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DH glossary V - Z
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Last modified date:28 February 2008
Health and social care terms starting with letters V to Z.
V
Valuing People
Team that works to improve support services for people with learning disabilities.
Vancomycin resistant entrococcus
A form of intestinal bacteria.
vCJD
Variant of the fatal brain disease CJD that is related to the BSE disease in cattle.
VCS
See voluntary and community sector.
Voluntary and community sector
Groups set up for public or community benefit such as registered charities, and non charitable non profit organisations and associations.
VRE
See vancomycin resistant entrococcus.
VTE (Venous thrombosis)
Lower body condition in which a blood clot forms in a vein.
Vulnerable adults
People with disabilities or mental conditions who are unable to take care of themselves, or protect themselves against harm or exploitation from others.
Vulnerable groups
People who are vulnerable because of their situation, for example, homeless people. It may also include people unable to meet their everyday needs due to a physical or mental health condition.
W
Waiting booking choice
System that provides the opportunity of faster treatment for the longest waiting patients. The system is also designed to help prepare for choice of four to five providers at the point of GP referral.
Walk in centres
Centres staffed by nurses that offer patients fast and convenient access to treatment and information without an appointment.
Wanless report
An evidence based assessment of the long term resource requirements for the NHS.
Weighted capitation formula
Formula that determines primary care trusts’ target share of available resources to enable them to commission similar levels of healthcare for populations with similar healthcare needs.
White Paper
Documents produced by the Government that set out details of future policy on a particular subject.
WHO
See World Health Organisation.
Winning ways
Report that set out a clear direction for the NHS on the action necessary to reduce healthcare associated infections and antibiotic resistant organisms.
Working together to safeguard children
Department for Education and Skills (DfES) led initiative that sets out how agencies and professionals should work together to promote child welfare and protect children from abuse and neglect.
X
There are no health and social care terms starting with the letter X at present.
Y
Your health, your care, your say
Public listening exercise that asked people what their priorities were for future health and social care services.
Z
There are no health and social care terms starting with the letter Z at present.
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