Generates simulated NHS patients
Value
A data.frame representing an empty waiting list with the following columns:
- Referral
Date. Referral date; all values are
NA.- Removal
Date. Removal date; all values are
NA.- Withdrawal
Date. Patient withdrawal date; all values are
NA- Priority
Numeric. Waiting list priority level, from 1 (most urgent) to 4 (least urgent).
- Target_wait
Numeric. Target number of days the patient should wait at the assigned priority level (e.g., 28 days for priority 2)
- Name
Character. Patient name in the format
"Last, First".- Birth_date
Date. Date of birth.
- NHS_number
Integer. Patient identifier, up to 100,000,000.
- Specialty_code
Character. One-letter code representing the specialty of the procedure.
- Specialty
Character. Full name of the specialty associated with the procedure.
- OPCS
Character. OPCS-4 code of the selected procedure.
- Procedure
Character. Name of the selected procedure.
- Consultant
Character. Consultant name in the format
"Last, First".
Examples
sim_patients()
#> Referral Removal Withdrawal Priority Target_wait Name
#> 1 <NA> <NA> <NA> 2 28 Holland, Niya
#> 2 <NA> <NA> <NA> 3 84 el-Jafri, Sahheeda
#> 3 <NA> <NA> <NA> 2 28 Montoya, Edwin
#> 4 <NA> <NA> <NA> 1 7 Peiffer, Kristen
#> 5 <NA> <NA> <NA> 2 28 Wheeler, Ka Ron
#> 6 <NA> <NA> <NA> 4 365 Wesley, Karl
#> 7 <NA> <NA> <NA> 4 365 Duwaldt, Corin
#> 8 <NA> <NA> <NA> 3 84 Dwyer, Lakota
#> 9 <NA> <NA> <NA> 2 28 Reece, Jordan
#> 10 <NA> <NA> <NA> 2 28 Cunnigan, Xavier
#> Birth_date NHS_number Specialty_code
#> 1 1999-10-17 77560053 Z
#> 2 1995-04-14 19551478 Z
#> 3 1957-08-16 94383173 O
#> 4 2024-01-17 2538666 L
#> 5 2004-10-19 76510082 H
#> 6 1978-03-08 36311289 H
#> 7 1998-01-24 72529884 Z
#> 8 2025-05-08 86506985 E
#> 9 1944-01-20 65128374 B
#> 10 1993-11-13 36904721 A
#> Specialty OPCS
#> 1 Subsidiary Classification of Sites of Operation Z792
#> 2 Subsidiary Classification of Sites of Operation Z814
#> 3 Overflow codes O122
#> 4 Arteries and Veins L622
#> 5 Lower Digestive System H519
#> 6 Lower Digestive System H084
#> 7 Subsidiary Classification of Sites of Operation Z948
#> 8 Respiratory Tract E078
#> 9 Endocrine System and Breast B312
#> 10 Nervous System A346
#> Procedure
#> 1 Z79.2 Os calcis
#> 2 Z81.4 Shoulder joint
#> 3 O12.2 Maxillary artery
#> 4 L62.2 Open embolectomy of femoral artery
#> 5 H51.9 Unspecified excision of haemorrhoid
#> 6 H08.4 Transverse colectomy and ileostomy HFQ
#> 7 Z94.8 Specified laterality NEC
#> 8 E07.8 Other specified other plastic operations on nose
#> 9 B31.2 Augmentation mammoplasty
#> 10 A34.6 Exploration of glossopharyngeal nerve (ix)
#> Consultant
#> 1 Herrera, Samantha
#> 2 Lee, Killian
#> 3 Hernandez, Camilo
#> 4 Passantino, Brenden
#> 5 Nguyen, Crissela
#> 6 Zheng, Tina
#> 7 Reed, Gabrielle
#> 8 Escobedo Rangel, Selina
#> 9 el-Mir, Ghazaala
#> 10 Ortiz, Draven