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Key acronyms include:

  • AHU (Air Handling Unit)
  • AWTTC (All Wales Therapeutics and Toxicology Centre)
  • BMS (Building Management System)
  • BREEAM (Building Research Establishment
  • Environmental Assessment Methodology)
  • CAP (Climate Action Partnership team)
  • CHP (Combined Heat and Power)
  • CHPQA (Combined Heat and Power Quality Assurance scheme)
  • DCHW (Digital Health and Care Wales)
  • DNO (District Network Operator)
  • DPCC (Directors for Primary and Community Care)
  • EC fans (Electrically Commutated fans)
  • EFPMS (Estates and Facilities Performance and Management System)
  • ePMA (Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration)
  • ESR (Electronic Staff Record)
  • EV (Electric Vehicle)
  • EVCI (Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure)
  • GHG (Greenhouse Gas)
  • GWP (Global Warming Potential)
  • HB (Health Board)
  • HEIW (Health Education Improvement Wales)
  • HRMC (His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs)
  • HSCEY (Health and Social Care and Early Years)
  • ICE (Internal Combustion Engine)
  • IMTP (Integrated Medium-Term Plan)
  • LCEV (Light Duty Commercial Electric Vehicle)
  • LTHW (Low Temperature Hot Water)
  • NWSSP (NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership)
  • NWSSP SES (NWSSP Special Estates Service)
  • PI (NHS Wales Performance and Improvement)
  • PADR (Performance Appraisal and Development Review)
  • PHW (Public Health Wales)
  • PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)
  • PV (Photovoltaic (solar))
  • RFID (Radio Frequency Identification)
  • SDP (Strategic Decarbonisation Plan)
  • SESN (Special Estates Service Notification)
  • SOP (Standard Operating Procedure)
  • SPPC (Strategic Programme for Primary Care)
  • SPPP (Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Act 2023)
  • TEF (Targeted Estates Fund)
  • TfW (Transport for Wales)
  • VRF (Variable Refrigerant Flow)
  • WAST (Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust)
  • WG (Welsh Government)
  • WGES (Welsh Government Energy Service)
  • WHEF (Welsh Health Environmental Forum)
  • WPPN (Welsh Procurement Policy Note)
  • YMYH (Your Medicines Your Health)
  • ZEV (Zero Emission Vehicle)