Delivering a Healthy Future: An Action Framework for Children and Young People's Health in Scotland

Delivering a Healthy Future sets out a structured programme of actions, drawn primarily from existing policy initiatives and commitments, to improve services for children and young people in Scotland.


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GLOSSARY

AHP

Allied Health Professional

ASL

Additional Support for Learning

CAMH

Child and Adolescent Mental Health

CHPs

Community Health Partnerships

CHSG

Child Health Support Group

CT

Computerised Tomography

CYP

Children and Young People

CYPHSG

Children and Young People's Health Support Group

DFH

Delivering for Health

DGH

District General Hospital

EACH

European Association for Children in Hospital

ECF

Emergency Care Framework

EDIAT

Equality and Diversity Impact Assessment Toolkit

ENT

Ear, Nose and Throat

EWTD

European Working Time Directive

GIRFEC

Getting it Right for Every Child

GP

General Practitioner

Hall 4

Health for All Children (4th Edition)

HEAT

Health, Efficiency, Access and Treatment

HMIE

Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education

IT

Information Technology

LA

Local Authority

LDPG

Local Delivery Plan Guidance

MCN

Managed Clinical Network

MCHISG

Maternal and Child Health Information Strategy Group

MHDP

Mental Health Delivery Plan

MHSCYP

Mental Health Services for Children and Young People

MRI

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

NES

NHS Education for Scotland

NHS

National Health Service

NHSiS

National Health Service in Scotland

NHSQIS

NHS Quality Improvement Scotland

NSD

National Services Division

NWPF

National Workforce Planning Framework

ONHAPA

Our National Health: A Plan for Action

PE

Physical Education

PFPI

Public Focus, Patient Involvement

PICU

Paediatric Intensive Care Unit

RHSC

Royal Hospital for Sick Children

RPG

Regional Planning Group

SCCYP

Scotland's Commissioner for Children and Young People

SEHD

Scottish Executive Health Department

SIGN

Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network

SNAP

Scottish Needs Assessment Programme

UN

United Nations

UNICEF

United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund

WHO

World Health Organization

WTE

Whole Time Equivalent

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