| RCA |
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Royal College of Anaesthetists |
| RCGP |
|
Royal College of General Practitioners |
| RCN |
|
Royal College of Nursing |
| RCOG |
|
Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists |
| RCP |
|
Royal College of Physicians |
| RCR |
|
Royal College of Radiologists |
| RCS |
|
Royal College of Surgeons |
| Reconfiguration |
|
The rearrangement of services or facilities to achieve the maximum clinical cost and patient benefit |
| Rehabilitation |
|
A process which helps people acquire skills to realise their maximum potential following an accident or because of an illness or injury |
| Relapse |
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The period when symptoms return having previously improved or gone away |
| Remission |
|
The period when symptoms have disappeared but before a person is said to be cured |
| Renal |
|
About the kidneys |
| Residential Homes |
|
Provide a high level of social care, usually specifically aimed at older people who require a range of support and facilities, but not nursing care |
| Respiratory Problems |
|
Problems associated with breathing |
| Respite Care |
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A short or medium term period of care designed to support either the patient or their carers / family where the patient has a long-term illness or disability |
| Rheumatology |
|
The study of joints and illnesses that can affect them |
| RNIB |
|
Royal National Institute for the Blind |
| RNID |
|
Royal National Institute for Deaf People |
| RPSGB |
|
Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain | |
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