Modelling the effect of COVID-19 mass vaccination on acute hospital admissions.
Ross D BootonAnna L PowellKaty M E TurnerRichard M WoodPublished in: International journal for quality in health care : journal of the International Society for Quality in Health Care (2022)
Modelling influenced decision-making among senior managers in setting COVID-19 bed capacity levels, as well as highlighting the importance of public health in promoting high vaccine uptake among the population. Forecast accuracy has since been supported by actual data collected following the analysis, with observed peak bed occupancy falling comfortably within the inter-quartile range of modelled projections.