A&E -

Accident & Emergency

ACE -

Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE inhibitor is a drug used in treatment of heart failure)

CABG -

Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

CCU -

Coronary Care Unit

CDG -

Care Development Group

CHD -

Coronary Heart Disease

CSBS -

Clinical Standards Board for Scotland

CMO -

Chief Medical Officer

CRAG -

Clinical Resource and Audit Group

CT -

Computerised Tomography (a specialised x-ray examination)

DVT -

Deep Vein Thrombosis

DXT -

Dexa Scanning (a test for Osteoporosis - thinning of the bones)

EGHOP -

Expert Group on Healthcare of Older People

GORU -

Geriatric Orthopaedic Rehabilitation Unit

GP -

General Practitioner

HEBS -

Health Education Board for Scotland

LHCC -

Local Health Care Co-operative

ISD -

Information and Statistics Division

JFG -

Joint Future Group

NHS -

National Health Service

OPAC -

Older People in Acute Care

PAF -

Performance Assessment Framework

PAMS -

Professions Allied to Medicine

PMS -

Personal Medical Services

PTCA -

Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty

R&D -

Research and Development

SEHD -

Scottish Executive Health Department

SHAS -

Scottish Health Advisory Service

SIGN -

Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network