APEL | Accreditation for Prior Experiential Learning |
AWBL | Accreditation of Work-Based Learning |
CDT | Community Drug Team |
CPT | community practice teacher |
DRG | Drugs Reference Group |
GP | general practitioner |
HAZs | Health Action Zones |
HIMPs | Health Improvement Programmes |
INR | International Normalized Ratio |
ITU | intensive therapy unit |
NDUs | Nursing Development Units |
NHS | National Health Service |
NHS CRD | National Health Service Centre for Reviews and Dissemination |
NP | nurse practitioner |
PCT | Primary Care Trust |
PDUs | Practice Development Units |
PMS | Personal Medical Service |
RCT | randomized controlied trial |
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