8 Appendices

Appendix I

ACE Angiotensin converting enzyme
ACEI ACE inhibitors
APD Automated peritoneal dialysis
APKG All Party Kidney Group
AVF Arteriovenous fistula
CAPD Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis
CCST Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training
CHD Coronary heart disease
CRF Chronic renal failure
DGH District General Hospital
DOPPS Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study
EDTA European Dialysis and Transplant Association
ESRF End stage renal failure (sometimes end stage renal disease - ESRD - is used)
GP General practitioner
HA Health Authority
HimP Health Improvement Programme
HD Haemodialysis
KPA Kidney Patient Association
Kt/V A measure of dialysis efficiency (Clearance X time divided by Volume)
HCA Health Care Assistant
HEFC Higher Education Funding Council
IMT Information, Management & Technology
MADEL Medical and Dental Education Levy
MP Member of Parliament
NHS National Health Service
NICE National Institute for Clinical Excellence
NKF National Kidney Federation
NSAID Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug
NSF National Service Framework
PAM Profession allied to medicine
PCIP Primary Care Investment Plan
PCG Primary Care Group
PCT Primary Care Trust
PD Peritoneal dialysis
PFI Private Finance Initiative
pmp Per million population
pmp.pa Per million population per year
PTFE Polytetrafluoroethylene (Teflon)
R&D Research and Development
RRT Renal replacement therapy
RSCG Regional Specialised Commissioning Group
RITA Record of In Training Assessment
RN Registered Nurse
SAC Specialist Advisory Committee
SAFF Service and Financial Framework
SHO Senior House Officer
SIFT Service Increment for Training
SLA Service Level Agreement
SLE Systemic lupus erythematosus
SpR Specialist Registrar
STA Specialist Training Authority
SWAG Specialist Workforce Advisory Group
UK United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
UKT United Kingdom Transplant
UKTSSA UK Transplant Support Service Authority (now replaced by UKT)
URR Urea reduction ratio
VSSGBI Vascular Surgery Society of Great Britain and Ireland
WTE Whole time equivalent