Association of Anatomical Pathology Technology http://www.aaptuk.org/

Association of Biomedical Healthcare Scientists

Association for Clinical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine http://www.acb.org.uk/

Association for Clinical Cytogenetics https://www.cytogenetics.org.uk/index.html

Association for Clinical Embryologists https://www.embryologists.org.uk/

Association of Clinical Electron Microscopists http://www.acem.org.uk/

Association for Clinical Physiology Education

Association for Chartered Physiotherapists in Respiratory Care https://www.acprc.org.uk/

Association of Clinical Scientists http://assclinsci.org/acsHome.aspx

Addison’s Disease Self Help Group

Accredited Expert Scientific Practice

Association of Gastro Intestinal Physiologists https://www.bsg.org.uk/bsg-sections/association-of-gi-physiologists.html

Academy for Healthcare Science https://www.ahcs.ac.uk/

Associations of Health Professionals in Ophthalmology http://www.ahpo.net/

Andrology is the branch of Reproductive Science focusing on male sexual health.

Association of Neurophysiological Scientists (previously EPTA) https://www.ansuk.org/

Academy of Royal Medical Colleges https://www.aomrc.org.uk/

Association of Ophthalmic Science Practitioners

Association of Pharmacy Technicians UK https://www.aptuk.org/

Any qualified provider (organisations providing NHS services that are owned outside of the NHS)

Association of Respiratory Training Nurse Specialists https://arns.co.uk/

Association for Renal Technologists https://www.renaltech.net/

Association for Respiratory Technology and Physiology http://www.artp.org.uk/

Accredited Scientific Practice

Clinical Scientists in Audiology assess hearing and balance functions and help to identify associated disorders.

Association of University Radiation Protection Officers https://aurpo.org.uk/

Accredited Voluntary Register – a form of professional registration for those groups not covered by statutory requirements

British Academy of Audiologists (now incorporates BAAT – British Association of Audiological Technicians and BSHT – British Society of Hearing Therapists)

British Association of Retinal Screeners https://www.eyescreening.org.uk/pages/

British Blood Transfusion Society https://www.bbts.org.uk/

British Heart Foundation

British Institute of Professional Photographers http://www.bipp.com/

British Institute of Radiology https://bir.org.uk/

British Lung Foundation

Biomedical Scientist (a protected title regulated by the HCPC)

British Nuclear Medicine Society https://www.bnms.org.uk/

British Society for Clinical Electrophysiology of Vision https://briscev.org.uk/

Bachelor of Science degree

Bachelor of Science degree with Honours

British Society for Clinical Neurophysiology http://www.bscn.org.uk/

British Society of Echocardiography https://www.bsecho.org/home/

British Society for Haematology https://b-s-h.org.uk/

British Society of Hearing Aid Audiologists https://www.bshaa.com/

British Society for Histocompatability and Immunogenetics https://bshi.org.uk/

British Society of Hearing Therapists) https://www.baaudiology.org/

Business and Technical Education Council (an awarding body for vocational qualifications)

British Thoracic Society

Cardiac sciences are concerned with the heart. Cardiac Scientists carry out diagnostic, monitoring and analytical procedures for patients ranging from babies to the elderly. They also assist in interventional procedures.

Case Based Discussion

Clinical Commissioning Group (part of the healthcare commissioning system in England)

Certificate of Completion of Higher Specialist Scientist Training Programme

Certificate of Completion of Scientist Training Programme

Critical Care, Cardiac, Vascular, Respiratory and Sleep Sciences

Chartered Engineer

Career Framework 2-4 (Healthcare Science assistant and associate roles)

Including: Rehabilitation Engineering, Clinical Measurement and Development and Device Risk Management and Governance

Immunology is the study of the immune system and the immune system is how all animals, including humans, protect themselves against diseases.

Clinical Scientists working in immunology help to diagnose, monitor and treat patients with a range of immune system disorders, including:

• Allergies
• Autoimmune disorders, where the body’s defence system attacks itself (e.g. rheumatoid arthritis)
• Primary immunodeficiency – where part of the immune system is missing or doesn’t function as it should
• Antibody deficiency
• Cancers

Microbiology is the study of organisms (bacterial, viral, fungal and parasitic) that cause infections. Clinical Scientists within in this field, identify and characterise organisms with support and advice on the most effective drug to use for treatment, including hospital acquired infections.

Clinical pharmaceutical science involves the manufacture and supply of radioactive substances used in the diagnosis and treatment of patients.

Clinical Movement Analysis Society https://cmasuki.org/

Clinical Molecular Genetics Society https://www.clingensoc.org/

Certificate of Attainment

Certificate of Competence

Certificate of Equivalence

Clinical Physiologist

Clinical Pathology Accreditation

Continuing Professional Development

Chartered Physicist

Continuing Professional and Personal Development

Care Quality Commission

Chartered Radiation Protection Professional

Criminal Records Bureau (now replaced by the Vetting and Barring Service – VBS)

Critical care refers to specialised care for patients with life-threatening conditions; typically compromising of one or more organs that are failing and Clinical Scientists specialising in this field are responsible for a range of life support monitoring and therapeutic systems.

Clinical Scientist

Chartered Scientist

Chief Scientific Officer

Cardiovascular, Respiratory and Sleep

Disclosure and Barring Service

Department of Health

Trainees recruited to STP or HSST through a national competitive framework, usually (but not always) from outside the NHS. Successful candidates are employed on fixed term training contracts of employment.

Deoxyribonucleic Acid

Direct Observation of Practice

Direct Observation of Practical Skills

Environment Agency

Evaluation of Array Comparative Genomic Hybridisation

England Implementation Board

Engineering Technologist

Education Provider

Education and Training Scrutiny Group (a subgroup of HCS ING responsible for the oversight of curriculum and accreditation decisions for the MSC programme)

European Union

Faculty of Dental Surgery

Faculty of Occupational Medicine

Faculty of Public Health

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine

Fellowship of the Royal College of Pathologists

Gastrointestinal Physiology studies specialise in the study of gastrointestinal function and disease.

Good scientific practice

Clinical Scientists working within Haematology & Transfusion Science play a major role in the diagnosis and monitoring of patients with disorders of the blood and bone marrow. It can be generally split into three sub-disciplines which include:

• Transfusion
• Haemostasis/coagulation
• Diagnostic haematology

Healthcare Professions Council

Healthcare Science

Healthcare Science Implementation Network Group

Healthcare Science Programme Board

Health Education England

Health Education England Advisory Group

Higher Education Funding Council for England (funds undergraduate university courses in England)

Higher Education Institute (University)

Health Education West Midlands

Histopathology is the microscopic examination of tissue samples.

Higher National Certificate

Health and Safety Executive

Higher Specialist Scientific Register

Higher Specialist Scientific Training

Independant Assessment of Cinical Competence

Independent Assessment of Professional Skills

Institute of Biomedical Science https://www.ibms.org/home/

Improving Quality in Clinical Engineering and Physical Science Services (a service accreditation system in the Physical Sciences and Biomedical Engineering)

Information and Communications Technology

Incorporated Engineer

Institute of Healthcare Engineering and Estate Management https://www.iheem.org.uk/

Internal Moderators (Professional body)

Institute of Medical Illustrators https://www.imi.org.uk/

Institute of Maxillofacial Prosthetists and Technologists https://impt.co.uk/

Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine https://www.ipem.ac.uk/

Institute of Physiological Sciences

Improving Quality in Physiological Diagnostic Services (a service accreditation system in the Physiological Sciences)

Imaging Services Accreditation Scheme

International Standards Organisation

Internal Verifier Scientific Training

Learning and Development Agency

Local Education and Training Board

Manchester Academy for Healthcare Scientist Education

Member of the British Empire

Including: Imaging with Ionising Radiation, Imaging Non Ionising Radiation, Radiation Safety Physics and Radiotherapy Physics

Memorandum of Understanding

Medical Physics Expert

Modernising Scientific Careers

Master of Science – a masters-level degree

Multisource Feedback

Neurophysiology studies how the brain and peripheral nerves function in order to diagnose and monitor neurological disorders.

National Genetics and Genomics Education Centre

National Health Service

There are six values in the NHS Constitution, and by living these values we can ensure the best possible care for patients:

• Working together for patients.
• Respect and dignity.
• Commitment to quality of care.
• Compassion.
• Improving lives.
• Everyone counts.

National body commissioning health services in England

National Institute for Health Research

National Leadership and Innovation Agency for Healthcare

National School of Healthcare Science

Order of the British Empire

Observed Clinical Event

Ophthalmic Imaging Association http://www.oia.org.uk/

Objective Structured Clinical Examination

International Organisation of Societies for Electrophysiological Technology https://uia.org/s/or/en/1100013243

Personal Computer

Polymerase Chain Reaction

Public Health England

Patient and Public Involvement

Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (previously CHRE) – the organisation that oversees the regulators in health and care

Practitioner Training Programme

Quality Assurance

Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education

Quality Assurance Framework

Quality Control

Quality Management

Registration Council for Clinical Physiology

Royal College of General Practitioners

Royal College of Anaesthetists

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Royal College of Ophthalmologists https://www.rcophth.ac.uk/

Royal College of Physicians

Royal College of Pathologists

Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health

Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

Royal College of Physicians of Ireland

Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow

Royal College of Psychiatrists

Royal College of Radiologists

Royal College of Surgeons of England

Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

Register for Clinical Technologists

Rehabilitation Engineering Services Management Group

Respiratory & Sleep Sciences involves the diagnosis and treatment of lung disease and sleep disorders.

In Respiratory Sciences, Clinical Scientists work with patients who have lung, chest wall, airway or blood oxygenation problems such as asthma, fibrosis, emphysema, respiratory muscle disease and pulmonary vascular disorders.

Radiation Protection Adviser

Registered Scientist

Registered Science Technician

Radioactive Waste Adviser

Society for Critical Care Technologists http://www.criticalcaretech.org.uk/

Society of Radiographers (this is the trade union and professional body for the diagnostic imaging and radiotherapy workforce in the UK) https://www.sor.org/

Society for Cardiological Science and Technology http://www.scst.org.uk/pages/default.asp

Scottish Environmental Protection Agency

Standards of Education and Training

Strategic Health Authority

Special Interest Group

Specific Measurable Achievable Realistic Time-based

Standards of Proficiency

Standard Operating Procedures

Society for Radiological Protection https://srp-uk.org/

Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Network

Scientist Training Programme

Society for Vascular Technology https://www.svtgbi.org.uk/

Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities and Threats

Trainee Representative Group

United Kingdom

United Kingdom Accreditation Service (this is the sole national accreditation body recognised by government to assess, against internationally agreed standards, organisations that provide certification, testing, inspection and calibration services)

United Kingdom Radiopharmacy Group https://www.bnms.org.uk/ukrg/general/ukrg-homepage.html

Urodynamic science is the investigation of urinary-related difficulties.

Vascular Scientists use non-invasive techniques to image and assess the blood flow of patients with diseases of the arteries and veins.

Work Based Assessors

Workforce Development Confederation

Workplace Based Assessments