Glossary
The abbreviations below are used in our Annual Plan.
ACRT - Active Clinical Referral Triage
AMU - Acute Medical Unit
ANIA - Accelerated National Innovation Adoption
ARHAI - Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infection
CCE - Colon Capsule Endoscopy
CfSD - Centre for Sustainable Delivery
CGS - Community Glaucoma Service
CT – Computer Tomography
DCAQ - Demand Capacity Activity Queue
DCE - Detect Cancer Earlier
DoCA - Day of Care Audits
EBUS - Endobronchial Ultrasound
ED - Emergency Department
ENT - Ears, Nose and Throat
EPIC - Emergency Physician in Charge
EPR - Electronic Patient Record
ERAS - Enhanced Recovery After Surgery
ERS - Endoscopy Reporting System
FECM - Framework for Effective Cancer Management
FN - Flow Navigation
FORM - Focus on Referral Management
H@H - Hospital at Home
HES - Hospital Eye Services
HSCP - Health and Social Care Partnership
IDA - Innovation Design Authority
ISBCS - Immediate Sequential Bilateral Cataract Surgery
MDU - Medical Devices Unit
MPP - Modernising Patient Pathways
NECU - National Elective Coordination Unit
NES - NHS Education for Scotland
NHS - National Health Service
NOD - National Ophthalmology Data
NSS - National Services Scotland
NTC - National Treatment Centre
NUTP - National Ultrasound Training Programme
OPAT - Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy
PHS - Public Health Scotland
PIR - Patient Initiated Review
PROMS - Patient Reported Outcome Measures
qFIT - Quantitative Faecal Immunochemical Test
RCDS - Rapid Cancer Diagnostic Services
SAP - Scottish Arthroplasty Project
SAS - Scottish Ambulance Service
SDGs - Speciality Delivery Groups AND Strategic Delivery Groups (latter in UC section).
SG - Scottish Government
SHFA - Scottish Hip Fracture Audit
SHTG - Scottish Health Technologies Group
SHTM - Scottish Health Technical Memoranda
SNAP - Scottish National Audit Programme
SRGs - Scottish Referral Guidelines
TET - Test, Evidence, Transition
TNE - Transnasal Endoscopy
ToRs - Terms of Reference
UC - Unscheduled Care