Breast screening modernisation programme: final report

Glossary and abbreviations

The following special terms and abbreviations are used in this report.

Term or abbreviation and descriptions:

BAU - Business as usual – the everyday operational activity within a service

BSM - Breast Screening Modernisation

CPD - Continuing Professional Development

KC62 - NHS Breast Screening Programmes Central Return Data Set – a national report, demonstrating adherence to national standards and service KPIs

NSD - National Services Division, NHS National Services Scotland

NSO - National Screening Oversight (predecessor to Screening Oversight & Assurance Scotland)

NSS - NHS National Services Scotland

NUG - National User Group

PHS - Public Health Scotland

SBSP - Scottish Breast Screening Programme

SBSS - Scottish Breast Screening System (national IT system used to plan, schedule, appoint and manage screening participants across a three year screening round)

SESBSC - South-East Scotland Breast Screening Centre

SG – Scottish Government

SIMD - Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation

SLA - Service Level Agreement

Slippage - Term to describe when there are general delays to offering appointments to participants within the expected standards (i.e. 36 month screening rounds)

SLWG - Short Life Working Group

SNBTS - Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (NHS National Services Scotland)

SOAS - Screening Oversight & Assurance Scotland (function hosted within NHS NSS under the Scottish Director of Screening to oversee and seek assurance on the delivery of the six national screening programmes in Scotland)

UKNSC - UK National Screening Committee (body which advises the four UK nations on recommended screening requirements for their eligible populations)

WTE - Whole-time equivalent