Acronyms of General Practice

Contact us and share your opinionAcronyms of General Practice - a guide with the GP Taskforce Do you know all the acronyms of General Practice? What the various organisations and names mean and how to navigate them. This session is sponsored by the GP Taskforce. Below is listed the variety of organisations and acronyms you need to be aware of when working in General Practice. Contact the GP Taskforce: https:///www.gptaskforce.com https://youtu.be/dpAoug8G54c Acronyms of General Practice- Governing organisations NHS - National health service split into: NHS England : https://www.england.nhs.uk/ NHS Improvement : https://improvement.nhs.uk/ NHS X: https://www.nhsx.nhs.uk/ NHS Digital: https://digital.nhs.uk/ CCGs: Clinical commissioning groups HSCA : Health and social care act : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_and_Social_Care_Act_2012 STP: Sustainability and transformation partnerships/ plans Acronyms of General Practice- Organisations that support GPs RCGP: Royal College of GPs CSA: Clinical skills assessment AKT: Applied knowledge test WBPA - Work based place assessment RCGP Vale of Trent faculty: https://www.rcgp.org.uk/rcgp-near-you/faculties/central-and-east-england-region/vale-of-trent-faculty.aspx First5: https://www.rcgp.org.uk/first5 BMA: British Medical Association - our Union GPC: General Practice Committee - https://www.bma.org.uk/collective-voice/committees/general-practitioners-committee JDC - Junior Doctors committee ARM: Annual regional meeting LMC: Local medical committee  Nottinghamshire LMC: https://www.nottinghamshirelmc.co.uk/ Derbyshire LMC: https://www.derbyshirelmc.org.uk/ Acronyms of General Practice- New Structure organisations. PCN: Primary care networks - https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/publications/primary-care-networks-explained PCN CD: PCN Clinical director-