Table 25Bed/trolley numbers in the model

ResourceProvisionSource
General Medical Ward (GMW)331Calculated through calibration of outlier numbers in the baseline scenario (see 41.4.5)
Emergency Department (ED) trolleys41Estimated from Queen Alexandra Hospital data from the data collection period
Acute Medical Unit (AMU)59
Intensive Care Units (ICU)16
Rehab80
Medical outlier125Expert opinion
High Care Units (HCU)70Calibrated so that there was not excessive queuing
Clinical Decision Units (CDU)Not limited in the model
Ambulatory AMU

From: Chapter 41, Cost-effectiveness analyses

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