This is a list of the terms and acronyms used on this website. If there are other terms or acronyms which are not explained, please contact secretary@bapen.org.uk and we will add the explanation to this list.
| Medivents Ltd | Secretariat Company for BAPEN business, overall office functions, liaison with other parties; Key contact Karen Anthony. | |
| M+F Health | A health and wellbeing communications agency, contracted to BAPEN for publicity/press and media communications. | |
| CMM | Complete Media and Marketing | Company contracted to BAPEN for publications – In Touch and Annual Report, but may also be asked to produce other publications on an ad hoc basis |
| John Lister | Contracted to BAPEN to deal with the technical side of the BAPEN website and e-Learning portal, maintenance of this and updating. | |
| NHAA | Nutrition and Hydration Action Alliance | An alliance of organisations to promote good practice in nutrition and hydration, including BAPEN and other professional organisations with industry support. |
| MTF | Malnutrition Task Force | A group set up at the instigation of the DoH to improve nutritional care for older people in all settings, hosted by Age UK. |
| DoH | Department of Health | Government agency for health in England – separate departments in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. |
| ESPEN | European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism | European professional organisation for healthcare professionals and scientists with an interest in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism. |
| MUST | Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool | The most common Nutrition Screening Tool used in the UK, developed by the Malnutrition Action Group of BAPEN and widely validated in both hospital and community settings. |
| NCEPOD | National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death | A government funded but independent organisation which looks into outcome of medical care in England and Wales and Northern Ireland – particularly associated with audit of initially deaths but more recently other outcomes. In nutrition, organised an audit of parenteral nutrition management “A Mixed Bag” |
| NSW | Nutrition Screening Week | A BAPEN initiative to collect data on malnutrition risk in patients being admitted to hospitals, mental health trusts and care homes, from 2007 until 2011. NSW Overview |
| GIFTASUP | Guidelines on Intravenous Fluid Therapy in Adult Surgical Patients | Guidelines published in 2007 by a concensus group including BAPEN; Association for Clinical Biochemistry, Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland, The Society of Academic and Research Surgery, the Renal Association and the Intensive Care Society. |
| LLL | Lifelong Learning | Lifelong learning programme in nutrition run by the European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism – training both on ine and at live courses, initially aimed at doctors but now widened to other healthcare professionals and can lead to a degree qualification ESPEN LLL |
| OFNOSH | Organisation of Food and Nutritional Support in Hospitals | A resource developed by BAPEN describing how nutrition support services could be organised in hospitals. |
| QOF | Quality and Outcomes Framework | The annual reward and incentive programme for GP practices in England – similar programmes run in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. |
| NPSA | National Patient Safety Alliance | An organisation aiming to identify and reduce risks to patients in the NHS in England. Recommendations are also sent to Health Boards in Scotland. |
| NICE | National Institute for Clinical Excellence | A Department of Health agency which develops guidance and advice on NHS treatments in England. Healthcare Improvement Scotland has a similar role. |
| RCP | Royal College of Physicians | Professional organisation for physicians. |
| BSG | British Society for Gastroenterology | Professional organisation for gastroenterologists. |
| ACB | Association of Clinical Biochemists | Professional organisation for biochemists. |
| ASGBI | Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland | Professional organisation for general surgeons. |
| NACC | National Association of Care Catering | Professional organisation for caterers within care catering. |
| CQC | Care Quality Commission | Independent regulator of health and social care in England – The Care Inspectorate has this role for care services in Scotland. |
| CQUIN | Commissioning for Quality and Innovation | A framework to allow commissioners in England to reward healthcare providers for acieving quality improvement goals. |
| NHW | Nutrition and Hydration Week | |
| ENHA | The European Nutrition for Health Alliance | The European Nutrition for Health Alliance works with key stakeholders to improve nutritional care across Europe by actively promoting: 1. Implementation of nutrition risk screening across Europe 2. Public awareness 3. Appropriate reimbursement policies 4. Medical education |
| ONCA | Optimal Nutritional Care for All campaign | Launched in 2014, the Optimal Nutritional Care for All (ONCA) campaign is a multi-stakeholder initiative to facilitate greater screening for risk of disease-related malnutrition/undernutrition and nutritional care implementation across Europe. ENHA is the driving force behind the campaign. |
| SHCA | The Specialised Healthcare Alliance | The Specialised Healthcare Alliance is a coalition of patient-related groups and corporate supporters which campaigns on behalf of people with rare and complex conditions in need of specialised care. BAPEN is a member. |
| UKHACC | UK Health Alliance on Climate Change | An alliance of UK-based health organisations representing about 1 million health professionals, who advocate for just responses to the climate and ecological crisis. BAPEN is a proud member of the UKHACC. |
| UKMAW | UK Malnutrition Awareness Week | An awareness campaign run by the Malnutrition Task Force and BAPEN to raise awareness of the signs, risks and impact of malnutrition. |
