Acronym Description A A&E AAESS AAT ABHI ABN ABS ACA ACAA ACAI ACAT ACCC ACD ACER ACF ACGP ACHR ACHS ACIR ACP ACM ACOSS ADTO AFP AGPAL AGM AGPN AGPS AHA AH&MRC AHEC AHP AHS AMA AMI AMS AODS AON ANC APAC ASET ATAPS ATO ATSI ATSIC AVO AWH Accident and Emergency Australian Association of Exercise and Sports Science Administrative Appeals Tribunal Australian Better Health Initiative Australian Business Number Australian Bureau of Statistics Australian Consumers Association Aged Care Association Australia Aged Care Access Initiative Aged Care Assessment Team Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Advanced Care Directive Australian Council for Educational Research Aged Care Facility Aged Care General Practitioner Australian Centre for Health Research Australian Council on Health Care Standards Australian Childhood Immunisation Register Advanced Care Planning Australian Medical Council Australian Council of Social Services Australian Doctors Trained Overseas Australian Family Physician Australian General Practice Accreditation Limited Annual General Meeting Australian General Practice Network Australian Government Publishing Service Australian Healthcare Association Aboriginal Health & Medical Research Council Australian Health Ethics Committee Allied Health Provider Area Health Service Australian Medical Association Limited Acute myocardial infarct Aboriginal Medical Service Alcohol and Other Drug Services Area of Need Australian Nursing Council Acute Post Acute Care Aged Services Emergency Team Access to Allied Psychological Services Australian Tax Officer Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Apprehended Violence Order Australian Women’s Health Network B BAMH BAS BMJ BMR BMS BOMH BPSD Better Access in Mental Health Business Activity Statement British Medical Journal Business Management Register Business Management System Better Outcomes in Mental Health Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia C CAA CAD CAG CAMHS CBD CCDGP CCLHD CCNSWML CCSM CDCP CDE CDM CDSM CEO CHP CHS CIF CMO Carers Association of Australia Coronary artery disease Clinical Advisory Groups Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Central Business District Central Coast Division of General Practice Central Coast Local Health District Central Coast NSW Medicare Local Chronic Care Self Management Centres for Disease Control and Prevention Credentialed Diabetes Educator Chronic Disease Management Chronic Disease Self Management Chief Executive Officer Community Health Program Community Health Service Continuous Improvement Form Chief Medical Officer CNC CNS COAG COPD COTA CPD CPI CRG CSIRO CTG CVC CYD Clinical Nurse Consultant Clinical Nurse Specialist Council of Australian Governments Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Council on the Ageing Continuing Professional Development Consumer Price Index Consumer Reference Group Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation Closing the Gap Co-ordinated Veterans Care Program Child and Youth Health D DA D&A DASC DEN DIS DOHA DON DRS DVA DWS Diabetes Australia Drug and Alcohol Drug and Alcohol Services Council Divisions Executive Network Division Information System Department of Health and Ageing Director of Nursing Doctors Reform Society Department of Veterans’ Affairs District of Workforce Shortage E ED EFT EN EOI EOM EP EPC Emergency Department Electronic Funds Transfer Enrolled Nurse Expression of Interest End Of Month Exercise Physiologist Enhanced Primary Care F FBT FOI FTE Fringe Benefits Tax Freedom of Information Full Time Equivalent G G&S GDP GP GP NSW GPLO GPMP GRACE GST Goods and Services Gross Domestic Product General Practitioner General Practice New South Wales General Practice Liaison Officer General Practitioner Management Plan Geriatric Rapid Acute Care Evaluation Goods and Services Tax H HACC HCC HCN HCPNN HCS HIC HMR HOD HPCA HR HREOC HS Home and Community Care Health Care Card Health Communication Network Health Care Professionals Networking Nights Home Care Services Health Insurance Commission Home Medications Review Head of Discipline Health Professionals Council of Australia Human Resources Human Rights and Equal Opportunities Commission Health Service I ICP ICU IHPO IM IMG IM/IT IOW ISC ISO IT J Integrated Care Program Intensive Care Unit Indigenous Health Project Officer Information Management International Medical Graduate Information Management/Information Technology Indigenous Outreach Officer Inpatient Statistics Collection International Standards Organisation Information Management JAC JAG JDRF JVA Joint Advisory Committee Joint Advisory Group Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Joint Venture Agreement K KPI Key Performance Indicator L LCS LGA LMO Local Consultancy Service Local Government Area Locum Medical Officer LMP Lifestyle Modification Program M MBS MD MDS MHA MHCA MHS MHGPLO MJA ML MMR MoU MPA MRI Medical Benefits Schedule Medical Director Minimum Data Set Mental Health Act Mental Health Council of Australia Mental Health Services Mental Health General Practice Liaison Officer Medical Journal of Australia Medicare Local Medication Management Review Memorandum of Understanding Multi-Program Agreement Magnetic Resonance Imaging N NAC NACCHO NESB NGOs N/H NH&HRC NHF NHSD NIGP NM NP NPCC NPI NPS NRHN NUM National Asthma Council National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation Non-English Speaking Background Non Government Organisations Nursing Home National Health and Hospital Reform Commission National Heart Foundation National Health Service Directory Nursing in General Practice Program Nursing Matters (publication) Nurse Practitioner National Primary Care Collaboratives National Performance Indicator National Prescribing Service National Rural Health Network Nurse Unit Manager O OATSIHS O&CC OBF OHS OP OT OTD Office of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Health Service Ongoing & Complex Care (program from NSCCH) Outcomes Based Funding Occupational Health and Safety Outpatient Occupational Therapist Overseas Trained Doctor P P&L PACU PATS PAYG PBAC PBS PC PGA PHC PHCO PHCRIS PIP PN PM PSO Profit and Loss Paediatric Ambulatory Care Unit Patient’s Assistance Travel Scheme Pay as you go Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme Primary Care Pharmacy Guild of Australia Primary Health Care Primary Health Care Organisation Primary Health Care Research and Information Service Practice Incentive Payment Practice Nurse Practice Manager Practice Support Officer Q QA QI Quality Assurance Quality Improvement QIP QUM Quality in Practice Pty Ltd. Quality Use of Medicines R R&D RACF RACGP RADAR RDN RLO RMO RN RPBS RWA Research and Development Residential Aged Care Facility Royal Australian College of General Practitioners Register of Australian Drug and Alcohol Research Rural Doctors Network (NSW) Registrar Liaison Officer Resident Medical Officer Registered Nurse Repatriation Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits Rural Workforce Agency S S&W SCOHM SLA SPA SPF SOP Salaries and Wages Standing Committee of Health Ministers Service Level Agreement Single Point of Access Sun Protection Factor Standard Operating Procedure T TCA TCCA TCU TRDs Team Care Arrangement The Cancer Council Australia Transitional Care Unit Temporary Resident Doctors V VMO VRGP Visiting Medical Officer Vocationally Registered General Practitioners W WC WHO WIRP Workers compensation World Health Organisation Women in Rural Practice Y YHMI YTD Youth Mental Health Initiative Year to date