SCOPE
Funded research projectSCOPE: Simulation for Coordination of Orthopaedic Patient Elective Services
Research lead
Project core team
Mr Jonathan T Evans
Mr Al-Amin Kassam
Professor Navonil Mustafee
Professor Thomas Monks
Hub Research theme
Service and resource planning
Background
Orthopaedic elective waiting lists are a well-publicised NHS challenge. While currently at record waits, this problem is not new, and one contributing factor is the need to simultaneously manage unpredictable emergency arrivals with scheduled elective care.
Intended outcomes
In the South West Ambulatory Orthopaedic Centre (SWAOC) and Royal Devon University Hospital, patients of different complexities are scheduled across two sites. Dr Harper’s team will use a computational method to model complex queuing systems. They’ll combine two methods to create a robust simulation.
Dr Harper’s team will provide a bespoke user-interface for their NHS partners, enabling experimentation with the model. They will investigate reusability of hybrid model components for wider NHS planning.