The use of abbreviations
The reasons for using abbreviations are:
- Those terms which are well known by clinicians and the public and do not cause confusion
- Those with characters more than that can be accommodated on the electronic MCCD form and where it is an accepted abbreviation in the WHO ICD-11 classification
Accepted abbreviations are:
- HIV - human immunodeficiency virus infection
- AIDS - acquired immune deficiency syndrome
- COVID 19 Disease or SARS-CoV-2- Coronavirus disease or Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2
- CREST - calcinosis, Raynaud phenomenon, oesophageal dysmotility, sclerodactyly, and telangiectasia syndrome
- CADASIL - cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy syndrome
- CARASIL - cerebral autosomal recessive arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy syndrome
- SCID - severe combined immunodeficiency
- IgG – Immunoglobulin G
- IgA - Immunoglobulin A
- IgM - Immunoglobulin M
Top Tips for Certifying Doctors
The DCRS have provided an updated document of tips for certifying doctors when completing an MCCD.
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Common Admin Errors
This content was created by the Death Certification Service. Some parts of the MCCD have been replicated to demonstrate where common admin errors occur. This does not contain all parts of the MCCD.
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On the learning resources page, you will find an e-Learning module that has been developed that focusses on reducing many of the common errors that are found on MCCDs in Scotland