RDInfo

A

ABHI

Association of British Healthcare Industries

ABPI

Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry

ACFs

Academic Clinical Fellowships

ACTNoW

Accelerating Clinical Trials across the Northern Way

ADASS/ADSS

Association of Directors of Adult Social Services

ADR

Adverse Drug Reaction

AE

Adverse Event

AERC

Alcohol Education and Research Council

AHP

Allied Health Professionals

AHRC

Arts and Humanities Research Council

AI

Adverse Incident

AIMDD

Active Implantable Medical Devices Directive

ALIP

Assisted Living Innovation Platform

AMED

The Allied and Complementary Medicine Database

AMRC

The Association of Medical Research Charities

AMS

Academy of Medical Sciences

APHO

Association of Public Health Observatories

APMS

Alternative Provider Medical Services

AR

Adverse Reaction

ARCO  

Attributing revenue costs of externally funded non-commercial
 research in the NHS  

ARMA

Association of Research Managers and Administrators

ARSAC 

Administration for Radioactive Substances Advisory Committee

AWARD

All Wales Alliance for Research and Development in Health and Social Care

B

BARQA

British Association of Research Quality Assurance

BBSRC

Biotechnology and Biological Science Research Council

BHMA

British Herbal Medicines Association

BIR

British Institute of Radiology

BIS

Department for Business Innovation and Skills

BMA

British Medical Association

BMJ

British Medical Journal

BNI

British Nursing Index

BRC

Biomedical Research Centre

BRfBH

Best Research for Best Health  

BRU

Biomedical Research Unit

C

CAPSS

(MHRN) Child and Adolescent (Psychiatric) Surveilliance System

CARN

Collaborative Action Research Network

CBC

Comprehensive Biomedical Research Centre

CCF

Central Commissioning Facility

CCRA

Clinical Contract Research Association

CCRN

Comprehensive Clinical Research Network

CCT

Current Controlled Trials

CfH

Connecting for Health

C.H.A.I.N

Contacts, Help, Advice & Information Network

CI

Chief Investigator

CINAHL

Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature

CL

Clinical Lectureships

CLAHRC

Collaborations for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care

CLG

Consumer Liaison Group (NCRN)

CLRN

Comprehensive Local Research Networks

CMO

Chief Medical Officer (of the Department of Health)

CNO

Chief Nursing Officer

CPA

Centre for Policy on Ageing

CPHVA

Community Practitioners and Health Visitors Association

CRC Cymru

Clinical Research Collaboration Cymru (Wales)

CRD

Centre for Reviews and Dissemination

CRF

Clinical Research Facility

CRG

Clinical Research Groups

CSG

Clinical Studies Groups

CRN

Clinical Research Networks

CRNCC

NIHR Clinical Research Network Co-ordinating Centre

CRO

Contract Research Organisation or Clinical Research Office

CRO mCIA    

Clinical Research Organisation model Clinical Investigation Agreement

CSO

Chief Scientist Officer Scotland

CSP

NIHR Coordinated System for Gaining NHS Permissions

CTA

Clinical Trial Authorisations

CTAAC

Clinical Trials Awards and Advisory Committee

CTD

Clinical Trial Directive

C-TRIC

Clinical Translational Research and Innovation Centre

CTU

Clinical Trials Unit 

CYPRN

Children’s and Young People Research Network Wales

D

DASL

Data and Story Library

DCMO

Deputy Chief Medical Officer

DCSF

Department for Children, Schools and Families

DEFRA

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

DENDRON

Dementias and Neurodegenerative Diseases Research Network

DH

Department of Health

DIUS

Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills

DRN

Diabetes Research Network

DRN Wales

Diabetes Research Network Wales

DUETS

UK Database of Uncertainties about the Effects of Treatments

E

EBI

European Bioinformatics Institute

EC

European Commission

ECCO

European CanCer Organisation

ECRIN

European Clinical Research Infrastructures Network

eCas

Electronic Commissioning and Appraisal System

ECMCs

Experimental Cancer Medicines Centres

EEA

European Economic Area

EEC

European Economic Community

ELSA

English Longitudinal Survey of Ageing

EME

Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation Clinical Research Programme

EMEA

European Medicines Agency

EORTC

European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer

EPSRC

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

EQUATOR

Enhancing the Quality and Transparency of Health Research

ERIC

Ethics Research Information Catalogue

ESR

Electronic Staff Register

ESRC

Economic and Social Research Council

ESTRI

Electronic Standards for the Transfer of Regulatory Information

EudraCT

European Clinical Trials Database

Eudravigilance

European Database for Pharmacovigilance

F

FDA

Food and Drug Administration

FEC

Full Economic Costings

FIG

Faculty Implementation Group NIHR

FSF

Flexibility and Sustainability Funding

FSA

Food Standards Agency

G

GCP

Good Clinical Practice

GMP

Good Manufacturing Practice

GHP

Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists

GMC

General Medical Council

GMS

General Medical Services

GPRF

General Practice Research Framework

GTAC

Gene Therapy Advisory Committee

H

HEFCE

Higher Education Funding Council England  

HEFCW

Higher Education Funding Council Wales

HEI

Higher Education Institutions

HFEA

Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority

HGC

Human Genetics Commission

HIRU

Health Information Research Unit

HLISD

Health Library & Information Services Directory

HOWIS

Health of Wales Information Service

HPA

Health Protection Agency

HRB

Health Research Board (Ireland)

HSC

Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland

HRC

Honorary Research Contract

HRSS

Health Research Support Service

HTA

Health Technology Assessment

HTA

Human Tissue Authority

I

i4i

Invention for Innovation Programme

IAT

Integrated Academic Training

ICH-GCP

International Conference on Harmonisation Good Clinical Practice

ICTRP

International Clinical Trials Registry Platform

IFPMA

International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Associations

IG

Information Governance

IFPMA

International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations

IMCA

Independent Mental Capacity Advocate

IMI

Innovative Medicines Initiative

IMPs

Investigational Medicinal Products

IP

Intellectual Property

IRAS

Integrated Research Application System

ISRCTN

International Standard Randomised Controlled Trial Number

J

JISC

Joint Information Systems Committee

JRF

Joseph Rowntree Foundation

K

L

LRN

Local Research Networks

LARIA

Local Authorities Research & Intelligence Association

LDAN

Learning Difficulties and Autism Research Network Wales

LHB

Local Health Board

LLAIS

Language Awareness Infrastructure Support Service

LoA

Letter of Access

LREC

Local Research Ethics Committee

M

MA

Manufacturing Authorisation

MCRN

Medicines for Children Research Network

MHRA

Medicines & Healthcare Products Regularatory Agency

MHRN

Mental Health Research Network

MHRNC

Mental Health Research Network Cymru

MMV

Medicines for Malaria Venture

MOSAIC

Mechanisms of Severe Acute Influenza Consortium

MRC

Medical Research Council

MRP

Methodology Research Programme

N

NCB

National Childrens Bureau

NCI

National Cancer Institute (America)

NCRI

National Cancer Research Institute

NCRN

National Cancer Research Network

NCVO

National Council for Voluntary Organisations

NERC

Natural Environment Research Council

NEURODEM

Dementias and Neurodegenerative Diseases Research Network Wales

NETSCC

NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies Co-ordinating Centre

NHAIS

National Health Applications & Infrastructure Service

NHS CfH

NHS Connecting for Health

NIC

National Innovation Centre

NICE

National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence

NICRN

Northern Ireland Clinical Research Network

NIGB

National Information Governance Board

NIH

National Institute of Health (USA)

NIHR

National Institute for Health Research

NIHR HSR

NIHR Health Service Research Programme

NIHR PHR

NIHR Public Health Research Programme

NIHR RDS

NIHR Research Design Services

NIHR SDO

NIHR Service Delivery and Organisation Programme

NIHR TCC

NIHR Trainees Co-ordinating Centre

NIII

National Institute for Innovation and Improvement

NOCRI

NIHR Office for Clinical Research Infrastructure

NPCRDC

National Primary Care Research and Development Centre

NPSA

National Patient Safety Agency

NRES

National Research Ethics Service

NRR

National Research Register

NRRSC

National Research Register for Social Care

NRSCC

NHS Research Scotland Co-ordinating Centre

NSF

National Service Frameworks

NSPCR

National School for Primary Care Research

N-WORTH

North Wales Organisation for Randomised Trials in Health

O

OPAN

Older People & Ageing Network Wales

OSCHR

Office for Strategic Co-ordination of Health Research

P

PCRN

Primary Care Research Network

PCT

Primary Care Trust

PGfAR

Programme Grants for Applied Research

PHA

Public Health Agency

PHIRN

Public Health Improvement Research Network

PI

Principal Investigator

PIAG

Patient Information Advisory Group

POST

Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology

PPI

Patient Public Involvement

PRP

Policy Research Programme

Q

R

RAE

Research Assessment Exercise (replaced by the REF)

RCGP

Royal College of General Practitioners

RCM

Royal College of Midwives

RCN

Royal College of Nursing

RCP

Research Capability Programme

RCT

Randomised Controlled Trials

REC

Regional Ethics Committees

REF

Research Excellence Framework (Replaced RAE)

RfPB

Research for Patient Benefit Programme

RGF

Research Governance Framework (England)

RISC

Research for Innovation, Speculation and Creativity

RMG/RM&G

Research Management & Governance

RSS

Really Simple Syndication

S

SAE

Serious Adverse Event (In a Trial)

SAHSC

Scottish Academic Health Sciences Collaboration

SCIE

Social Care Institute of Excellence

SCOTMCN

Scottish Medicines for Children Research Network

SCOTDRON

Scottish Dementia Research Network

SCREC

National Social Care Research Ethics Committee

SCRN

Scottish Cancer Research Network

SDRN

Scottish Diabetes Research Network

SEWTU

South East Wales Trials Unit

SHA

Strategic Health Authorities

SHEFC

Scotland Higher Education Funding Council

SIGN

Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network

SINAPSE

Scottish Imaging Network

SIRN

Scottish Infection Research Network

SMHRN

Scottish Mental Health Research Network

SMP

Standard Manufacturing Procedures

SOP

Standard Operating Procedures

SPARC

Streamlined NHS Permissions Approach to Research – Cymru

SPCRN

Scottish Primary Care Research Network

SPSRN

Scottish Patient Safety Research Network

SRN

Stroke Research Network

SSA

Site Specific Assessment

SSAR

Serious Suspected Adverse Reaction

SSCR

School for Social Care Research

SSRG

Social Services Research Group

SSRN

Scottish Stroke Research Network

SSI

Site Specific Information

SUSAR

Suspected Unexpected Serious Adverse Reaction

T

TCRN

Topic Specific Clinical Research Networks

TMF

Trial Master File

TOPRA

The Organisation for Professionals in Regulatory Affairs

TRUST

Thematic Research Network for Emergency and Unscheduled Treatment Wales

TSC

Trial Steering Committee

U

UKCC

UK Cochrane Centre

UKCDS

UK Collaborative on Development Sciences

UKCRC

UK Clinical Research Collaboration

UKECA

UK Ethics Committee Authority

UKPMC

UK Pubmed Central

UKRIO

UK Research Integrity Office

UKSCB

UK Stem Cell Bank

V

W

WAG

Welsh Assembly Government

WCTN

Wales Cancer Trials Network

WEDHS

Wales Equality and Diversity in Health and Social Care Research and
 Support Service

WERN

Wales Epilepsy Research Network

WHESS

Welsh Health Economics Support Service

WHO

World Health Organisation

WISERD

Wales Institute of Social and Economic Research, Data and Methods

WIsH

Wales Innovations in Healthcare

WMA

World Medical Association

WORD

Wales Office for Research and Development for Health and Social Care

X

Y

Z