| BMA | British Medical Association |
| CCG | Clinical Commissioning Group |
| CDOP | Child Death Overview Panel |
| CPAP | continuous positive airway pressure |
| CQC | Care Quality Commission |
| CRP | C-reactive protein |
| DHSC | Department of Health and Social Care |
| eMAR | electronic Medication Administration Record |
| FTSU | Freedom to Speak Up |
| GMC | General Medical Council |
| HR | Human Resources |
| HSSIB | Health Services Safety Investigation Body |
| ICB | Integrated Care Board |
| INWO | Independent National Whistleblowing Officer (Scotland) |
| IUGR | intrauterine growth retardation |
| JAR | joint agency response |
| LADO | Local Authority Designated Officer |
| MBBRACE-UK | Mothers and Babies: Reducing Risk through Audits and Confidential Enquiries |
| MOSS | Maternity Outcomes Signal System |
| MoU | Memorandum of Understanding |
| NEC | necrotising enterocolitis |
| NGO | National Guardian’s Office |
| NHS | National Health Service |
| NMC | Nursing and Midwifery Council |
| NPPG | Neonatal and Paediatric Pharmacy Group |
| NRLS | National Reporting and Learning System |
| OSCE | Observed Structured Clinical Examination |
| PALS | Patient Advice and Liaison Service |
| PICANET | Paediatric Intensive Care Audit Network |
| PRUDiC | Procedural Response to Unexpected Death in Childhood |
| QIS | Qualified in Specialty |
| QSPEC | Quality, Safety and Patient Experience Committee |
| RCN | Royal College of Nursing |
| RCPCH | Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health |
| RSPRT | resetting sequential probability ratio test |
| RSV | respiratory syncytial virus |
| SBAR | Situational Background Assessment Recommendation |
| SSB | Safeguarding Strategy Board |
| StEIS | Strategic Executive Information System |
| SUDIC | Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy and Childhood |
| SWAN | Sign/Words/Actions/Needs |
| TPN | total parenteral nutrition |
| UVC | umbilical venous catheter |
| WTE | whole-time equivalent |
