AHSC              Academic Health Science Centre

BRC                Biomedical Research Centre

CBRC             Comprehensive Biomedical Research Centre

DGH                District General Hospital

GOSH             Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust

HIEC               Health Innovation & Education Clusters

LHL                  London Health Libraries

LQAF               NHS Library Quality Assurance Framework

MADEL            Medical & Dental Education Levy  

MDECS           The Medical & Dental Education Commissioning System

MPET              Multi Professional Education & Training levy

NIMR               National Institute for Medical Research (Medical Research Council)

QIPP               Quality, Innovation, Productivity & Prevention

RCSLT            Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists

RLUK              Research Libraries UK

SHA                 Strategic Health Authority

SLA                 Service Level Agreement

SLMS              School of Life & Medical Sciences

UCLH              University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

UKCMRI          United Kingdom Centre for Medical Research and Innovation.