Hospitals are near their limits – computer models can help keep their doors open

Robert Van Der Meer; Gillian Hopkins Anderson

Hospitals are near their limits – computer models can help keep their doors open

Robert Van Der Meer, Gillian Hopkins Anderson

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Abstract

Coronavirus is causing a strain on health services around the world. Just last week, over 80% of critical care beds in England were full, with warnings of hospitals hitting their limits in the coming days. Because of the fast moving and uncertain nature of the pandemic, it is difficult to predict with any certainty how many beds will be required, even over a relatively short timescale. One option would be to reduce admissions of non-COVID patients, but that is normally a last resort.

Original language	English
Number of pages	6
Specialist publication	The Conversation
Publication status	Published - 19 Jan 2021

Keywords

COVID-19
hospital management
bed capacity planning
bed utilisation
computer modelling
simulation model
NHS Lanarkshire

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Social Innovation Programme for Health and Wellbeing
Burns, H., Maguire, R. & van der Meer, R.
Lanarkshire NHS
1/02/19 → 31/03/22
Project: Research

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Predicting critical care needs during a pandemic
Anderson, G., Sneddon, F. & van der Meer, R. (ed.), 6 Nov 2020, In: Impact. 2020, 2, p. 7-10 4 p.
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Computational intelligence for COVID-19 modelling
Robert van der Meer (Invited speaker), Gillian Hopkins Anderson (Contributor), Chandrava Sinha (Contributor) & Nicola Irvine (Contributor)
16 Dec 2020
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Causal modelling of the COVID-19 pandemic
Robert van der Meer (Invited speaker), Gillian Hopkins Anderson (Contributor), Chandrava Sinha (Contributor) & Nicola Irvine (Contributor)
24 Nov 2020
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
COVID-19 logistics modelling
Robert van der Meer (Invited speaker), Gillian Hopkins Anderson (Contributor) & Chandrava Sinha (Contributor)
10 Nov 2020
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk

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Social Innovation Programme for Health and Wellbeing

Predicting critical care needs during a pandemic

Computational intelligence for COVID-19 modelling

Causal modelling of the COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19 logistics modelling

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