ACE | Angiotensin-converting enzyme |
AED | Automatic External Defibrillator |
AHP | Allied Health Profession |
AMI | Acute Myocardial Infarction |
CDSS | Clinical Decision Support System |
CHD | Coronary Heart Disease |
CRAG | Clinical Resource and Audit Group |
CSBS | Clinical Standards Board for Scotland (until 30 September 2002) |
CSO | Chief Scientist Office |
CT | Computed Tomography |
DGH | District General Hospital |
ECCI | Electronic Clinical Communication Implementation |
EP | Electrophysiology |
GPASS | General Practice Administration System for Scotland |
HIS | Hospital Information Systems |
ICD | Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator |
IHD | Ischaemic Heart Disease |
ISD | Information and Statistics Division |
MCN | Managed Clinical Network |
MDS | Minimum Dataset |
MRI | Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
NES | NHS Education Board for Scotland |
NICE | National Institute of Clinical Excellence |
NOF | New Opportunities Fund |
PAF | Performance Assessment Framework |
PCI | Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (angioplasty) |
QSBHS | Quality Standards Board for Health in Scotland (from 1 October 2002) |
RCGP | Royal College of General Practitioners |
RF ablation | Radio Frequency Ablation |
SBSS | Scottish Borders Stroke Study |
SCI | Scottish Care Information |
SCI-DC | Scottish Care Information - Diabetes Collaboration |
SCIMP | Scottish Clinical Information Management in Primary Care |
SCIN | Scottish Cardiac Intervention Network |
SEHD | Scottish Executive Health Department |
SIGN | Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network |
SMR1 | Scottish Morbidity Record covering Inpatient and Daycase Activity |
SNAP | Scottish Needs Assessment Programme |
SPICE PC | Scottish Programme for Improving Clinical Effectiveness in Primary Care |
SpR | Specialist Registrar |
TIA | Transient Ischaemic Attack |