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Glossary of terms

 Term Definition 

CRHFT

CHEST'ELD

CHESTERFIELD ROYAL HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

DHFT

ROYAL DERB

DERBY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

KGHFT

KETTERING

KETTERING GENERAL HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

NGH

N'HAMPTON

NORTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL NHS TRUST

NUH

QMC

CITY

NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

Queen's Medical Centre Campus

City Hospital Campus

SFHFT

KINGS MILL

SHERWOOD FOREST HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Kings Mill Hospital

ULHT

LINCS CNTY

PILGRIM

UNITED LINCOLNSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

Lincoln County Hospital

Pilgrim Hospital, Boston

UHL

LEICS GEN

LEICS RI

UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF LEICESTER NHS TRUST

Leicester General Hospital

Leicester Royal Infirmary

BASSETLAW NHS BASSETLAW (primary care trust)
DERBY CITY
NHS DERBY CITY (primary care trust)
DERBYSH
NHS DERBYSHIRE COUNTY (primary care trust)
LEIC CITY
NHS LEICESTER CITY (primary care trust)
LEICS & RUT
NHS LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY AND RUTLAND                 (primary care trust)
LINCS
NHS LINCOLNSHIRE (primary care trust)
NORTHANTS
NHS NORTHAMPTONSHIRE (primary care trust)
NOTTS CITY
NHS NOTTINGHAM CITY (primary care trust)
NOTTS COUNTY
NHS NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY (primary care trust)

 NOF  NECK OF FEMUR
 LoS  LENGTH OF STAY
 d  DAYS
 %  PERCENTAGE / PROPORTION
 UCL  UPPER CONTROL LIMIT
 LCL  LOWER CONTROL LIMIT
NYCRIS
NORTHERN AND YORKSHIRE CANCER REGISTRY AND INFORMATION SERVICE
OPCS
 OFFICE OF POPULATION, CENSUS AND SURVEYS CLASSIFICATION OF SURGICAL OPERATIONS AND PROCEDURES
BADS  BRITISH ASSOCIATION OF DAY SURGERY
CIS CANCER INFORMATION SERVICE
30d mortality
THIRTY DAYS MORTALITY IS THE FRACTION OF PATIENTS THAT DIED WITHIN 30 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THE FIRST SURGERY
7d mortality
SEVEN DAYS MORTALITY IS THE FRACTION OF PATIENTS THAT DIED WITHIN 7 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THE FIRST SURGERY

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