Standards Directorate (Jennifer).
Abbreviation Meaning Brief Description Website Link Further info from Key Personality
AAC Advisory Appointments The statutory function of the College to nominate http://www.rcoa.ac.uk/index.as AAC Administrator
Committee assessors to sit on Advisory Appointments Committees p?PageID=52
(AACs), is regarded as an important part of the
maintenance and improvement of standards of practice in
anaesthesia. The College nominates assessors to attend
AACs for the appointment of consultant and non-
consultant posts in England, Northern Ireland and Wales.
AAGBI Association of The Association represents the interests of a very http://www.aagbi.org/ President, AAGBI
Anaesthetists of Great considerable majority of anaesthetists in the United
Britain and Ireland Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland and, through its
overseas membership, has close contact with many other
countries. It publishes guidelines on a range of issues of
concern to anaesthetists and related specialties.
ABC Airway, breathing,
circulation
ACCEA Advisory Committee on Clinical Excellence awards recognise and reward the http://www.dh.gov.uk/ab/ACCE Executive Assistant to
Clinical Excellence exceptional contribution of NHS consultants, over and A/index.htm the President
Awards above that normally expected in a job, to the values and
goals of the NHS and to patient care. ACCEA operates the
arrangements which replaced discretionary points and
distinction awards with a single, more graduated scheme
comprising both local and national elements known as the
Clinical Excellence Awards Scheme.
ACCS Acute Care Common ACCS is a 2 year training course forms an element of the http://www.accsuk.org.uk/ Training Administrator
Stem curricula for the CCT programmes in General (Internal)
Medicine (Acute) [GIM(Acute)], Anaesthesia, Emergency
Medicine and Intensive Care Medicine (ICM) training.
ACTA Association of http://www.acta.org.uk/
Cardiothoracic
Anaesthetists
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AME Academy of Medical Professional organisation for all involved in the education http://www.medicaleducators.o Education Director
Educators and training of medical students and doctors. Established rg/
in 2006, the Academy exists to provide leadership,
promote standards and support all those involved in the
academic discipline of medical education
AoMRC Academy of Medical Body representing all 16 Royal Colleges and Faculties. It http://www.aomrc.org.uk/ Director of Training & Chairman, RCPEd
Royal Colleges has a leading role in the areas of Doctors’ revalidation, Examinations
training and education and aims to speak with a clear and
sure voice on generic health care issues for the benefit of
patients and healthcare professionals
Anaes CEX Anaesthesia Clinical See WPBA http://www.rcoa.ac.uk/docs/CE Training Manager
Exercise X.pdf
APAGBI Association of Paediatric The Association exists to further the clinical and research http://www.apagbi.org.uk/
Anaesthetists of Great aspects of the specialty. Previously affiliated to RCoA but
Britain and Ireland has moved to AAGBI
ARCP Annual Review of Replaced the RITA for CT1-ST7. There are 9 outcomes J:\Training\_shared\ARCP\Expla Senior Training
Competence Progression (see hyperlink) . The ARCP process is conducted at the nation of the ARCP Administrator
end of a training year for each trainee and consists of a outcomes.doc
panel and external adviser
ART Anaesthesia Review The Anaesthesia Review Team (ART) is a service offered to http://www.rcoa.ac.uk/index.as ART Administrator Director of
Teams Trusts who feel they could benefit from an external point p?PageID=1380 Professional
of view in order to improve the anaesthesia services they Standards
offer. This can be in light of concerns regarding the whole
department or a specific individual, a working relationship
or facilities, or any other issue which has the potential to
cause concern.
ASTC Academy Specialty Specialist Committee of AoMRC focussing on training http://www.aomrc.org.uk/com Medical Secretary
Training Committee issues. Representative from all Royal College, COPMeD, mittees.aspx
PMETB and DH attend
ATLS Advanced Trauma Life
Support
BJA (LTFT) Bernard Johnson Adviser Consultant fellow of the College who is responsible for http://www.rcoa.ac.uk/index.as Senior Training (BJA(LTFT))
(Less Than Full Time) advice concerning LTFT trainees p?PageID=704 Administrator
BJA (O) Bernard Johnson Adviser Consultant fellow of the College who is responsible for http://www.rcoa.ac.uk/index.as Senior Training (BJA(O))
(Overseas) ODTS and international training advice p?PageID=4 Administrator
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BJA British Journal of Founded in 1923, one year after the first anaesthetic http://bja.oxfordjournals.org/
Anaesthesia journal was published by the International Anaesthesia
Research Society, the British Journal of Anaesthesia
remains the oldest and largest independent journal of
anaesthesia. It became the journal of The College of
Anaesthetists in 1990. The College was granted a Royal
Charter in 1992. Although there are educational links
between the BJA and the College, the journal retains
editorial independence
BLTC Basic Level Training Certificate required by all trainees transitioning from CT2- http://www.rcoa.ac.uk/index.as Senior Training
Certificate ST3. The move to intermediate training from basic must p?PageID=963&SearchStr=inter Administrator
include successful completion of Primary FRCA mediate+level+training+certifica
te
BMA British Medical The BMA is the doctors’ professional organisation http://www.bma.org.uk/
Association established to look after the professional and personal
needs of its members. The BMA represents doctors in all
branches of medicine all over the UK.
CARCSI College of Anaesthetists: RCoA is closely affiliated to CARCSI for a number of http://www.anaesthesia.ie/site/
Royal College of reasons, including political sensitivities. FCARCSI is default.asp?secid=home
Surgeons in Ireland equivalent to FRCA
CEACCP Continuing Education in BJA/RCoA - Joint CPD journal, provides CPD articles and http://ceaccp.oxfordjournals.or HR and e-Learning
Anaesthesia, Critical Care MCQs in anaesthesia, critical care medicine and pain g Administrator
and Pain management.
CBD Case Based Discussion See WPBA http://www.rcoa.ac.uk/docs/CB Training Manager
D2.pdf
CCF Common Competency Route in which AoMRC in conjunction with DH is looking
Framework to bases elements of medical curricula. RCoA prefers an
approach in which common competencies are embedded
within the curriculum
CCSC Central Consultants and http://www.bma.org.uk/repres
Specialists Committee entation/branch_committees/c
onsultants_specialists/Hubcentr
alconsultantsandspecialistscom
mittee.jsp
CCT Certificate of Completion Of a PMETB approved training programme. A CCT in http://www.pmetb.org.uk/inde Senior Training Medical Secretary
of Training anaesthesia is a competency based programme normally x.php?id=cct Administrator
7 years. Completion of which will result in a doctor being
put on the SR and therefore eligible for consultant posts in
the UK
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CD Clinical Director Trust appointee responsible for management of medical
services there is usually one for a number of specialties
CESR Certificate of Eligibility Non-CCT route onto the Specialist Register. The process http://www.pmetb.org.uk/inde Equivalence Chairman of the
for Specialist Registration involves application from Drs via PMETB in accordance x.php?id=317 administrator Equivalence
with Article 14, recommendation are made by the College Committee
Equivalence Committee to PMETB
CESR(CP) Certificate of Eligibility An accelerated version of the CESR for trainees who have http://www.pmetb.org.uk/inde Senior Training Medical Secretary
for Specialist Registration completed part but not all of the CCT programme x.php?id=2967 Administrator
(Combined Programme)
CMT Core medical Training Core medical training (CMT) is the first stage of training to http://www.cmtrecruitment.org
follow a career in a medical specialty. This core training is .uk/
the entry point for all medical specialties as stated by
MMC. However CMT is a recognised training programme
for RCP (see web link)
CNST Clinical Negligence The Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts handles all http://www.nhsla.com/Claims/S
Scheme for Trusts clinical negligence claims against member NHS bodies chemes/CNST/
where the incident in question took place on or after 1
April 1995 (or when the body joined the scheme, if that is
later). Although membership of the scheme is voluntary,
all NHS Trusts (including Foundation Trusts) and Primary
Care Trusts (PCTs) in England currently belong to the
scheme
COPMeD Conference of COPMeD provides a forum in which members can meet to http://www.copmed.org.uk/ Lead Dean for
Postgraduate Medical discuss current issues, share best practice and agree a Anaesthesia
Deans consistent and equitable approach to training in all
deaneries. It acts as a focal point for contact between the
Postgraduate Medical Deans and other organisations, e.g.
Medical Royal Colleges, GMC, BMA, MRC, AoMRC and the
Department of Health
Council There are 24 elected members of Council including the http://www.rcoa.ac.uk/index.as President, RCoA
President and two Vice-Presidents. They occupy 20 p?PageID=24
Consultant seats, two Staff and Associate Specialist seats
and two Trainee seats. Council members are elected from
the Fellowship and Membership of the College. Those
who wish to be nominated to stand for election to Council
are invited to apply in September each year following the
announcement on the College website detailing which
seats will become vacant in the following March.
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CPD Continuing professional All anaesthetists (excluding trainees) are encouraged to http://www.rcoa.ac.uk/index.as Director of Education
development maintain an awareness of developments in anaesthesia, p?PageID=604
and the College recommends that all anaesthetists should
obtain at least 50 Continuing Professional Development
(CPD) points per year. Independent organisers of national
and international events are required to apply to the
department for CPD approval. An anaesthetist's CPD
programme will form part of their personal portfolio for
revalidation, which will be used in annual appraisal
arrangements and CPD will therefore be the focus of even
greater attention than has previously been the case
C-Section Communciations Section College department resoponsible for all communciation Comms Section Editor of the Bulletin
output and enquiries including the Bulletin, website,
patient inforation leaflets etc
CT College Tutor College Tutors are the College's representatives for RA and CT Training Manager
Anaesthetic Departments throughout the UK. They are Administrator
there to provide support and help for trainees CTs report
to their local RA
CQC Care Quality Commission The Care Quality Commission is the independent regulator http://www.cqc.org.uk/ Patient Safety
of health and social care in England Administrator
DAS Difficult Airway Society This medical Society was formed in 1995 and aims to http://www.google.co.uk/searc
improve management of the patient's airway by h?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=1G1GG
Deanery DH funded organisations responsible for training delivery LQ_ENUK286&q=difficult+airwa
http://www.copmed.org.uk/con Lead Dean for
across all specialties. There are 21 Deaneries across the tacts/ Anaesthesia
UK each has a Postgraduate Dean. The Deaneries
coordinate the delivery and funding of postgraduate
medical, training and dental education in their geographic
areas
DH Department of Health Refers to both DH England and DH representing all 4 http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/index
nations .htm
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DMS Defence Medical Services Tri-Service organisation (Royal Navy, Army, RAF). The http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInt
Defence Medical Services (DMS) is comprised of the ernet/MicroSite/DMS/WhatWe
Surgeon General's Department (SGD), Joint Medical Do
Command (JMC), Defence Dental Services (DDS) and the
three single Service medical organisations. It is headed by
The Surgeon General (SG) and The Deputy Chief of
Defence Staff (Health).
DRA Deputy Regional Adviser Deputy Regional Advisers are a Senior College RA and CT Training Manager
Appointment and their job is to support the Regional Administrator
Adviser and provide help and support for local College
Tutors and Trainees
DOPS Direct Observation of See WPBA http://www.rcoa.ac.uk/docs/DO
Procedural Skills PS.pdf
Ed Sup Educational Supervisor Responsible for mentoring of trainee. Usually looks after
no more than 5 trainees and appointed through the
Deanery in conjunction with the Trust/hospital
E-LA E-Learning Anaesthesia A web-based educational resource produced by the Royal http://www.e- Education Director
College of Anaesthetists in partnership with e-Learning for lfh.org.uk/projects/ela/index.ht
Healthcare (e-LfH). Available for free to all UK ml
anaesthetists practising in the NHS, e-LA delivers the
knowledge and key concepts that underpin the
anaesthetic curriculum and will help trainees prepare for
the FRCA examination
ENT Ear nose and throat
EPR Electronic patient record
EWTD European Working Time Legislation restricting working hours to 48 hrs per week, http://www.rcoa.ac.uk/index.as Director of Training &
Directive which can be derogated to 52 hrs. All doctors must p?PageID=1008 Examinations
adhere to the rest periods and time restrictions. Trainees
can opt out to New Deal hrs of 56 hrs per week
FANZCA Fellowship of the Antipodean sister organisation to RCoA http://www.anzca.edu.au/
/ANZCA Australian and New
Zealand College of
Anaesthetists
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FPM Faculty of Pain Medicine Faculty affiliated to RCoA focusing on Pain Medicine http://www.rcoa.ac.uk/index.as Senior FPM Dean of the FPM
p?PageID=853 Adminstrator
FRCA Fellow of the Royal Achieved through successfully passing the FRCA Exams Manager
College of Anaesthetists examination. The Primary FRCA is taken in years CT1-2
and consists of an MCQ and OSCE/SOE. The final is taken
during Intermediate training (years 3-4) and consists of a
written exam (MCQ and SAQ) and an SOE
FTSTA Fixed Term Specialty Posts offer formal, approved specialty training, usually but Senior Training
Training Appointment not exclusively in the early years of a specialty curriculum. Administrator
FTSTAs are up to one year fixed-term appointments.
Appointments to FTSTAs will usually be by the same UK
recruitment process as for run-through training and will
be managed by Postgraduate Deaneries
FTTA Fixed Term Training As above, prior to August 2007 Senior Training
Appointment Administrator
GMC General Medical Council Responsible for regulation of doctors and ensuring good http://www.gmc-uk.org/
(of the UK) medical practice. Due to subsume PMETB in Apr 2010
GMP Good Medical Practice Divided into 4 Domains: 1. Knowledge, Skills and http://www.gmc-
Performance 2. Safety and Quality 3. Communication, uk.org/guidance/good_medical_
Partnership and Teamwork 4. Maintaining Trust. practice/index.asp
Originally this was 6 domains which may still be referred
to
Gold Guide A Reference Guide for A Guide to Postgraduate Specialty Training in the UK (the http://www.mmc.nhs.uk/pdf/G Training Manager Medical Secretary
Postgraduate Specialty “Gold Guide”) sets out the arrangements for the old%20Guide%202008%20-
Training in the UK (the introduction of competence based specialty training in the %20FINAL.pdf
“Gold Guide, 2 nd Edition UK. It primarily deals with operational issues to help
2008”) support the transition from specialist training which has
been in place since 1996 to specialty training
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GPAS Guidelines for the A series of guidelines beginning with the general http://www.rcoa.ac.uk/index.as Project Officer Project lead and PSC
Provision of Anaesthetic principles on the delivery of all anaesthetic p?PageID=477 Chairman
Services services, followed by those dealing with specialist areas of
anaesthetic care. Crrently published online, a complete
set to be printed around Feb 2010
HCC Healthcare Commission replaced by the Care Quality Commission CQC http://www.cqc.org.uk/ Patient Safety
Administrator
HDU High Dependency Unit
HIEC Health Innovation The Department of Health is investing £10 million in the http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/publi Director of Training & Medical Secretary
Education Clusters introduction of Health Innovation and Education Clusters cationsandstatistics/publication Examinations
(HIECs) across England. HIECs will be partnerships s/publicationspolicyandguidanc
between NHS, higher education, industry and other public e/DH_098887
and private sector organisations. They will support the
spread and adoption of innovation locally and strengthen
professional education and training.
HoS Head of School There are 29 Schools of Anaesthesia that loosely affiliate
to the Deaneries. HoS can also be double hatted as RAs
IAC Initial Assessment of Also known as the initial test of competence. Trainees http://www.rcoa.ac.uk/index.as Senior Training
Competence must complete the IAC before being permitted on-call. p?PageID=64&NewsID=688 Administrator
The IAC is achieved between 3-6 months.
IBTICM Intercollegiate Board for Training in Intensive Care Medicine (ICM) in the UK is http://www.rcoa.ac.uk/ibticm/ IBTICM Senior Chairman of the Board
Training in Intensive Care supervised by the Intercollegiate Board for Training in Administrator
Medicine Intensive Care Medicine (IBTICM), which includes
representatives of the Royal Colleges of Anaesthetists,
Physicians, Surgeons and Emergency Medicine. The
training programme is intended to be taken within a main
specialty training programme (anaesthesia, medicine,
surgery, emergency medicine) but might require an
extension to the overall programme of training. There are
plans for the Board to become a Faculty shortly
ICM Intensive Care Medicine Sub-specialty which overlaps Anaesthesia, EM, GIM.
Trainees can only get a joint/dual CCT in ICM
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ICS Intensive Care Society The Intensive Care Society is the representative body in http://www.ics.ac.uk/
the UK for intensive care professionals and patients. The
Society is dedicated to the delivery of the highest quality
of critical care to patients in the UK. Performs many
functions for the intensive care community in the UK such
as the production of guidelines and standards, stage
national meetings, training courses and focus groups.
Represents Intensive Care in wide ranging organisations
from the Royal Colleges to the Department of Health and
other organisations and societies with a stake or interest
in intensive care. Represented on the Intercollegiate
Board for Training in Intensive Care
ICU Intensive Care Unit An intensive care unit (ICU), critical care unit (CCU),
intensive therapy unit or intensive treatment unit (ITU) is
a specialised department that provides intensive care
medicine. Many hospitals also have designated intensive
care areas for certain specialties of medicine, as dictated
by the needs and available resources of each hospital.
ILTC Intermediate Level Certificate required by all trainees transitioning from ST4- http://www.rcoa.ac.uk/docs/Tr Senior Training
Training Certificate ST5. The move to higher training from intermediate aining_Prog-web.pdf Administrator
requires successful completion of Final FRCA
JACTAG Joint AoMRC and Medical Secretary
COPMeD Training
Advisory Group
LAA London Academy of Organisation set up by Dr Rob Ginsburg to coordinate the http://www.synapse.nhs.uk/pag Director of Training &
Anaesthesia activities of the 5 London Schools of Anaesthesia es/public/602e3c6ab7d076a176 Examinations
5e6e4fc0b0e913
LAS Locum appointment for Doctor appointed by hospital or trust to cover for gaps in
service staffing
LAT Locum appointment for A LAT is a Locum Appointment for Training and will be Training Team
training used to fill gaps in a training programme. All LATs must
be competitively appointed. PMETB does not have limits
on LATs except that they can only count towards a CCT if
the doctor subsequently enters an approved run-through
training programme
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MCQ Multiple Choice Method of Assessment for both Primary and Final FRCA http://www.rcoa.ac.uk/index.as Exams Manager MCQ Core Group
Questions p?PageID=1150 Chair
MMC Modernising Medical Support doctors in applying for specialty training posts in http://www.mmc.nhs.uk/ MMC representatives
Careers (DH department the NHS, and to provide information on changes to the at the Department of
soon to be renamed) recruitment and training process. Health
MSF Multi Source Feedback See WPBA, 360 degree reporting http://www.rcoa.ac.uk/docs/M
SF.pdf
MTC Maximum Training The allocated number of training post available to a Quality Administrator Training Manager
Capacity Deanery. Must be agreed with PMETB and RCoA
informed
MTI Medical Training Joint Home Office and DH scheme for recruitment of http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Man Senior Training BJA(O)
Initiative foreign doctors to attend training in UK. Limited to 2 agingyourorganisation/Humanr Administrator
years and is applied for via the tier system esourcesandtraining/Morestaff/
DH_095369
NACT National Association of NACT UK is a membership association for those involved http://www.nact.org.uk/
Clinical Tutors in organising postgraduate training for doctors. Its aim is
to support members in their daily role as leaders in
medical education with national advice and training. Not
directly aligned with College Tutor
NAP National Audit Project Series of National clinical audits focusing on specific http://www.rcoa.ac.uk/index.as Professional
topics p?PageID=1089 Standards
Administrator
NCAS National Clinical Works with health organisations and individual http://www.ncas.npsa.nhs.uk/
Assessment Service practitioners where there is concern about the
performance of a doctor, dentist (or pharmacist from
April 2009).
NCEPOD National Confidential Conducts critical examination, by senior and appropriately http://www.ncepod.org.uk/
Enquiry into Patient chosen specialists, into what has actually happened to the
Outcome and Deaths patients. Recommendations have covered everything
from individual clinical practice to national healthcare
organisation, always with the aim of improving patient
care and safety
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NHS NHS foundation trusts (often referred to as foundation http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Healt
Foundation hospitals) are at the cutting edge of the Government's hcare/Secondarycare/NHSfound
Trusts
NHSLA The NHSLA handles decentralisation of public services
NHS Litigation Authority commitment to the negligence claims and works to and ationtrust/index.htm
http://www.nhsla.com/Channel
improve risk management practices in the NHS s/
NIAA National Institute of Improve patient care by promoting the translation of http://www.niaa.org.uk/ NIAA Administrator Chairman NIAA
Academic Anaesthesia research findings into clinical practice, develop and
maximise its academic profile within the healthcare
profession, NHS, Universities and major research bodies, http://www.nice.org.uk/
NICE National Institute for An independent organisation responsible for providing
Health and Clinical national guidance on promoting good health and
Excellence preventing and treating ill health.
NPSA National Patient Safety The National Patient Safety Agency leads and contributes http://www.npsa.nhs.uk/ Director of
Agency to improved, safe patient care by informing, supporting Professional
and influencing the health sector. Standards
NTN National Training Allocated to all trainees from ST3 onwards. Not given to
Number CT1&2.
OAA Obstetric Anaesthetists http://www.oaa-
Association anaes.ac.uk/content.asp?Conte
ntID=1
ODTS Overseas Doctors RCoA scheme involving training overseas doctors. The http://www.rcoa.ac.uk/index.as Training Administrator (BJA(O))
Training Scheme overseas/international policy is currently being p?PageID=4
considered by a short term working party chaired by the
Bernard Johnson Adviser (Overseas) (BJA(O)
OOPC Out of Programme http://www.rcoa.ac.uk/docs/O Senior Training Training Manager
Career Break OPTform.pdf Administrator
OOPE Out of Programme http://www.rcoa.ac.uk/docs/O Senior Training Training Manager
Experience OPTform.pdf Administrator
OOPR Out of Programme http://www.rcoa.ac.uk/docs/O Senior Training Training Manager
Research OPTform.pdf Administrator
OOPT Out of Programme http://www.rcoa.ac.uk/docs/O Senior Training Training Manager
Training OPTform.pdf Administrator
OSCE Objective Structured Method of Assessment for Primary FRCA comprising of a http://www.rcoa.ac.uk/index.as OSCE Administrator Chair of Primary FRCA
Clinical Examination number of stations, usually 18 through which candidates p?PageID=1152
rotate at 5 minute intervals
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PA(A) Physicians' Assistant Non-medically trained assistant. An Physicians' Assistant http://www.rcoa.ac.uk/index.as Professional Chairman of PA (A)
(Anaesthesia) (Anaesthesia) [PA(A)] is a new member of the anaesthetic p?PageID=761 Standards Manager Committee
team. They are trained both in the underlying scientific
and medical knowledge pertinent to anaesthesia, and in
the skills of administering anaesthesia. They will work in a
team with anaesthetists enabling one medically qualified
anaesthetist to simultaneously conduct anaesthesia in
two places. These must be adjacent or very close together
within a single operating suite.
PAS Patient administration
system
PCA Patient controlled Any method of allowing a person in pain to administer
analgesia their own pain relief. In a hospital setting, a PCA refers to
an electronically controlled infusion pump that delivers a
prescribed amount of intravenous analgesic to the patient
when he or she activates a button. Opioids are the
medication most often administered through PCAs
PCT Primary Care Trust Primary care is the care provided by people you normally http://www.nhs.uk/NHSEngland
see when you first have a health problem. It might be a /aboutnhs/Pages/Authoritiesan
visit to a doctor or a dentist, an optician for an eye test, or dtrusts.aspx
just a trip to a pharmacist to buy cough mixture. NHS walk-
in centres and the NHS Direct phone line service are also
part of primary care. All of these services are managed for
you by your local primary care trust (PCT). There are
currently 152 PCTs in England. PCTs are now at the centre
of the NHS and control 80% of the NHS budget.
PD/TPD Programme Director Also known as Training Programme Director (TPD). Not a RA and CT Training Manager
College appointment but key to training process Administrator
PICU Paediatric Intensive Care
Unit
PLG Patient Liaison Group Group of non medically qualified people who represent http://www.rcoa.ac.uk/index.as Secretary to PLG Chair of PLG
the lay perspective. PLG representative sit on most p?PageID=805 Committee
committees. The Chair of the PLG sits is a co=opted
member of Council
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PMETB Postgraduate Medical PMET Regulator. Established in 2007 through legislation - http://www.pmetb.org.uk/inde Training Manager Chairman of PMETB
Education and Training the Order. Due to move into GMC in Apr 2010 and x.php?id=10
Board become the Postgraduate Board of the GMC
QF Quality Framework Framework in which PMETB regulates standards of http://www.pmetb.org.uk/inde Training Manager Director of Quality at
training. Include Quality Assurance (QA) - PMETB role, x.php?id=quality PMETB
Quality Management (QM) - the role of Royal Colleges
and Deaneries, Quality Control - the role of those
delivering training
RA Regional Adviser Regional Advisers (RA's) are a Senior College appointment. RA and CT Training Manager
There is an RA representing every Anaesthetic School Administrator
within the UK. They have a mulitude of tasks one being
advising and supporting the College Tutors in their areas
RCoA The Royal College of Anaesthesia is the largest single hospital specialty in the http://www.rcoa.ac.uk/
Anaesthetists NHS. The College is the professional body responsible for
the specialty of anaesthesia throughout the UK, and
ensures the quality of patient care through the
maintenance of standards in anaesthesia, critical care and
pain management.
RCoA/RCOG The Royal College of Joint committee of the Royal Colleges and Obstetric Patient Safety Chairman
JSC Anaesthetists and Royal Anaesthetists Association Administrator
College of Obstetricians
and Gyanecologists Joint
Standing Committee
RA Regional Adviser College Representative for maintaining standards of RA Administrator
training across all 4 nations. A total of 16 which cover all
the Regions.
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Revalidation Revalidation is the process by which doctors will have to http://www.rcoa.ac.uk/index.as Revalidation Project
demonstrate to the GMC, normally every five years, that p?PageID=1183 Manager
they are up to date and fit to practise and complying with
the relevant professional standards. The GMC have
developed a revised Framework for Appraisal and
Revalidation that sets out the Domains, Attributes and
Standards for revalidation based Good Medical Practice.
This revised Framework has been used by all medical
specialties to provide guidance to doctors on the
specialist standards and supporting information that may
be brought to appraisal to demonstrate that they are
practising to a high professional standard for revalidation.
RITA Record of in-training RITA A – Core information on the trainee, RITA B - Senior Training
Assessment (replaced for Changes to core info, RITA C - Record of satisfactory Administrator
non-RTT trainees by the progress, RITA D - recommendation for targeted training,
RITA E - Recommendation for intensified
ARCP but still in for SpRs)
supervision/repeated experience, RITA F - Record of
OOPE, RITA G - Final record of satisfactory progress
SALG Safe Anaesthesia Liaison Group comprising a core group from the College, NPSA http://www.rcoa.ac.uk/index.as Patient Safety Chairman
Group and AAGBI and advisory members from a wider group of p?PageID=1221 Administrator
sub-specialists. Dedicated to ensuring patitent safety and
the development of critical incident reporting
SBA Single Best Answer Question format to be introduced in Sep 2010 to the MCQ http://www.rcoa.ac.uk/docs/SB Exams Manager Chairman of the Final
paper A-Questions.pdf FRCA Board
SASG Staff and Associate Middle Grade and Staff Grade doctors also known as
Specialist Grade (also doctors not in training
known as Specialty
Doctor SD)
SAQ Short Answer Question Method of assessment in the FRCA Final Exam. Part of the http://www.rcoa.ac.uk/index.as Exams Manager Chairman of the Final
Final Written Exam along with the MCQ p?PageID=1154 FRCA
SCATA Society for Computing
and Technology in
Anaesthesia
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SEA (UK) Society for Education in SEA (UK) is a non-profit educational organisation for http://www.seauk.org/ Education Director Chairman
Anaesthesia anaesthesia educators who desire to improve their skills
in anaesthesia education
SD Specialty Doctor Relatively new term for SAS Grade doctor
SHA Strategic Health Created by the government in 2002 to manage the local http://www.nhs.uk/NHSEngland
Authority NHS on behalf of the secretary of state, there were /aboutnhs/Pages/Authoritiesan
originally 28 strategic health authorities (SHAs), reduced dtrusts.aspx
to 10 in 2006. Strategic health authorities are responsible
for; developing plans for improving health services in their
SOE Structured Oral Method of Assessment for both Primary and Final FRCA. http://www.rcoa.ac.uk/index.as Exams Manager Chairman of
Examination Also referred to as a Viva p?PageID=1154 Examinations
SPA Supporting Professional An allocated session of time given to consultants to cover Director of
Activity additional clinical activities, such as their role as an Professional
examiner , College Tutor or Regional Adviser by their Standards
Trust. RCoA recommends that at least 2.5 SPAs are
written into a consultant's contract
WPBA Work Place Based Recognised method of assessment which consist of DOPs, http://www.rcoa.ac.uk/index.as Training Manager Vice President
Assessment Anaes CEX, CBD, MSF. Trainees must complete a specified p?PageID=982
minimum of each WPBA which is recorded in their
portfolio and is presented at the ARCP
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List of Royal Colleges, Colleges & Faculties
Abbreviation Name of College Role Website
CEM College of Emergency Medicine The College of Emergency Medicine became a http://www.collemergencymed.ac.uk/cem/
College by Royal Charter on 29th February 2008.
The College is established to advance education
and research in Emergency Medicine. The
College is responsible for setting standards of
training and administering examinations in
Emergency Medicine for the award of
Fellowship and Membership of the College as
well as recommending trainees for CCT in
Emergency Medicine. The College works to
ensure high quality care by setting and
monitoring standards of care, and providing
expert guidance and advice on policy to relevant
bodies on matters relating to Emergency
Medicine
RCGP Royal College of General Practitioners The Royal College of General Practitioners is the http://www.rcgp.org.uk/
professional membership body for family
doctors in the UK and abroad. We are
committed to improving patient care, clinical
standards and GP training
RCoA Royal College of Anaesthetists Anaesthesia is the largest single hospital http://www.rcoa.ac.uk/
specialty in the NHS. The College is the
professional body responsible for the specialty
of anaesthesia throughout the UK, and ensures
the quality of patient care through the
amintenance of standards in anaesthesia,
critical care and pain management
RCOG Royal College of Obstetricians and encourages the study and advancement of the http://www.rcog.org.uk/
Gynaecologists science and practice of obstetrics and
gynaecology. We do this through postgraduate
medical education and training development,
and the publication of clinical guidelines and
reports on aspects of the specialty and service
provision. The RCOG International Office works
with other international organisations to help
lower maternal morbidity and mortality in
under-resourced countries
RCOphth The Royal College of Opthamologists Champions excellence in the practice of http://www.rcophth.ac.uk/
ophthalmology for the benefit of patients and
the public. This extends to the practice of high
quality ophthalmic care, not only in the UK, but
worldwide. We set standards for postgraduate
education and professional practice and
promote ground-breaking research
RCP Edinburgh The Royal College of Physicians of The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh http://www.rcpe.ac.uk/index.php
Edinburgh (RCPE) is a professional membership
organisation. Our principal concern is to develop
and oversee an ongoing programme of medical
examinations, education and training for
qualified doctors who wish to undertake
postgraduate education and training in order to
pursue a career in specialist (internal) medicine
RCP London The Royal College of Physicians of We are a professional body, representing over http://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/Pages/index.aspx
London 20,000 physicians, that aims to improve the
quality of patient care by continually raising
medical standards
RCPCH The Royal College of Paediatrics and The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child http://www.rcpch.ac.uk/
Child Health Health is one of the Medical Royal Colleges - the
oldest of which was founded in 1505. Like the
other colleges, we have a major role in
postgraduate medical education and
professional standards: setting syllabuses for
postgraduate training in paediatrics, overseeing
the training, running examinations, organising
courses and conferences, issuing guidance and
conducting research
RCPath The Royal College of Pathologists Pathology is the hidden science at the heart of http://www.rcpath.org/
modern medicine, vital for the diagnosis and
clinical management of disease. The College is a
professional membership organisation
committed to setting and maintaining
professional standards and to promoting
excellence in the practice of pathology. It is a
registered charity and is not a trades union. Our
8785 members work in hospital laboratories,
universities and industry worldwide. The
College aims to advance the science and
practice of pathology, to provide public
education, to promote research in pathology
and to disseminate the results
RCPS Glasgow the Royal College of Physicians and RCPCS' mission is to promote best levels of http://www.rcpsg.ac.uk/Pages/RCPSG_Welcome.
Surgeons of Glasgow health and high standards of healthcare for aspx
people throughout the world by offering
postgraduate medical education, examinations
and assessments as well as, continuing
professional development of it's Fellows and
Members are equipped to deliver the best
possible care and medical practice that Scotland
has to offer. As a multidisciplinary body with
8,500 members across all five continents, it's
footprint for improving health is considerable
RCPsych The Royal College of Psychiatrists The Royal College of Psychiatrists is committed http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/college/whatwedo.asp
to improving the understanding of psychiatry x
and mental health. We want there to be a
greater understanding of the interaction
between mental and physical health and the
social and cultural context in which people live.
We are at the forefront in setting and achieving
the highest standards through education,
training and research. We lead the way in
developing excellence and promoting best
practice in mental health services. We promote
research and publish the results in our world-
class psychiatric journals
RCR The Royal College of Radiologists http://www.rcr.ac.uk/section.aspx?pageID=9
RCS Edinburgh The Royal College of Surgeons of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh has http://www.rcsed.ac.uk/site/0/default.aspx
Edinburgh been dedicated to the maintenance and
promotion of the highest standards of surgical
practice, through its keen interest in education,
training and rigorous examination and through
its liaison with external medical bodies
RCS England The Royal College of Surgeons of The Royal College of Surgeons of England is http://www.rcseng.ac.uk/
England committed to enabling surgeons to achieve and
maintain the highest standards of surgical
practice and patient care
