During your journey as an Evaluator, you'll come across some terms or acronyms you may not be familiar with. Below is a glossary to support you.

AHP: Allied Health Professional

BAU: Business as usual

CCIO: Clinical Chief Information Officer

CDEL: Capital Departmental Expenditure Limit

CDS: Clinical Digital Solutions

CIO: Chief Information Officer

C&M: Cheshire and Merseyside

CSF: Critical Success Factor

DA+: Digital Aspirant Plus

DCF: Digital Capabilities Framework

DHSC: Department Health & Social Care

DPIA: Data Protection Impact Assessment

DTAC: Digital Technology Assessment Criteria

ED: Emergency Department

EPR: Electronic Patient Record

FBC: Full Business Case

FD: Frontline Digitisation

HIMSS: Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society

HSS: Health Systems Support

ICB: Integrated Care Board

ICS: Integrated Care System

ITT: Invitation To Tender

KPI: Key Performance Indicator

LPP: London Procurement Partnership

MIAA: Mersey Internal Audit Agency

MSP: Managed Service Provider

OBC: Outline Business Case

OBS: Outcome Based Specification

PAS: Patient Administration System

PCR: Public Contract Regulations

PDP: Project Development Process

PID: Project Initiation Document

PMO: Project Management Office

PRACT: Prevent, Reduce, Accept, Contingency, Transfer

PTOM: Procurement Target Operating Model

RAG status: Red, Amber, Green

SOP: Standard Operating Procedure

SRM: Supplier Relationship Management

SRO: Senior Responsible Owner

SWOT: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats

TOR: Terms of Reference

TUPE: Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment)

VUCA: Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, Ambiguity