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Interim Report: Removal and retention of human material
Appendix B: Glossary
AHA
Avon Health Authority. The AHA came into existence formally on 1 April
1996 following the merger of the former District Health Authority and
Family Health Services Authority. It inherited the planning and purchasing
roles.
B&WDHA
Bristol and Weston District Health Authority. This was established on
1 April 1982 following the abolition of the Avon Area Health Authority
(Teaching), from the old Bristol Health District (Teaching) and the Weston
Health District, which had merged in 1978. Continued in existence until
the purchaser/provider split took place on 1 October 1991.
BCH
Bristol Children's Hospital. See BRHSC below.
BDHA
Bristol and District Health Authority. This formally came into existence
on 1 October 1991 as the purchasing authority for the Bristol area. Remained
until 1 April 1996, when it merged with the Avon Family Health Services
Authority to become the Avon Health Authority.
BHCAG
Bristol Heart Children Action Group - this group was initially a group
of parents who met to provide comfort and support to each other. They
called for a public inquiry as early as June 1996. However, the BHCAG
was not formally convened until March 1998.
BMH
Bristol Maternity Hospital.
BRHSC
Bristol Royal Hospital for Sick Children (formerly the Bristol Royal Children's
Hospital). The only specialist paediatric hospital in the South West of
England. BRHSC belongs to the Children's Services Directorate of the UBHT.
It is located in central Bristol.
BRI
Bristol Royal Infirmary, part of the UBHT. It is located in central Bristol.
BSSG
Bristol Surgeons' Support Group - a group comprising largely former patients
of Mr Wisheart and Mr Dhasmana, but including parents of children on whom
the surgeons had performed paediatric cardiac surgery, set up as a result
of the General Medical Council hearings in relation to charges against
Mr Wisheart, Mr Dhasmana and Dr John Roylance, the former Chief Executive
of the UBHT.
DHSS
Department of Health and Social Security. Established on 1 November 1968
when the two separate ministries of Health and Social Security were amalgamated.
DoH
Department of Health. Established in July 1988 following the decision
to split the DHSS into two ministries. [1]
NHS
National Health Service established on 5 July 1948 by an Act of Parliament
passed on 6 November 1946.
NHS Executive South and West
Regional Office of the NHS Executive. This was created on 1 April 1996
on the abolition of the Regional Health Authorities.
SWRHA
South Western Regional Health Authority. This became operational from
1 April 1974 and continued until it merged with part of the Wessex Regional
Health Authority in 1994, to become the South and West Regional Health
Authority. It continued in this form until 1 April 1996.
The Trust
The UBHT - see below.
UBH
The United Bristol Hospitals. A group of hospitals [2]
servicing Bristol prior to the formation of the UBHT on 1 April 1991.
UBHT
The United Bristol Healthcare (NHS) Trust. A teaching Trust formed on
1 April 1991, comprising nine hospitals [3]
and community centres, providing a comprehensive range of healthcare services
both in hospitals and the community. The majority of UBHT hospitals are
in Central Bristol, whilst community care is provided by staff based in
health centres and clinics in Central and South Bristol, and parts of
Bath & North East Somerset and North Somerset.
UBH/T
The term used by the Inquiry to refer to the hospitals comprising the
UBH and the UBHT, both before and after Trust status.
Footnotes
1 Edwards, Brian, - The National Health Service 1946-1994: A manager's tale 1995, The Nuffield Provincial Hospitals Trust, page 145. [Return to text]
2 The Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol Royal Hospital for Sick Children, formerly the Bristol Royal Children's Hospital, Bristol Eye Hospital, Bristol Maternity Hospital, Bristol General Hospital, University of Bristol Dental Hospital; between 1960 and 1974 they were joined by Bristol Homeopathic Hospital and Farleigh Hospital (Mental Handicap) [Return to text]
3 The Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Bristol Eye Hospital, Bristol General Hospital, Dental Hospital, Barrow Hospital, Keynsham Hospital, St Michael's Hospital, Bristol Oncology Centre [Return to text]