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26 April, 2021
Travelling to home visits poses a complicated planning challenge to health and social care delivery teams. This article looks at the practical challenges and how technology could help with planning
Abstract
Planning home visits to maximise staff time in a safe and efficient way is challenging. Automated planning using operational research methods can save both planning and travelling time. This article draws attention to the difficulty of finding the best route and schedule.
Citation: Lamas-Fernandez C et al (2021) Home healthcare: are nurses wasting their time on the road?
Nursing Times [online]; 117: 5, 32-33.
Authors: Carlos Lamas-Fernandez is lecturer in business analytics and management science; Christina Saville is research fellow in health workforce; both at University of Southampton. Thomas Monks is associate professor of health data science, University of Exeter.