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Avon and Somerset Constabulary
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
This project used AI-based Natural Language Processing methods to develop a dashboard that predicts the sentiment (positive or negative) of every tweet to every police force…
BCP Council
A Discrete Event Simulation Model to reduce Rheumatology waiting times in Dorset
The current Referral to Treatment waiting list is at its highest level in NHS history. Identifying methods for reducing the waiting list and waiting times would benefit…
• BCP Council
Bedfordshire Police
Using Natural Language Processing to detect drug related content within free text
Since the amount of data being collected and stored has increased significantly, datasets are often reviewed manually, particularly when free text fields are present. This…
• Derbyshire Police
• Greater Manchester Police
Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Predicting Violent Incidents on Mental Health Inpatient Units
The aim of the project was to see if the occurrence of violent incidents on hospital wards could be reduced, if incidents could be pre-empted and interventions could be…
Counter Terrorism Policing
Spatial Modelling of Violent Crime to Support Strategic Analysis
The aim of this project was to use various crime data variables and spatial analysis to turn them into useful insights for inclusion in assessed intelligence reporting.
• Devon and Cornwall Police
• Devon County Council
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Discrete Event Simulation modelling of Non-elective flow
Poor patient flow is leading to long waits for admission in Emergency Departments. This means there is poor performance against all the key ED wait metrics for the hospital…
Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust
Use Of Discrete Event Simulation (DES) to reduce delays in Cancer Diagnosis & Treatment
The project aim was to develop a Discrete Event Simulation (DES) model based on Colorectal Cancer pathway at Gloucester Royal Hospital to identify the key delays within the…
• University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust
• Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust
Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS
Developing a Service Planning Decision Support Tool to Tackle Inequalities and Minimise Carbon Output
There are three current significant health agendas to which this project broadly relates.
• Torbay Council
• West Sussex County Council
Derbyshire Police
Using Natural Language Processing to detect drug related content within free text
Since the amount of data being collected and stored has increased significantly, datasets are often reviewed manually, particularly when free text fields are present. This…
• Derbyshire Police
• Greater Manchester Police
Devon CCG
Meeting the demand of 111 for primary care services
This was an attempt to model the impact of enforcing timely primary care interventions when 111 calls are undertaken.
• Devon CCG
• University of Plymouth
Devon County Council
Spatial Modelling of Violent Crime to Support Strategic Analysis
The aim of this project was to use various crime data variables and spatial analysis to turn them into useful insights for inclusion in assessed intelligence reporting.
• Devon and Cornwall Police
• Devon County Council
Devon and Cornwall Police
Generating a richer understanding of relationships in crime data in order to identify opportunities to safeguard individuals and families
This project used Network Analysis methods to identify the social relationships between groups of people who could be causing significant issues within their communities…
Spatial Modelling of Violent Crime to Support Strategic Analysis
The aim of this project was to use various crime data variables and spatial analysis to turn them into useful insights for inclusion in assessed intelligence reporting.
• Devon and Cornwall Police
• Devon County Council
Dorset HealthCare
Discrete Event Simulation of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Pathway in an IAPT Service
The aim of the project was to use Discrete Event Simulation (DES) to model the current wait list for High Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (HI-CBT). The team wanted…
• NHS Dorset
Dorset Intelligence and Insight Service (NHS Dorset)
A Discrete Event Simulation Model to reduce Rheumatology waiting times in Dorset
The current Referral to Treatment waiting list is at its highest level in NHS history. Identifying methods for reducing the waiting list and waiting times would benefit…
• BCP Council
Gloucestershire Hospitals Foundation Trust
Use Of Discrete Event Simulation (DES) to reduce delays in Cancer Diagnosis & Treatment
The project aim was to develop a Discrete Event Simulation (DES) model based on Colorectal Cancer pathway at Gloucester Royal Hospital to identify the key delays within the…
• University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust
• Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust
Greater Manchester Police
Using Natural Language Processing to detect drug related content within free text
Since the amount of data being collected and stored has increased significantly, datasets are often reviewed manually, particularly when free text fields are present. This…
• Derbyshire Police
• Greater Manchester Police
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
Discrete Event Simulation to model elective surgery pathways
The aim of the project was to create a Discrete Event Simulation in SimPy to model elective surgery pathways, which could be used to model changes to a pathway and their…
Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Using Machine Learning and Explainable AI to predict and understand mental health appointment DNAs to reduce inequalities
As a provider of Mental Health Services for SMI, Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust is committed to helping to deliver the aims of Core20Plus5. Core20PLUS5 is a…
Discrete Event Simulation modelling of childrens ADHD diagnosis and treatment
This project is using Discrete Event Simulation to model the children’s ADHD diagnostic and treatment pathway. The model will be used to identify delays and potential…
Liverpool University Hospital Foundation Trust
Forecasting modelling for A&E attendance
The aim of this project is to forecast future A&E attendances 6 weeks in advance, accounting for seasonal patterns.
NHS & Norfolk County Council
Using Machine Learning to estimate inequities in access to hospital procedures
The aim of this project was to determine on an ICB, LTLA and UTLA the overall level of disparity in accessing planned appointments in hospital. The team did this for each…
NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU
Developing a tool to assess inequalities and demographic coverage of service locations
This project hopes to empower NHS service providers with a tool that grants a deeper understanding of the population they serve and allows them to direct future service…
• Wessex AHSN
• Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
NHS Devon CCG
Modelling strategies to reduce the elective backlog in hip surgery
This project used Discrete Event Simulation to model the hip surgery patient pathway in Exeter to understand the potential impact of various strategies to reduce the backlog…
• Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust
NHS Dorset
Discrete Event Simulation of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Pathway in an IAPT Service
The aim of the project was to use Discrete Event Simulation (DES) to model the current wait list for High Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (HI-CBT). The team wanted…
• NHS Dorset
NHS England
Network Analysis of diagnostic procedures in A&E setting
In A&E a patient can be given one or more diagnostic procedures. These can be as simple as the various blood test or more complicated procedures like an MRI test. The aim of…
Forecasting Demand – Investigating approaches to forecast clock starts
Within the organisation (NHS England) forecasting for clock starts is currently done using scenario-based modelling in Excel. This limits how much data can be used to make…
• NHS North of England Commissioning Support Unit
Investigating factors impacting NHS workforce retention
This project aimed to work out which factors are the biggest drivers of staff turnover using regression modelling on staff workforce figures as well as other local factors such as employment. This was turned into a dashboard for internal use. However, it was concluded that the currently available data only acccounted for 13% of the variation in turnover seen; more data on other factors is required to explain the patterns seen.
• Yorkshire Ambulance Service
Geographic and Boosted Tree Modelling of Healthcare worker vaccination uptake
There is low uptake of Healthcare Workers for COVID and Flu, which is in many Trusts decreasing with each season.
Modelling the impact of 111 and GP access on Emergency Departments
This project will use Discrete Event Simulation to model patients’ navigation of GP vs 111 services and assess the knock-on effect for Emergency Departments.
Using classification modelling technques to investigate changes in Healthcare Resources Group (HRG) coding over time
The Medium-Term Activity Projections (MTAP) model produces a set of baseline activity and price-weighted contact projections to 2040/41 for NHS England for some types of…
NHS England Specialised Commissioning – South East Region
Reducing Travel Times to Treatment for Cardiac Patients in the South East of England
The aim of the project was to employ geographical and statistical analysis of past and present travel times to understand the impact the flow of activity into London has on…
• NHS England and Improvement
• The Strategy Unit
NHS England and Improvement
Simulation modelling to test proposed models of pediatric critical care in South West England
This project used a combination of Discrete Event Simulation and Geographic Modelling approaches to determine where Level 2 Pediatric Critical Care Units should be located…
The Effect of Booked Appointments on Waiting Times at Urgent Treatment Centres
The aim of the project was to examine in more detail the question of whether booked appointment times might reduce waiting times in Urgent Treatment Centres (UTC). This was…
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?
The aim of the project is to find out what role Patient Initiated Follow-up (PIFU) can play in the redeployment of capacity to address the backlog. This will be done by…
Reducing Travel Times to Treatment for Cardiac Patients in the South East of England
The aim of the project was to employ geographical and statistical analysis of past and present travel times to understand the impact the flow of activity into London has on…
• NHS England and Improvement
• The Strategy Unit
NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit
Using Machine Learning to Predict Hospital Admissions and Length of Stay for Respiratory Conditions
The aim of the project was to use available Primary and Secondary Care patient history and demographic information to better predict the chance of admission for respiratory…
NHS North East London CSU
Predicting Non-Elective Admissions
The project aim was to develop a predictive model to identify patients at high risk of admission and to provide explanatory feedback as to why the patients were at risk.…
• NHS North East London CSU
NHS North of England Commissioning Support Unit
Forecasting Demand – Investigating approaches to forecast clock starts
Within the organisation (NHS England) forecasting for clock starts is currently done using scenario-based modelling in Excel. This limits how much data can be used to make…
• NHS North of England Commissioning Support Unit
NHS West Yorkshire ICB - Wakefield
Using machine learning models to predict future frailty
This project will use machine learning methods to estimate the size of the Wakefield District population who will likely be frail in 2 / 3 / 4 years time, and to understand…
North Central London ICB
Understanding drivers of increased length of stay
NCL has observed a consistent increase in long Length of Stay (LoS) over the past 5 years. Increasing length of stay means a higher capacity is needed for the same demand…
North West Neonatal Operational Delivery Network
Modelling the location of neonatal critical care units in North West England
In this project, the optimum location for 22 neonatal care sites across North West England was explored.
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Using DES to Improve Flow through an Acute Medicine Assessment Pathway
Nottingham University Hosptials has two major Acute Medicine Assessment areas (WB3 and AMRA), where patients can be reviewed before being sent to the most appropriate…
• Sandwell and Birmingham NHS Trust
Developing a tool to assess inequalities and demographic coverage of service locations
This project hopes to empower NHS service providers with a tool that grants a deeper understanding of the population they serve and allows them to direct future service…
• Wessex AHSN
• Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
Use of Discrete Event Simulation to Tackle Long Waits and a Growing Backlog for Children Requiring Neuro Development Assessment (Autism and ADHD)
The aim of the project was to understand the current pathway to assessment of Autism and ADHD in children, identifying any bottlenecks. We wanted to know what change needed…
Peninsula Dental School
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
This exploratory project explored the use of Natural Language Processing methods to automate the extraction of key information from free-text patient notes in order to…
• Peninsula Dental School
• Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation
Public Health Dorset
Understanding Excess Mortality in Dorset
The project was based on the Dorset ICS (Integrated Care Systems) Health Inequalities programme aim to improve access, enhance the experience of services for everyone.…
Reading Borough Council
Creating a tool to automatically generate health equity audits for Community Diagnostic Centres
Community diagnostic centres (CDCs) have been launched across England to tackle the diagnostic backlog and address healthcare inequalities. CDCs and commissioners struggle…
• Reading Borough Council
Royal Devon University Healthcare (RDUH) NHS Foundation Trust
Using Discrete Event Simulation to model the bottlenecks in the Acute Medical Unit pathway
In this project, a computer simulation of the acute medical pathway in a Devon trust was created, along with an interactive tool allowing parameters such as the staffing levels to be changed. This allowed staff to explore the optimum levels of resourcing, enabling risk-free testing of staffing and resource changes before committing to these changes in the real-world.
Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Predicting Non-Elective Admissions
The project aim was to develop a predictive model to identify patients at high risk of admission and to provide explanatory feedback as to why the patients were at risk.…
• NHS North East London CSU
Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation
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
This exploratory project explored the use of Natural Language Processing methods to automate the extraction of key information from free-text patient notes in order to…
• Peninsula Dental School
• Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation
Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust
Modelling strategies to reduce the elective backlog in hip surgery
This project used Discrete Event Simulation to model the hip surgery patient pathway in Exeter to understand the potential impact of various strategies to reduce the backlog…
• Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust
Sandwell and Birmingham NHS Trust
Using DES to Improve Flow through an Acute Medicine Assessment Pathway
Nottingham University Hosptials has two major Acute Medicine Assessment areas (WB3 and AMRA), where patients can be reviewed before being sent to the most appropriate…
• Sandwell and Birmingham NHS Trust
Sheffield Children’s Hospital
Forecasting Demand and Length of Stay in the Emergency Department
The project aimed to use forecasting and machine learning methods to predict the length of stay and arrivals to the Emergency Department (ED) at different times of day, days…
South Central Ambulance Service
Improving ambulance care via fast feedback from Quality Care Indicators
Our aim is to improve Ambulance Clinical Quality Indicators (ACQI) data quality and rapidly provide feedback from all ACQI records. There is potential for this tool to be…
South Central and West Commissioning Support Unit
South East Regional Covid 19 Vaccination Demand & Capacity Modelling
The aim of the project was to create an easy to use model for predicting demand and capacity for Covid vaccinations.
• Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Trust
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Trust
South East Regional Covid 19 Vaccination Demand & Capacity Modelling
The aim of the project was to create an easy to use model for predicting demand and capacity for Covid vaccinations.
• Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Trust
Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
Modelling eye injection pathways
This project aims to develop a comprehensive and flexible simulation model to optimise anti-VEGF treatment strategies in ophthalmology. The model will address the complex…
The Strategy Unit
Reducing Travel Times to Treatment for Cardiac Patients in the South East of England
The aim of the project was to employ geographical and statistical analysis of past and present travel times to understand the impact the flow of activity into London has on…
• NHS England and Improvement
• The Strategy Unit
Torbay Council
Developing a Service Planning Decision Support Tool to Tackle Inequalities and Minimise Carbon Output
There are three current significant health agendas to which this project broadly relates.
• Torbay Council
• West Sussex County Council
Torridge Primary Care Network
Developing a generic vaccination service model for the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond
In winter 2020, vaccinations had recently been approved for use in the UK to protect people against the COVID-19 virus. Consequently, a mass vaccination programme was…
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
This exploratory project explored the use of Natural Language Processing methods to automate the extraction of key information from free-text patient notes in order to…
• Peninsula Dental School
• Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation
UCL Partners
Creating a tool to automatically generate health equity audits for Community Diagnostic Centres
Community diagnostic centres (CDCs) have been launched across England to tackle the diagnostic backlog and address healthcare inequalities. CDCs and commissioners struggle…
• Reading Borough Council
University College Hospital Trust
Discrete Event Simulation to Improve Flow and Performance in the Urgent Treatment Centre
The primary aim of the project was to improve Urgent Treatment Care (UTC) performance by developing a model which would help the Emergency Department (ED) team with the…
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire Trust
Discrete Event Simulation to model othopaedic theatre capacity optimisation
The aim of this project is to use Discrete Event Simulation to optimise theatre capacity for elective procedures and major trauma arrivals in Orthopaedics.
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
Modelling the effect of complex discharge delays on acute performance
Hospitals across the country are struggling to provide patients with the care they need in a timely manner. Increasing waiting times in A&E departments, long waits for…
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust
Use Of Discrete Event Simulation (DES) to reduce delays in Cancer Diagnosis & Treatment
The project aim was to develop a Discrete Event Simulation (DES) model based on Colorectal Cancer pathway at Gloucester Royal Hospital to identify the key delays within the…
• University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust
• Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust
University of Plymouth
Meeting the demand of 111 for primary care services
This was an attempt to model the impact of enforcing timely primary care interventions when 111 calls are undertaken.
• Devon CCG
• University of Plymouth
Wessex AHSN
Developing a tool to assess inequalities and demographic coverage of service locations
This project hopes to empower NHS service providers with a tool that grants a deeper understanding of the population they serve and allows them to direct future service…
• Wessex AHSN
• Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
West Sussex County Council
Developing a Service Planning Decision Support Tool to Tackle Inequalities and Minimise Carbon Output
There are three current significant health agendas to which this project broadly relates.
• Torbay Council
• West Sussex County Council
Yorkshire Ambulance Service
Investigating factors impacting NHS workforce retention
This project aimed to work out which factors are the biggest drivers of staff turnover using regression modelling on staff workforce figures as well as other local factors such as employment. This was turned into a dashboard for internal use. However, it was concluded that the currently available data only acccounted for 13% of the variation in turnover seen; more data on other factors is required to explain the patterns seen.
• Yorkshire Ambulance Service
Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Meeting the demand of 111 for primary care services
This was an attempt to model the impact of enforcing timely primary care interventions when 111 calls are undertaken.
• Devon CCG
• University of Plymouth