Table of abbreviations
Quality of care review guidance
CAIR | Care assurance improvement resource |
CAV | Care assurance visit |
CfSD | Centre for Sustainable Delivery |
CNM | Clinical nurse manager |
CSM | Common staffing method |
EiC | Excellence in Care |
FFN | Food, fluid and nutrition |
GIRFE | Getting it right for everyone |
GIRFEC | Getting it right for every child |
GTKM | Getting to know me |
HCPC | The Health and Care Professions Council |
HCSW | Health Care Support Worker |
HIS | Healthcare Improvement Scotland |
HON | Head of nursing |
IPC | Infection prevention and control |
MDT | Multi-disciplinary team |
NICE | National Institute for Clinical Excellence |
NMC | Nursing & Midwifery Council |
OT | Occupational therapist |
PSDS | Public Services Delivery Scotland |
PU | Pressure ulcer |
QA | Quality assurance |
QMPLE | Quality Management and Practice Learning Environment |
QMS | Quality Management System |
QoC | Quality of care |
RAG | Red, amber, green rating |
RNs | Registered nurses |
RTS | Real time staffing |
SAERS | Serious Adverse Event Reviews |
SANL | Scottish Acute Nurse Leaders |
SBAR | Situation, background, assessment and recommendation |
SCN | Senior charge nurse |
SEND | Scottish Executive Nurse Director |
SCiL | Scottish Improvement Leader Programme |
SCLIP | Scottish Coaching and Leading Improvement Programme |
SICP | Standard infection prevention and control precautions |
SiFS | Scottish Improvement Foundation Skills |
SIGN | Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network |
SPSP | Scottish Patient Safety Programme |
TV | Tissue viability |
UNCRC | United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child |