| Aneurin Bevan University Health Board |
ABUHB |
An NHS Wales University Health Board |
ABUHB Homepage
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| Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board |
BCUHB |
An NHS Wales University Health Board |
BCUHB Homepage
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| Cardiff and Vale University Health Board |
CAVUHB |
An NHS Wales University Health Board |
CAVUHB Homepage
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| Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board |
CTMUHB |
An NHS Wales University Health Board |
CTMUHB Homepage
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| Data Dictionary Change Notice |
DDCN |
A notification outlining any changes to the NHS Wales Data Dictionary that do not introduce new or changed information requirements. |
Data Standards Homepage
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| Data Standards Change Notice |
DSCN |
A mandate to NHS and partner organisations and system suppliers to ensure they can support a new or changed data standard. |
Data Standards Homepage
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| Digital Health and Care Wales |
DHCW |
Part of the NHS Wales family and a trusted partner, DHCW is taking forward the next generation of services needed to transform health and care delivery |
DHCW Homepage
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| Dictionary of Medicines and Devices |
dm+d |
Coding system used in FHIR for medications. |
dm+d Homepage
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| Digital Medicines Transformation Portfolio |
DMTP |
Bringing together the programmes and projects that will deliver the benefits of a fully digital prescribing approach in all care settings in Wales. |
DMTP Homepage
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| Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources |
FHIR |
A platform specification that defines a set of capabilities for use across the healthcare process, in all jurisdictions, and in lots of different contexts. |
HL7 FHIR Homepage
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| General Medical Council |
GMC |
Working to protect patient safety and improve medical education and practice across the UK. |
GMC Homepage
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| Health Level Seven International |
HL7 |
A not-for-profit, ANSI-accredited standards developing organization dedicated to providing a comprehensive framework and related standards for the exchange, integration, sharing, and retrieval of electronic health information that supports clinical practice and the management, delivery and evaluation of health services. |
HL7 Homepage
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| Hywel Dda University Health Board |
HDUHB |
An NHS Wales University Health Board |
HDUHB Homepage
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| Laboratory Information Management System |
LIMS |
A clinical IT system used by pathology staff for storing, recording and exchanging information such as blood test results. These systems also link to the machines which conduct the tests and analyse the samples |
NHS Wales WLIMS
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| National Data Resource |
NDR |
A new national data platform that brings together data about health and social care services from across Wales. |
NDR Homepage
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| NHS Wales Data Dictionary |
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Details on the approved data elements used throughout NHS Wles |
NHS Wales Data Dictionary
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| Organisation Data Service |
ODS |
A service provided by NHS England that administers unique codes for all healthcare settings |
NHS England ODS Service
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| Patient Administration System |
PAS |
A system that records details of patients' hospital visit, including list management, medical records, inpatient treatment, outpatient appointments and emergency visits. |
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| Powys Teaching Health Board |
PTHB |
An NHS Wales Teaching Health Board |
PTHB Homepage
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| Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine Clinical Terms |
SNOMED CT (SCT) UK |
A structured clinical vocabulary for use in an electronic health record. It is the most comprehensive and precise clinical health terminology product in the world. |
SNOMED CT UK Browser
NHS England SCT Homepage
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| Standard for Trial Use |
STU |
The nomenclature used by HL7 for FHIR asset releases. This has also been adopted by UK Core and NHS Wales. |
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| Swansea Bay University Health Board |
SBUHB |
An NHS Wales University Health Board |
SBUHB Homepage
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| UK Core |
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Enabling consistent information flows across borders to improve health and care outcomes for all citizens. |
FHIR UK Core
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| Uniform Resource Identifier |
URI |
The are used often in FHIR assets such at the namespaces |
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| Velindre University NHS Trust |
VUNHST |
A University NHS Wales Trust |
VUNHST Homepage
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| Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust |
WAST |
An NHS Wales Trust |
WAST Homepage
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| Welsh Result Reporting Service |
WRRS |
A service provided by DHCW |
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| Welsh Reference Data and Terminology Service |
WRTS |
The Welsh Reference Data and Terminology Service maintains reference data on behalf of NHS Wales. The content itself is maintained by the team whom reside within DHCW. |
WRTS Homepage
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