Term | Definition |
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Adjusted / Test Values | Adjusted service information allowing you to see the impact on your resources |
Annual Referrals | Your anticipated number of accepted referrals for the scenario year |
Average Appointments per Referral | Average number of contacts per patient before discharge |
Average Wait (Days) | How long your patients will be expected to wait for an available appointment |
Base Values | Your service information without any adjustments. Think of this as your default situation |
Breach Threshold | Target percentage of patients that are seen within the target wait time |
Breaches per Month | How many of your expected patients anticipated to breach each month |
CReST | Children and Young People’s Mental Health Referral System Management Tool |
DNA Rate | The percentage of planned appointments that result in a 'did not attend' |
Growth Scenario | A percentage applied to the referral figures within the modelling to account for anticipated changes in volume |
Maximum Available Appointments (Weekly) | The highest number of weekly appointments to be modelled (also acts as the maximum value on chart x-axis and data table) |
Minimum Available Appointments (Weekly) | The lowest number of weekly appointments to be modelled (also acts as the minimum value on chart x-axis and data table) |
Model | The name given to the plan you are working on |
Scenario | The service model you are planning, e.g. a learning disability service for the coming year |
Service | Name of service(s) to be modelled |
Surge Tool | A tool to help estimate the extent of a backlog following pandemic interruption, and assess the subsequent impact of the expected 'surge' in referrals |
Target Wait Time | Target number of days for a patient to be seen after referral |
Utilisation | The percentage of your available resources used to meet the requirements specified in your model |