Modelling the size and skill-mix of hospital nursing teams

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 768-779

  Harper, P R ^a   Powell, N H ^b   Williams, J E ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Healthcare modelling; Nurse skill mix; Simulation; Stochastic programming

Indexed keywords

DISCRETE EVENT SIMULATION; HOSPITALS; STOCHASTIC PROGRAMMING; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

CAPACITY SIMULATION; DETAILED PLANNING; HEALTHCARE MODELLING; INPATIENT NURSING; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; OPERATIONAL PLANNING; SIMULATION; SIMULATION AND OPTIMIZATION;

NURSING;

EID: 77950549757     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: 14769360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jors.2009.43     Document Type: Article

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