Estimating the COVID-19 epidemic trajectory and hospital capacity requirements in South West England: a mathematical modelling framework

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Authors

Ross D. Booton · University of Bristol

Louis MacGregor · University of Bristol

Lucy Vass · University of Bristol

Katharine J Looker · University of Bristol

Catherine Hyams · Southmead Hospital

Philip Bright · North Bristol NHS Trust

Irasha Harding ·

Abstract

The developed model has proved a valuable asset for regional healthcare services. The model will be used further in the SW as the pandemic evolves, and-as open-source software-is portable to healthcare systems in other geographies.

Topics & Keywords

COVID-19 epidemiological studies COVID-19 and healthcare impacts COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: BMJ Open

Volume 11, Issue 1, pp. e041536-e041536

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-041536

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