NHS Abbreviations / Terminology

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MFFD : medical fix for discharge 

TTO/TTA: to take out / to take away

                TTO means To-Take-Out and it refers to medications that are dispensed from the hospital with the patient when s/he is discharged home. Obviously, this is accompanied by the discharge summary

D2A- Discharge to assess

Social situation

⁃ Living alone

⁃ Living alone with package of care (how many times/ how many person) 

⁃ Living in supported living environment 

⁃ Care home

⁃ Nursing home

⁃ Rehabilitation center

⁃ Specialised centres (eg epilepsy)


SALT- speech and language therapist 

TVN- tissue viability nurse 

IMCA- independent mental capacity advocate 

DOLS - deprivation of liberty safeguarding 

Red phone 

Rapid response team 

                Present in some trusts. Team of senior nurses who will respond to patients with high NEWS score/ CRASH call or cardiac arrest. 

Social admission

DATIX/ GREATIX 

                The incident report form is called the DATIX, just a means of identifying problems and involving managers to try to find the best solutions for those issues. GREATIX is a rewards system for pointing out the exceptional behaviour of colleagues

AAFT/ frailty assessment -Acute Assessment & Frailty Team

FLEXISEGI - flexible sigmoidoscopy 

MaxFax- Maxillofacial

Level 1 pathway  - ward pt with remote review by RRT/ICU teams 

ANP - advanced nurse practitioner 

OPAT- outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy 

AECU - ambulatory emergency care unit 

ACE - acute care of elderly

Mane - Latin for morning

BIBA- brought in by ambulance

DOLS- deprivation of liberty 

TWOC - trial without catheter

Blue light ( urgent hospital referral) 

NFA -no fixed abode (homeless) 

Code victor (security is requested)

Compos Mentis (Latin : full mental capacity )

Medical Take 

             It is basically the acute medicine on-call. Looking after the newly-referred patients from ED for possible hospital admission. I have never heard that word before coming to the UK, I don't think I even understand what it means now or why medical take became synonymous with on-call

CLERKING

            Means full history taking, examination, coming up with an impression and drawing a conclusion for the new patient

POST TAKE

    Reviewing the new patient, who was just "clerked" from the "medical take" with the consultant

Board round

           In the wards usually, the day is started with a ward round, where the nurses hand over the new patients with any concerns that might have taken place overnight. After the ward round, there is another board round, where the doctors hand over to the nurses, mentioning the investigations, management, plans, referrals and expected day of discharge

IMC - intermediate care (rehab)

GSF - gold standard frameworks

ESD - early supportive discharge

POC - package of care, also point of care test for covid swab

CGA - comprehended geriatric assessment

GDS - geriatric depression scale

HOOF - home oxygen referral form

PEARL - pupil equal and reactive to light

Clinical Ready to Proceed - CRTP



*subject to different trusts

Useful addition reading: Abbreviations commonly found in medical records

 https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-app/nhs-app-help-and-support/health-records-in-the-nhs-app/abbreviations-commonly-found-in-medical-records/


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