Facility Access: What we do
ORH offers a unique service designed to help answer strategic and tactical planning questions by identifying and appraising options for change using proven Operational Research (OR) techniques.
The types of facilities modelled includes: NHS hospitals, burns centres, valuation tribunal centres, social care services and vehicle maintenance workshops. ORH modelling can inform your planning process to help you make better decisions.
ORH’s area of expertise encompass a wide range of facility access issues including: optimising the geographical configuration of facilities, identifying optimum areas for new locations and supporting the development of an asset management plan.
The impact of changing facility locations can be assessed in terms of both current and predicted future demand, and for service users relying on different modes of transport (eg, ambulance, car, taxi, foot and public transport).
Facility Access: Key Areas
- Facility locations
- Hospital reconfigurations
- Public access
- Travel times
- Transport modes
- Environmental impacts
- Local impacts
Facility Access: Example Questions
We can help you answer key questions. For example:
- What is the best geographical configuration of facilities?
- How many facilities do I need and where should they be located?
- What is the impact of changing the configuration of facilities providing services on travel times and activity flows?
- What is the impact of predicted population changes on future activity levels on each site?
- What is the impact of planned changes to the strategic road network on activity levels on each site?
Facility Access: How we do it
We use sophisticated Operational Research (OR) techniques for data analysis and modelling. The use of up-to-date travel time data to provide geo-spatial information is a key component of our facility access work.
ORH’s experienced consultants have developed a good understanding of geographical access from working with different service providers across a range of metropolitan and rural areas, at national, regional and local levels.
Facility Access: Why ORH?
ORH has 25 years experience working with over 100 public sector organisations in the UK and Australia on around 500 projects.
An ORH study can deliver significant benefits:
- Independent, evidence-based assessment of plan for change
- Identifying optimum locations
- Informing estate strategy
- Better decision making
