| Acronym / Abbreviation | Full name |
| SBoD | Scottish Burden of Disease |
| HNA | Health Needs Assessment |
| HIS | Healthcare Improvement Scotland |
| JSNA | Joint Strategic Needs Assessment |
| PHS | Public Health Scotland |
| ScotPHO | Scottish Public Health Observatory |
| LIST | Local Intelligence Support Team |
| HSCP | Health and Social Care Partnerships |
| SC | Social Care |
| COVID-19 | Coronavirus-19 |
| MCDA | Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis |
| QALY | Quality Adjusted Life Years |
| NRS | National Records of Scotland |
| CYPF | Children, Young People and Families |
| STAR | Socio-technical allocation of resources |
| HLE | Healthy Life Expectancy |
| SIMD | Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation |
