Audiology / NHSP team - CHILDREN’S SERVICES ABBREVIATIONS
Abbreviation List
Abbreviation
∆
(R) + (L)
ABI
AR
ADD
ADHD
Appt
ASD
Aχ
@
ć
c/o
CAF
CCN
CHCS
CP
CAMHS
CDC
CFC
d/c
DH
D/W
DCD
DNA
DOB
DV
EP
Fx
GP
HPC
HT
HV
LAC
LEA
MDA
MDR
MDT
NAD
NICU
OT
Paed
PMH
PT
Re:
R/V
Rχ
SLT
SALTA
SCBU
SH
SLD/MLD
SN
SS
SW
SEN
SENCo
TA
In Full
Diagnosis
Right + left
Acquired Brain injury
Annual Review
Attention Deficit Disorder
Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity
Disorder
Appointment
Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Assessment
at
With
Complaining of
Common Assessment Framework
Children’s Community Nurse
Chailey Heritage Clinical Services
Cerebral Palsy
Child & Adolescent Mental Health
Service
Child Development Centre
Children & Family Centre
Discharge
Drug history
Discussion with
Developmental Co-ordination
disorder
Did not attend
Date of birth
Domiciliary visit
Educational Psychologist
Family History
General Practitioner
History present condition
Head Teacher
Health Visitor
Looked After Child/Children
Local Education Authority
Multi-Disciplinary Assessment
Multi Disciplinary review
Multi-disciplinary Team
Nothing Abnormal Detected
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Occupational Therapist
Paediatric
Past medical history
Physiotherapist
Regarding
Review
Treatment
Speech & Language Therapist
Speech & Language assistant
Special Care Baby Unit
Social History
Severe learning difficulty/moderate
School Nurse
Social Services
Social Worker
Special Educational Needs
Special Educational Needs
Coordinator
Teaching Assistant
TAC
TC
UTA
VOCA
WL
WS
1/12
1/52
1/7
Team Around the Child
Telephone Call
Unable to attend
Voice output communication aid
Waiting list
West Sussex
1 month
1 week
1 day
Specific Abbreviations Relating to:
AUDIOLOGY and NEWBORN HEARING
SCREENING
Abbreviation
AABR
ABR
AC
BC
CR
dB (A)
dB HL
DPOAEs
NCR
EIs
ENT
eSP
FF
HA
HFR
Hg
HL
Hz
kHz
MJS
MPT
NBN
NDCS
NHSP
NT
NTT
McC
OAE
OME
PCHI
PTA
SF
SNS
SST
TEOAEs
TM
URTIs
VRA
W
WNL
In Full
Automated auditory brainstem
response
Auditory brainstem response
Air Conduction
Bone conduction
Clear response
Decibel A-weighted
Decibel hearing level
Distortion product otoacoustic
emissions
No clear response
Ear Infections
Ear, Nose, Throat
Electronic screening programme
records
Freefield
Hearing Aid
High frequency rattle
Hearing
Hearing Loss
Hertz
kiloHertz
Manchester junior wordlists
Manchester picture test
Narrow band noise
National Deaf Children’s Society
Newborn Hearing Screening
Programme
Not tested
Nottingham toy test
McCormick toy test
Otoacoustic emissions
Otitis media with effusion
Permanent childhood hearing
impairment
Pure tone audiometry
Soundfield
Sensory Needs Service
Sensory Support Team
Transient evoked otoacoustic
emissions
Tympanic membrane
Upper respiratory tract Infections
Visual reinforcement audiometry
Warble tone
Within Normal Limits