Interactions between the supply of and demand for hospital services in London
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journal contribution
posted on 2024-09-23, 07:08authored byA Taket, L Mayhew
This paper describes some of the work done by the Operational Research Service of the Department of Health and Social Security concerned with health care planning for London and the surrounding counties. The emphasis of the paper is on the development of a model of the interaction between the spatial distribution of in-patient facilities and levels of admission to hospital for residents of different localities. The background to the work is first explained and the need for such a model examined. The structure of the model is briefly outlined and the ways in which it can be used by health care planners are explored. The model provides a powerful tool for use in assessing the impact on local populations of various geographical resource configurations. At present this model is calibrated specifically for the South East of England; however, the approach could usefully be applied in many other areas of the country and elsewhere in the world.