Simulation for sustainable health care

HIV‐MSS: A user‐friendly management support system for better planning of HIV care services

“…Do all service providers (e.g., GU clinics) have all the necessary resources in place, particularly human resources? It is a known fact that NHS services are stretched, and in most instances, they are at a breaking point, staff working at full capacity with financial difficulties 11 . Using our DES model, we assess the impact of diagnosing all patients in steps of 5% on key human resources at a CCG level.…”

“…Nurses are currently in shortage in England with about 40,000 vacancies waiting to be filled 11 . An increase from a current 90% diagnosis rate to 100%, means an additional 100 visits to HIV specialist nurses and 40 h of treatment time added to the current 269 h of treatment time.…”

“…It is a known fact that NHS services are stretched, and in most instances, they are at a breaking point, staff working at full capacity with financial difficulties. 11 Using our DES model, we assess the impact of…”

“…Nurses are currently in shortage in England with about 40,000 vacancies waiting to be filled. 11 An increase from a current 90% diagnosis rate to 100%, means an additional 100 visits to HIV specialist nurses and 40 h of treatment time added to the current 269 h of treatment time. This is an additional burden to a single CCG in England, and when translated to the entire nation, it is approximately 19,100 extra visits to a specialist nurse with 7640 additional hours of treatment time.…”

“…It is a known fact that NHS services are stretched, and in most instances, they are at a breaking point, staff working at full capacity with financial difficulties. 11 Using our DES model, we assess the impact of diagnosing all patients in steps of 5% on key human resources at a CCG level. This will enable key decision makers (e.g., HIV clinic managers and commissioners) to assess their readiness in terms of human resource requirements to ensure effective delivery of care at the point of need.…”