MASHnet | The UK Network for Modelling & Simulation in Healthcare

MASHnet is a network with the expressed aim to improve the application of modelling and simulation techniques within health and care. MASHnet was established in 2005, in November 2011 it became a not-for-profit Community Interest Company.

The use of simulation and modelling in the planning and management of health and social care services has provided major benefits. But success has been restricted by lack of co-ordination and constraints in sharing of information between key individuals and organisations despite the growing interest and numbers of researchers involved.

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Featured Case Studies

Application of Simulation and Queueing Theory to Scheduling Community Mental Health Assessment

A simulation study showing the benefits of local queue sharing for mental health assessment appointments across centres in Devon. Pilot implementation has demonstrated significant reductions in waiting times.

(Developed for Devon Partnership Trust by The Peninsula Collaboration for Health Operational Research and Development (PenCHORD))

Emergency Medical Services Modelling in Wales

This illustrates how forecasting, queueing theory, scheduling, location analysis and discrete event simulation can be integrated into workforce capacity planning tools to assist the Welsh Ambulance Service Trust (WAST) with capacity planning issues and the deployment of emergency vehicles

(Developed for Welsh Ambulance Service Trust (WAST) by School of Mathematics, Cardiff University)

Redesigning Emergency Stroke Pathways to Maximise Thrombolysis Rates

A simulation study of emergency stroke care showing the impact of different interventions. Application has greatly improved the delivery of thrombolysis at the client hospital.

(Developed for Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital by The Peninsula Collaboration for Health Operational Research and Development (PenCHORD))

Stockport PCT – Understanding Demand/Capacity and Waiting Times

A model of the contracted flow of activity in the Orthopaedic Assessment Service to determine if all patients could be seen within a 4 week period.

(Developed for Stockport PCT by Simul8 and NHS Institute)

Orthopaedic Services Simulation

Simulation of Orthopaedic Services to model ways to achieve NHS 18 week targets

(Developed for North Cumbria Acute Hospitals NHS Trust by Focused-On Ltd.)

Model to save short-term scanner costs

A simulation model to assess CT and MRI scanner requirements based on potential demand.

(Developed for Grampian NHS by Simul8 and NHS Institute)

Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT)

A modelling project to find new ways of designing processes to achieve better patient flow, deliver greater care, staff support, and provide better value-for-money for the delivery of mental health services in South Tyneside

(Developed for South Tyneside PCT by Focused-On Ltd)