ACIST | Advanced Course in Sterilisation Technology |
AMR | antimicrobial resistance |
AMT | antimicrobial management team |
AST | antimicrobial susceptibility testing |
ATP | adenosine triphosphate |
CAUTI | catheter-associated urinary tract infection |
CC | Care Commission |
CDAD | Clostridium difficile associated disease |
CDC | Center for Disease Control |
CDI | Clostridium difficile infection |
CHP | community health partnership |
CVC | central vascular catheter |
CVC- RI | central vascular catheter - renal insertion |
EARSS | European Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System |
ECDC | European Centre for Disease Control |
ECOSS | Electronic Communication of Surveillance in Scotland |
ESAC | European Surveillance of Antimicrobial Consumption |
ESBLs | extended-spectrum beta-lactamases |
GCU | Glasgow Caledonian University |
HAI | healthcare associated infection |
HALT | ( ECDC) Healthcare Associated Infection in Long Term Care Facilities (prevalence survey) |
HEAT (target) | Health, Efficiency, Access, Treatment target |
HEI | Healthcare Environment Inspectorate |
HFS | Health Facilities Scotland |
HIIAT | Hospital Infection Incident Assessment Tool |
HMUD | Hospital Medicines Utilisation Database |
HOAG | Hospital Outbreak Advisory Group |
HPA | Health Protection Agency |
HPAG | Health Protection Advisory Group |
HPN | Health Protection Network |
HPS | Health Protection Scotland |
HTA | health technology assessment |
ICU | intensive care unit |
iiiP | Infection Improvement and Implementation Programme |
IPC | infection prevention and control |
IPSE | Improving Patient Safety in Europe |
LHBC | local hand hygiene health board coordinator |
MRSA | Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
MSSA | Meticillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus |
NCSS | National Cleaning Services Specification |
NES | NHS Education for Scotland |
NNIS | National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance System |
NPSA | National Patient Safety Agency |
NSS | NHS National Services Scotland |
ODC | OspreyDeepclean |
OPCS4 | Office of Population, Censuses and Surveys Classification of Surgical Operations and Procedures (4th revision) |
PCR | polymerase chain reaction |
PICT | Public Involvement and Communications Team |
PID | project initiation document |
PPF | public partnership forum |
PVC | peripheral vascular catheter |
NHSQIS | NHS Quality Improvement Scotland |
RPEL | recognition of prior learning |
SAB | Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia |
SAPG | Scottish Antimicrobial Prescribing Group |
SBAR | situation, background, assessment, recommendation |
ScotMARAP | Scottish Management of Antimicrobial Resistance Action Plan |
SICPs | standard infection control precautions |
SICSAG | Scottish Intensive Care Society Audit Group |
SIGN | Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network |
SIRN | Scottish Infection Research Network |
SPSP | Scottish Patient Safety Programme |
SSI | surgical site infection |
SSIRS | Surgical Site Infection Reporting System |
TBPs | transmission-based precautions |
UHI | University of Highlands and Islands (Millennium Institute) |
UKCRC | UK Clinical Research Collaboration |
UKCRN | UK Clinical Research Network |
UoD | University of Dundee |
UTI | urinary tract infection |
VAP | ventilator-associated pneumonia |