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© MSC Assessment 2018 Glossary Acute Admissions Unit An Acute Admissions Unit (AAU), or Acute Assessment Unit (AAU), or Medical Assessment Unit (MAU) is a short-stay ward that may be located within the emergency department, although a separate department. The AAU acts as a gateway between a patient's general practitioner (GP*) and the emergency department, and the wards of the hospital. Bleep/bleeped A simple electronic device used to alert a doctor in a hospital that they should ring the displayed phone number as someone is trying to contact them; usually about a patient or a task that requires their attention. British Medical Association The British Medical Association (BMA) is a professional association and trade union for doctors working in the UK. British National Formulary The British National Formulary (BNF) is a widely available reference book that is used extensively in the UK and contains information and advice on prescribing and pharmacology, as well as details about many medicines available on the NHS. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) The term for a collection of lung diseases characterised by chronic obstruction of lung airflow that interferes with normal breathing. Clinical supervisor The professional responsible for teaching and supervising Foundation doctors. Each Foundation doctor will have at least one named clinical supervisor. A clinical supervisor is responsible for: supervising day to day clinical and professional practice; supporting the assessment process; ensuring the appropriate range and mix of clinical exposures; and arranging a work programme to enable attendance at fixed educational sessions. Critical/clinical incident form A form completed to alert the patient safety team of an incident in which harm was done or could potentially have been done to a patient /staff member.