Nelson Marlborough District Health Board

Children's Ward playground at Nelson Hospital

glossary

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Abbreviation	Common name	Description
A&D / AOD	Alcohol and Drug	or Alcohol and Other Drugs.
A&E (see ED)	Accident and Emergency
AA	Arranged Acute Admission	A planned admission where admission date is less than 7 days after the specialist´s decision that the admission is necessary, or an admission relating to normal obstetric cases 37-42 weeks.
AC	Acute Admission	An unplanned admission on the day of presentation to the admitting health care facility.
ACC	Accident Compensation Commission
ACU	Ambulatory Care Unit	Patient care unit that does not involve an overnight stay.
AEP	Accredited Employer Programme	An ACC programme under which organisations self-manage.
ALOS	Average Length Of Stay	The average number of days that a patient stays in hospital (Total Beds days ÷ no. of discharges),
AN-DRG	Australian National Diagnostic Related Group	See DRG.
AT&R	Assessment Treatment and Rehabilitation	These are Specialist Health Services for older people, provided by teams of health professionals specially trained to treat illness, rehabilitate and maintain the olderperson's ability and mobility so that they may retain an independent lifestyle.
BOD	Board of Directors	The governing body of the organisation - responsible for setting and monitoring the achievement of the goals and objectives and ensuring legal requirements are met.
CAMHS	Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service	Specialist mental health services provided by NMDHB for those children and young people meeting the threshold.
Capex	Capital expenditure	Spending on land, buildings and larger items of equipment.
CEO	Chief Executive Officer	Appointed by the Board to implement the strategic direction of the Board and manage of all the functions of the organisation.
~~CCMAU~~	~~Crown Company Monitoring Advisory Unit~~	Superseded by the Ministry of Health directorate Funding and Performance Monitoring.
CFA	Crown Financing Agreement	This is an agreement by the Crown to provide funding in return for the provision of, or arranging the provision of, specified services.
CFA	Crown Funding Agency	A government organisation that manages financial and property transactions for crown-owned enterprises.
CHG	Community Health Group	A community-based health promotion and advocacy group established in a particular geographical location.
CPA	Central Patient Administration	Renamed to Administration Services - the administration support teams that work with specialties doing patient bookings, correspondence, filing etc.
CPHAC	Community and Public Health Advisory Committee	A statutory committee of the DHB.
CQI	Continuous Quality Improvement	Continually looking for ways to provide a better service.
CSSD	Central Sterile Supply Department
CT	Computed Tomography	A diagnostic imaging procedure.
CTA	Clinical Training Agency	The Clinical Training Agency provides funding for formal, post-entry (i.e. after entry to a health profession), clinical training programmes.
CWD	Case Weighted Discharge
CYAERG or C&Y Advocacy Group	Child and Youth Advocacy and Expert Reference Group	Established by NMDHB to advise the Board and Advisory Committees on planning and funding issues for children and youth.
DAP	District Annual Plan	Sets out the DHB´s intended outputs, funding and performance for the financial year. Agreed with the Minister of Health.
D/N	District Nurse	General and specialist nurse providing services within a person´s own home or work place.
DHB	District Health Board	Established under the NZ Public Health and Disability Act 2000, DHBs are “bodies corporate”, owned by the Crown, to carry out the government´s objectives for health and disability services, including improving, promoting and protecting the health of people and communities.
DHBNZ	District Health Boards New Zealand	An organization established by and representing all District Health Boards in NZ, dealing with common issues and government policies.
DRG	Diagnostic Related Group	Patient classification scheme providing a means of relating the number and type of patients treated in a hospital (its case mix) to the resources required by the hospital.
DiSAC	Disability Support Advisory Committee	A statutory committee of the NM District Health Board.
DSAC	Doctors for Sexual Abuse Care
DSP	District Strategic Plan	A statutory responsibility of DHBs is to prepare a long term plan (10 years) for providing for the needs of their community, in consultation with them.
DSS	Disability Support Services	Services provided for people who have been identified as having a physical, neurological, intellectual, sensory or age related disability (or a combination of these), which is likely to continue for a minimum of six months and results in a reduction of independent function to the extent that ongoing support is required.
EAP	Employee Assistance Programme	A formal service providing employees with “short term, brief intervention, problem solving counselling" for personal issues that are, or could, impact on the workplace.
ED	Emergency Department (formerly A&E)	A centrally co-ordinated access point for all emergencies and acute presentations to base hospital. On arrival, patients are given a waiting time category depending on the severity of their illness or injuries.
EL	Elective Admission
ENT	Ear, Nose & Throat	Surgical specialty, sometimes also called otolaryngology.
FMIS	Financial Management Information System	Computer system for processing and reporting financial information.
FTE	Full Time Equivalent
GP	General Practitioner	Medical practitioner working in primary care providing a wide range of diagnosis and treatment services for patients and referral to secondary & other services as required.
H&S	Health and Safety	Developing and maintaining work methods that promote individual and collective wellbeing in the work environment - includes: accident prevention and control, hazard control, health and safety promotion, rehabilitation.
HAC	Hospital Advisory Committee	A statutory committee of the District Health Board which oversees the provider division.
HB or HBL	Health Benefits (Limited)	An agency of the Ministry of Health that processes government payments/subsidies to service providers. Including: general medical services benefit, pharmaceutical subsidies, midwifery services (now part of HealthPAC).
Health PAC	Health Payments, Agreements and Compliance	A national service agency providing support to DHBs by assisting with managing the service agreements/contracts with service providers.
HFA	Health Funding Authority	Disestablished. (Formerly the funding/purchasing agency for health and disability services on behalf of the Ministry of Health).
~~HHS~~	~~Health and Hospital Service~~	Superseded by district health boards.
HIS	Hospital Information System
HR/ HRM	Human Resources / Human Resources Management	Referring to the people employed by the organisation and who are essential to the provision of services.
HTG	Hospital Technical Group
IC	Infection control
ICD 9 or ICD10	International Classification of Disease, 9^th version or 10^th version.	International statistical classification of disease and related health problems, used throughout the world including New Zealand.
IDE	Inpatient Day Equivalent
IDSS	Intellectual disability support services	A service of NMDHB providing residential support, day services and respite care for people with an intellectual disability.
ILP	Individual Lifestyle Plan	A plan prepared for each person in the care of IDSS which identifies their needs and ensures that services are in place to cater for these.
IPA	Independent Practitioners Association	A formal group of general practioners providing support, training and collaborative services.
IR	Industrial Relations	The relationship between the employer and employee, incorporating issues like employment conditions and rates of pay.
IS	Information Systems
ISSP	Information Systems Strategic Plan	A plan prepared by NMDHB identifying the needs and priorities for development of information systems over 5-10 years.
IT	Information Technology
IV	Intravenous
JDE	JD Edwards (financial system)	The financial management information system currently utilised by NMDHB.
KPI	Key Performance Indicator
Poumanawa Oranga (KTPO)	Ko Te Poumanawa Oranga o Te Tau Ihu o Te Waka a Maui Limited	The Māori Development Organisation (see MDO) for the top of the south, which works together with iwi, hapu, whanau and Māori communities to improve Māori health. Core functions are: contract management, provider support and development, health needs assessment, workforce development and training.
MCT	Mobile community team (mental health)
MDO	Māori Development Organisation	These have been developed with the intent of facilitating the development of a Māori health provider infrastructure seeking to improve the health status of Māori.
MO	Medical Officer	A doctor
MOH	Ministry of Health
MOH	Medical Officer of Health
MRI	Magnetic Resonance Imaging	A diagnostic imaging procedure.
MVA/MVC	Motor Vehicle Accident/Crash
MWS	Medical Warning System
NASC	Needs Assessment Service Co-ordination	NMDHB has two NASC services: For people with disabilities the agency is known as Support Works, a service run by NMDHB. For people with mental health problems the service operates with the Mental Health Service of NMDHB.
NHI	National Health Index
NMDHB	Nelson Marlborough District Health Board
NMDS	National Minimum Data Set
NZBS	New Zealand Blood Service	Created on 1 July 1998, to ensure the supply of safe blood and blood products within NZ.
NZHIS	New Zealand Health Information Services	A division of Ministry of Health.
NZNO	New Zealand Nurses Organisation
O/P	Out Patient
OIA	Official Information Act
OPD	Out Patient Department
OT	Occupational Therapy also Operating Theatre
OTS	Office of Treaty Settlements
PBF(F)	Population Based Funding (Formula)
PC	Personal Computer
PD	Physical Disability
PHO	Primary Health Organisation	Organization bringing together a range of primary care providers to cater for the needs of its enrolled population.
PMS	Patient Management System
QA	Quality Assurance
QHNZ	Quality Health New Zealand
QIC	Quality Improvement Council	A representative group within NMDHB which promotes and co-ordinates the quality improvement activities of the organisation. The aim is to make a positive difference to the people who receive the services and the staff who provide them.
RDA	Resident Doctors Association, also Riding for Disabled Association
RDM	Role Delineation Model
RFI	Request For Information
RFP	Request For Proposal	A stage in the selection of a provider of goods or services where organisations are asked to provide all the relevant information as to how they would provide the goods or services, enabling the DHB to make a decision about who would be the best provider.
RHMU	Residual Health Management Unit	Its role is to manage and resolve residual assets & liabilities not vested in CHES and assist DHBs dispose of surplus property. Incorporates the Crown Financing Agency.
RM	Registered Midwife
RMO	Resident Medical Officers (house surgeons)
RN	Registered Nurse
ROI	Registration Of Interest	Early stage in the process of selecting a provider of goods or services where organisations are asked to indicate if they have an interest in being considered as a potential provider.
SISSAL	South Island Shared Services Agency Ltd.	Jointly established by South Island DHB's.
SMO	Senior Medical Officers
SN	Staff Nurse
SOI	Statement Of Intent	Statutory public accountability document required under the Public Finance Act.
T&D	Training and Development	Concerned with developing the skills and abilities of the organisation´s staff.
VBL	Values Based Leadership
VM	Value Management
WHO	World Health Organization of the United Nations
YTD	Year To Date	The 12 month period immediately prior to the date given.