Measuring and modelling occupancy time in NHS continuing healthcare

Chahed, Salma, Demir, Eren, Chaussalet, Thierry J, Millard, Peter H and Toffa, Samuel (2011) Measuring and modelling occupancy time in NHS continuing healthcare. BMC Health Services Research, 11: 155.

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Due to increasing demand and financial constraints, NHS continuing healthcare systems seek to find better ways of forecasting demand and budgeting for care. This paper investigates two areas of concern, namely, how long existing patients stay in service and the number of patients that are likely to be still in care after a period of time.

Item Type	Article
Identification Number	10.1186/1472-6963-11-155
Keywords	adolescent, adult, aged, aged, 80 and over, child, child, preschool, databases, factual, female, health services needs and demand, hospitals, public, humans, infant, length of stay, male, middle aged, models, theoretical, palliative care, primary health care, state medicine, survival, young adult
Date Deposited	15 May 2025 12:21
Last Modified	25 Feb 2026 00:26