Please note that the room for the above meeting tomorrow Tuesday 1 March
2005, 17:00-18:00
has now been changed to room C1.04 (first floor), University of Westminster,
115 New Cavendish St.
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> Date: TUESDAY 1 March 2005, 17:00-18:00
> Venue: 115 New Cavendish Street, Main Board Room (Ground Floor)
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> Title: Location-allocation modelling for the geographical
> distribution and organisation of health services
> Speakers: Paul Harper and Honora Smith, University of Southampton, UK
> ----------
> Abstract: Examples of geographical distribution and organisation of
> health services are the location of outpatient departments within a city
and
> the provision of particular services such as cardiac, cleft lip and
palate,
> and dental services, across a region. Important issues in the provision of
> services include the location of the service centres, service capacities,
> geographical distribution of patients, and ease of access to the health
> services. These types of geographical problem fall under the general
> heading of location-allocation problems. In this talk, we review some of
> the existing location-allocation literature, with particular attention
given
> to those within the health service domain. The development of a
stochastic
> geographical patient-based simulation model is described with case studies
> from dental services across London, and the provision of cardiac services
> across Eastern England. Finally, we discuss some future research
directions
> using mathematical network flow models, and collaboration with hospitals
in
> India, where we are hoping to evaluate options for multi-level health
> services to serve millions of people over a large geographical region. The
> Hospital Episodes Statistics (HES) database contains records of all
admitted
> patient care in NHS Trusts in England. With over 12 million records per
> year, the database has information on patients (e.g. age, sex, residence),
> their pathway through hospital (e.g. elective or emergency, dates in and
> out) and some clinical data (diagnoses and operations). This provides a
> resource for a number of central and local purposes, such as defining
> activity, investigating trends, monitoring performance and managing
> resources. Traditionally reported at national, Trust or health
organisation
> level, HES is also developing analysis at consultant level. This session
> will look at what HES comprises, how it can be used and a selection of
> examples of the analysis it offers.
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> Dr Paul Harper is a lecturer in Operational Research, School of
Mathematics,
> University of Southampton. His research interests include modelling for
the
> early detection, prevention and treatment of diseases/medical conditions
> (research topics have included diabetic retinopathy, breast cancer,
> colorectal cancer and HIV/AIDS) and modelling for the management of health
> services (examples include hospital capacities and workforce planning).
He
> has worked with a number of NHS Trusts, Strategic Health Authorities and
> Primary Care Trusts, and currently holds grants from EPSRC and Department
of
> Health.
>
> Mrs Honora Smith is a PhD research student in Operational Research at the
> University of Southampton. On completing an MSc in Operational Research,
she
> was inspired to continue in healthcare modelling, having worked for Wessex
> Regional Health Authority back in the mists of time! She is currently
> researching the mathematics of network flows and social networks with
> regards to location of healthcare facilities, with particular interest in
> the provision of primary health care in undeveloped rural areas.
>
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> Dr. T.J. Chaussalet
> Reader, CSCS, Dept of Mathematics
> University of Westminster
> 115 New Cavendish Street
> London W1W 6UW, UK
> Tel: +44(0)207 911 5000 ext 3540
> Email: [log in to unmask]
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