Annual Report and Accounts - The Great Western Hospital

15 GLOSSARY OF TERMS
BARS – Blood Audit and Release System
CETV - Cash Equivalent Transfer Value
Clostridium Difficile – Bacteria naturally present in the gut
CQC – Care Quality Commission
CQUIN – Commissioning for Quality and Innovation Payment
CUSUM – Cumulative Sum Control Chart
DSDU –
EDS – Electronic Discharge Summary
EPF – Employee Partnership Forum
GWH – Great Western Hospitals
HCAIs – Healthcare Associated Infections
HSMR – Hospital Standardised Mortality rate
JACIE – Joint Accreditation Committee
MTD –
MRSA – Methicillin- resistant Staphylococcus Aureus, which is a common skin bacterium that is
resistant to a range of antibiotics
MUST – Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool
NEDs – Non executive Directors
NICE – National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
NHLSA – National Health Service Litigation Authority
NPSA – National Patient Safety Agency
PCT – Primary care Trust
PEAT – Patient Environment Action Team
PSQC – Patient Safety and Quality Committee
PURAT – Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment Tool
RCA – Root Cause Analysis
SAFE – Stratification and Avoidance of Falls in the Environment
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