HSMA Project Handbook - HSMA Projects

Here you can find details of a range of previous HSMA projects.

Use the categories on the right to filter projects by technique or service area.

Click on the preview for each project to read the full details and watch a short talk from the HSMAs who undertook the project on their plans, successes and challenges.

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HSMA 5

Using Discrete Event Simulation to model the bottlenecks in the Acute Medical Unit pathway

A Discrete Event Simulation Model to reduce Rheumatology waiting times in Dorset

Discrete Event Simulation to model elective surgery pathways

Modelling the effect of complex discharge delays on acute performance

Forecasting Demand – Investigating approaches to forecast clock starts

Creating a tool to automatically generate health equity audits for Community Diagnostic Centres

Developing a tool to assess inequalities and demographic coverage of service locations

Using Machine Learning to estimate inequities in access to hospital procedures

Modelling the location of neonatal critical care units in North West England

Network Analysis of diagnostic procedures in A&E setting

Using Natural Language Processing to detect drug related content within free text

Understanding Excess Mortality in Dorset

Investigating factors impacting NHS workforce retention

HSMA 4

The Effect of Booked Appointments on Waiting Times at Urgent Treatment Centres

South East Regional Covid 19 Vaccination Demand & Capacity Modelling

Use of Discrete Event Simulation to Tackle Long Waits and a Growing Backlog for Children Requiring Neuro Development Assessment (Autism and ADHD)

Using DES to Improve Flow through an Acute Medicine Assessment Pathway

Discrete Event Simulation of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Pathway in an IAPT Service

Use Of Discrete Event Simulation (DES) to reduce delays in Cancer Diagnosis & Treatment

Discrete Event Simulation to Improve Flow and Performance in the Urgent Treatment Centre

Forecasting Demand and Length of Stay in the Emergency Department

Meeting the demand of 111 for primary care services

Using Machine Learning to Predict Hospital Admissions and Length of Stay for Respiratory Conditions

The role of Patient Initiated Follow-up (PIFU) and ‘Digital Outpatients’ in Supporting the Elective Recovery - Can We Better Size Potential for Clearing the Backlog?

Predicting Non-Elective Admissions

Predicting Violent Incidents on Mental Health Inpatient Units

Reducing Travel Times to Treatment for Cardiac Patients in the South East of England

Developing a Service Planning Decision Support Tool to Tackle Inequalities and Minimise Carbon Output

Spatial Modelling of Violent Crime to Support Strategic Analysis

HSMA 3

What are they saying about us? An AI tool to determine the sentiment of tweets to police forces across the country, and what people are talking about

Generating a richer understanding of relationships in crime data in order to identify opportunities to safeguard individuals and families

Modelling strategies to reduce the elective backlog in hip surgery

Developing a generic vaccination service model for the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond

Exploring the use of Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing to teach a machine to predict whether a patient is likely to be imminently admitted to hospital based on GP data and clues in GP notes

Simulation modelling to test proposed models of pediatric critical care in South West England