Glossary Search
Use this glossary search to find out what the acronyms we use in the DHB mean.
Term
Definition
OT
Occupational Therapist
OT
Occupational Therapy
OUTR
Outreach
p.c.
post cibium/after food
p.r.
per rectum
p.r.n.
pro renata/whenever necessary
PACT
Collective Employment Contract between Public Services Association & WDHB
PACU
Post Anaesthesia Care Unit
PANSS
Positive and negative symptom score
PD
Personality disorder
PDN
Psychiatric District Nurse
PDRP
Professional Development Recognition Programme
PE
Pulmonary Embolus
PEG
Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy
PH
Platelets
PHN
Public Health Nurse
PHO
Primary Health Organisation
PHS
Public Health Service
Po
Oral
PoC
Point of Care
PPH
Post partum haemorrhage
PPN
Peripheral nutrition
PR
Prothrombin Ratio
Procare
Procare Health Ltd, GP grouping in central
PROM
Premature rupture of membranes