Theatres daycase proc
What is a theatre for daycase procedures¶
A theatre for daycase procedures is a dedicated procedural operating space used to perform planned same-day surgical interventions that do not require an overnight hospital stay.
Capacity outputs¶
- ADULT_SURGICAL_DAYCASE_PROC_THEATRES
- PAEDIATRIC_DAYCASE_PROC_THEATRES
Conversion archetype¶
- time utilisation — FRM_TIME_UTIL
Operational constraint¶
- Schedulable procedural operating time
Activity classification logic¶
Excludes renal daycase, endoscopy daycase, and haematology-oncology daycase activity cohorts.
| Subgroup | Classification IDs |
|---|---|
| adult surgical | CLASS_DAYCASE, CLASS_HAS_PROCEDURE, CLASS_AGE_ADULT, CLASS_SURGICAL |
| paediatric | CLASS_DAYCASE, CLASS_HAS_PROCEDURE, CLASS_AGE_CHILD |
Workload derivation¶
Primary workload object: procedure hours
\[\text{procedure hours} = \text{procedures} \times \frac{\text{procedure time minutes}} {60}\]
Capacity conversion¶
\[\text{required daycase theatres} = \frac{\text{procedure hours}} {\text{annual operational hours} \times \text{utilisation}}\]
Assumptions¶
| Subgroup | Assumption | Category | Assumption ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| adult surgical | procedure time | workload | DAYCASE_THEATRE_ADULT_SURGICAL_PROC_TIME |
| paediatric | procedure time | workload | DAYCASE_THEATRE_PAEDIATRIC_PROC_TIME |
| all groups | utilisation | operational | DAYCASE_THEATRE_UTIL |
| all groups | annual operational hours | operational | DAYCASE_THEATRE_ANNUAL_OPERATIONAL_HOURS |
Known issues / limitations¶
- Exclusions must be applied consistently to avoid double-counting with renal, endoscopy and haematology/oncology daycase capacity domains.
Dependencies¶
- Requires exclusion of specialist activity in renal, endoscopy, and haematology/oncology daycase capacity domains.