COVID19 dialysis service delivery simulation models

Modelling and analysis to support NHS Renal Services in delivering dialysis during the COVID-19 pandemic.

GitLab repository: https://git.exeter.ac.uk/tmwm201/dialysis-service-delivery-covid19

There are two models included:

1. Dialysis service simulation model.  This is a discrete-event simulation model of a network of dialysis units caring for patients in a geographic region.  It allows a user to stress test plans (in terms of unit capacity) to manage COVID19 positive patients during the pandemic.
2. Patient transport simulation model.  This is a monte-carlo simulation model with basic vehicle routing heuristics for pickup and transport of patients to a dialysis unit that is delivering their care.  It allows a user to stress test plans for patient transport and estimates travel time distributions given a transport vehicle capacity.

Funding:

This archive presents independent research funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaboration South West Peninsula. The views expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the National Health Service, the NIHR, or the Department of Health and Social Care.