calc_waiting_list_pressure

For a waiting list with target waiting time, the pressure on the
waiting list is twice the mean delay divided by the waiting list target.
The pressure of any given waiting list should be less than 1. If the
pressure is greater than 1 then the waiting list is most likely going to
miss its target. The waiting list pressure is calculated as follows:
pressure = 2 * mean_wait / target_wait.

Waiting list management using queuing theory to analyse, predict and manage queues, based on the approach described in Fong et al. (2022) <doi:10.1101/2022.08.23.22279117>. Aimed at UK National Health Service (NHS) applications, waiting list summary statistics, target-value calculations, waiting list simulation, and scheduling functions are included.

Chris Mainey

NHSRwaitinglist

Waiting List Metrics Using Queuing Theory

calc_waiting_list_pressure function

<dl><dt>mean_wait</dt>
<dd>Numeric value of target mean waiting time to achieve a given
target wait.</dd>
<dt>target_wait</dt>
<dd>Numeric value of the number of weeks that has been set as
the target within which the patient should be seen.</dd></dl>

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Calculate Waiting List Pressure — calc_waiting_list_pressure

<dl>

<dt>mean_wait</dt>
<dd>Numeric value of target mean waiting time to achieve a given
target wait.</dd>


<dt>target_wait</dt>
<dd>Numeric value of the number of weeks that has been set as
the target within which the patient should be seen.</dd>

</dl>

calc_waiting_list_pressure: Calculate Waiting List Pressure

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