Glossary

ACP

Advanced Clinical Practitioner

AHP                     

Allied Health Professional

ANR                    

Additional NHS Responsibilities

AP                     

Advanced Practitioner

BDA                      

British Dietetic Association

CPD                    

Continuing Professional Development

DCC                  

Direct Clinical Care

DSW                     

Dietetic Support Worker

ED                        

External Duties

FCP                       

First Contact Practitioner

FTE                      

Full-time equivalent

HCPC                  

Health and Care Professions Council

HEI                      

Higher Education Institutions

IPA                       

Individual patients’ attributable (direct clinical care)

MDT                     

Multi-Disciplinary Team

NQB                     

National Quality Board

NHS                     

National Health Service

Non-IPA (NIPA)

Non-individual patient attributable (direct clinical care)

ONS                    

Oral nutritional supplements

PCN                    

Primary Care Networks

RD                       

Registered Dietitian

SPA                     

Supporting Professional Activities

TOIL                    

Time off in lieu