Aims: To explore the interplay between information asymmetry and financial forecasting in the context of the English National Health Service (NHS). Study Design: Synthesis of the political context of the English NHS and how this impacts on the information flows to assist NHS acco...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/31474
Aims: This Policy Article, which includes data synthesis, seeks to evaluate the effectiveness of demographic-based forecasting of future hospital admissions, and hence for hospital bed numbers. A role for the absolute number of deaths, as a proxy for persons approaching the end-o...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/29984
Aims: To study the role of social group and deprivation on the proportion of patients admitted via the emergency department who then progress to the critical care unit. Study Design: Two large data bases were compared using the output area code of the patient’s home address. Pla...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/29208
Aims: To review the current state of hospital bed planning, and to develop a simple tool to estimate short-term future bed requirements using historical bed occupancy data. Study Design: Analysis of daily bed occupancy between January 2008 and October 2015. Synthesis of trends in...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/29518
Aims: To inform wider debate regard attendance at the Accident & Emergency department via analysis of the complex factors regulating attendances at two London hospitals. Study Design: Analysis of 508,569 A&E attendances from a large hospital data base. Place and Duration...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/28783
Aims: To investigate the need for additional critical care beds, the potential for economy of scale in larger units, including ratios to support the choice of bed numbers. Study Design: Time trend analysis and construction of useful ratios to assist planning. Place and Duration o...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/28736