Beds daycase renal
What is an renal daycase bed¶
A renal daycase bed is a treatment space used to provide scheduled same-day renal therapies and monitoring, typically within dedicated dialysis or renal daycase units without an overnight stay.
Capacity outputs¶
- DAYCASE_RENAL_BEDS
Conversion archetype¶
- session capacity — FRM_SESSION_CAPACITY
Operational constraint¶
- Treatment session throughput per bed per operational day
Activity classification logic¶
Elective inpatient (excl. non-zero LOS spells) or regular day/night spells in treatment specialty renal medicine (361).
Renal daycase activity is identified as activity meeting either of the following logic branches:
| Branch | Classification IDs |
|---|---|
| renal elective | CLASS_RENAL, CLASS_ELECTIVE, CLASS_ZERO_LOS |
| renal regular day/night | CLASS_RENAL, CLASS_REGULAR_DAY_NIGHT |
Renal daycase spells = branch 1 OR branch 2
Workload derivation¶
One renal daycase spell is assumed to represent one treatment session.
Primary workload object: treatment sessions
\[\text{treatment sessions} = \text{renal daycase spells}\]
Capacity conversion¶
\[\text{required renal daycase beds} = \frac{\text{treatment sessions}} {\text{annual session capacity per bed}}\]
Assumptions¶
| Subgroup | Assumption | Category | Assumption ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| all groups | annual session capacity per bed | operational | DAYCASE_RENAL_ANNUAL_SESSION_CAPACITY_PER_BED |
Known issues / limitations¶
- Specialist renal treatment activity must be excluded from the general daycase recovery capacity domain to avoid double-counting.
- Annual session capacity per bed is supplied directly and represents the assumed annual treatment throughput achievable by a renal daycase bed. The parameter implicitly incorporates operational factors such as session scheduling, operational days and utilisation. A very common planning assumption for dialysis services is two treatment slots per day per chair/bed. This already incorporates treatment duration, cleaning, setup, turnover, etc.
Dependencies¶
- Feeds exclusion logic for BEDS_DAYCASE_RECOVERY.
Future enhancements¶
- Current approach models capacity using scheduled treatment session throughput. The supplied session-capacity assumptions implicitly incorporate treatment duration, turnover and operational utilisation. Future work should assess whether a more explicit occupancy- or utilisation-based representation offers additional planning value.