Creates a simulated waiting list comprising referral dates, and removal dates
Usage
wl_simulator(
start_date = NULL,
end_date = NULL,
demand = 10,
capacity = 11,
waiting_list = NULL,
withdrawal_prob = NA,
detailed_sim = FALSE
)Arguments
- start_date
date. The start date for the simulation.
- end_date
date. The end date for the simulation.
- demand
numeric. Weekly demand (i.e., typical referrals per week).
- capacity
numeric. Weekly capacity (i.e., typical removals per week).
- waiting_list
data.frame. Waiting list where each row is a pathway/patient with date columns 'Referral' and 'Removal'.
- withdrawal_prob
numeric. Probability of a patient withdrawing.
- detailed_sim
logical. If TRUE, simulation provides detailed output.
Value
A data.frame simulating a waiting list, with columns:
- Referral
Date. The date each patient was added to the waiting list.
- Removal
Date. The date each patient was removed from the waiting list (may be
NAif unscheduled).
If detailed_sim = TRUE, returns a more detailed
data.frame with the following additional
fields:
- Withdrawal
Date. The date the patient withdrew from the waiting list.
- 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".