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NHS Providers published a report earlier this week looking at ‘Recovery position and what next for the NHS’, based on surveying 158 Trust Chairs and Chief Executives. The 4 key points identified are below and I think very pertinent in terms of Demand & Capacity and framing the summer series…

Email from Martin Pitt, PLETHORA (1 July 2020) Further to my email last week (below). We are now in a position to ask for feedback on the early rough drafts for the companion section of the PLETHORA Reference Guides. Our intention is that these companion sections will provide a contextual…

Reference Guide Series – Progress Update Dear Colleagues, Last year I circulated information about the PLETHORA Reference Guide Series initiative – click here. This project, supported by the Health Foundation, is  progressing well and we are currently developing two pilot editions of exemplar guides. If successful we hope this will…

The recent AphA Webinar “Data challenges in a time of crisis” is now available on our YouTube channel. https://youtu.be/7kIXDlIJpG0

D&C modelling post COVID-19 The Demand and Capacity Team will be hosting a series of webinars over the Summer to share good practice on demand and capacity planning post COVID-19.  These sessions are designed to support providers as they re-open elective services. NHSE/I will look into how they model capacity…

From Aasha Cowey | Programme Manager | Transformation & Consultancy NHS South, Central and West E: [email protected]    I am contacting you as someone potentially interested in building future capacity within their digital, data and technology workforce to join an upcoming webinar on Friday 29thMay at 12:30.  Please do feel free to forward…

Whilst many of you are used to being homeworkers, for some of you this may be the first time so we thought it might be helpful to pull together some tips as we will all be spending time working from home over the next few months. Have a dedicated workspace.…

A new partnership led by the University of Bristol that will join up data and improve patient care in the South West has been announced by the Health Data Research UK (HDR UK). The HDR UK Better Care South-West Partnership is being awarded £1.2 million over three years to drive…

A system that utilises machine learning to predict upcoming demand for intensive care beds and ventilators is being trialled by the NHS.   The Covid-19 Capacity Planning and Analysis System (CPAS) aims to support hospitals to more accurately plan and ensure resources are deployed where they’re most needed to treat…

We are experiencing an unprecedented situation, not just locally and nationally also globally to protect ourselves against the contagious coronavirus pandemic. Work is a big part of our lives. Typically 73% of the adult population are in employment and spend around 60% of their waking hours in the workplace or…