Year in Review 2021
Glossary and References
NICU
ABF
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Activity Based Funding
NIDU
ALS
National Infectious Diseases Unit
Advanced Life Support
NUM
AMIHS
Nurse Unit Manager
Aboriginal Maternal and Infant Health Service
NWAU
APHTI
National Weighted Activity Unit. NWAU is a measure of health service activity expressed as a common unit, against which the national efficient price is paid. It provides a way of comparing and valuing each public hospital service (whether it is an admission, emergency department presentation or outpatient episode), by weighting it for its clinical complexity
Aboriginal Population Health Training Initiative
BMDH
Blacktown and Mount Druitt Hospitals
BUMP
Behaviour Ultimate Management Plan
CASB
Central Acute Services Building
CNE
Certified Nurse Educator
CPU
COVID-19 Protection Unit
PACER
Police Ambulance Clinical Early Response
DHS
Digital Health Solutions
PERU
Primary Health Care Education and Research Unit
ED
Emergency Department
PHN
Primary Health Network
FLASH
Fostering Leadership Across Systems in Health
PPE
Personal Protective Equipment
GWS
Greater Western Sydney
PREMs
Patient Reported Experience Measures
HCIS
Health Care Interpreter Service
PROMs
Patient-Reported Outcome Measures
HETI
Health Education and Training Institute
RACF
Residential Aged Care Facilities
ICH
Integrated and Community Health
REN Research and Education Network RIS-PACS Radiology Information Systems and Picture Archiving and Communication Systems RtD Respecting the Difference STOPS Sotrovimab Treatment in an Outpatient Setting VMO Visiting Medical Officer WSD Western Sydney Diabetes WSLHD Western Sydney Local Health District WSPHN Western Sydney Primary Health Network
ICT
Information and Communication Technology
ICU
Intensive Care Unit
JMO
Junior Medical Officer
KPI
Key Performance Indicator
LHD
Local Health District
MHS
Mental Health Service
MRI
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
NCU
Newborn Care Unit
NHMRC
National Health and Medical Research Council
For more information about our services and partners, visit www.wslhd.health.nsw.gov.au
Opposite Maria Lingam Associate Director of Nursing and Midwifery chatting with WSLHD Clinical Leadership workshop participants.
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