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Glossary

  • A&E Accident and Emergency
  • CEO Chief Executive Officer
  • CNST Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts
  • CT Computed Tomography
  • DH Department of Health
  • EBME Electro Bio-Medical Engineering
  • ECG Electrocardiogram
  • FD Financial Director
  • FRS5 Financial Reporting Standard 5
  • HTM Health Technical Memorandon
  • IM&T Information Management & Technology
  • IPEM Institute of Physics & Engineering in Medicine
  • MDA DB 2000 (02) Medical Devices and Equipment Management: Repair and Maintenance Provision
  • MDA DB 9801 Medical Device and Equipment Management for Hospital and Community-based Organisations
  • MES Managed Equipment Services
  • MHRA Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
  • MRI Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • MSc Master of Science
  • MSV Multi-Service Vending
  • NHS National Health Service
  • OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer
  • PACS Picture Archiving and Communications System
  • PaSA Purchasing and Supply Agency
  • PbR Payment by Results
  • PCT Primary Care Trust
  • PFI Private Finance Initiative
  • PPP Public Private Partnership
  • PPQ Pre-Purchase Questionnaire
  • R&D Research & Development
  • RFID Radio Frequency Identifcation Device
  • SDA Syringe Driver Analyser
  • TUPE Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment)
  • USP Unique selling point
  • VAT Value Added Tax