Glossary Search
Use this glossary search to find out what the acronyms we use in the DHB mean.
Term
Definition
RFP
Request for Proposal
RM
Registered Midwife
RMO
Resident Medical Officer
RMO Unit
Resident Medical Officers Unit
RN
Registered Nurse
ROM
Range of Movement
RTI
Respiratory Tract Infection
RWRS
Regional Work Rehabilitation Service
s.l.
Sublingual
S/B
Seen by
SAS
Surgical and Ambulatory Services
SBR
Serum Bilirubin
SCBU
Special Care Baby Unit
SDAT
Senile dementia – alzheimer type
SFWU
Service and Food Workers Union
SGA
Small gestational age
SIDS
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
SIRP
Significant Indicident Review Panel
SLT
Speech Language Therapist
SLT
Speech Language Therapy
SMO
Senior Medical Officer
SMT
Senior Management Team
SOB
Short of Breath
SOP
Standard Operating Procedure
SPE
Serum Protein Electrophoresis