We describe the models we built for predicting hospital admissions and bed occupancy of
COVID-19 patients in the Netherlands. These models were used to make short-term …

This paper introduces mathematical models that support dynamic fair balancing of COVID-
19 patients over hospitals in a region and across regions. Patient flow is captured in an …

Maintaining hospital workers' psychological health is essential for hospitals' capacities to
sustain organizational functioning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Workers' personal …

Objectives: Streptococcus pneumoniae is the leading bacterial pathogen causing respiratory
infections. Since the COVID-19 pandemic emerged, less invasive pneumococcal disease …

This article demonstrates techniques to enhance the public policy impact of qualitative
system dynamics models. We focus on the effective use of a large causal loop diagram …

The resilience of health systems has received considerable attention as of late, yet little is
known about what a resilience test might look like. We develop a resilience test concept and …

This paper proposes an iterative simulation optimisation approach to maximise the number
of in-person consultations in the blueprint schedule of a clinic facing same-day multi …

Background Changes in primary care provision during the COVID-19 pandemic could have
affected patient experience of primary care both positively and negatively. Aim To assess the …

Background Many countries observed a sharp decline in the use of general practice
services after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, research has not yet …

The COVID-19 pandemic and the associated measures have impacted the health of many.
Not all population groups are equally vulnerable to such health effects, possibly increasing …