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� A series investigating the location-specific nature of the year-to-year volatility in health care costs will be published in British Journal of Healthcare Management commencing around May 2012.

See Financial Risk folder for more details.

� HCAF uses 'E-Plus for Beds' to right size maternity units to avoid too few birthing and maternity 'beds'. A key article regarding maternity occupancy and planning will be published in British Journal of Midwifery in May 2102.

See Hospital Beds folder for more details.

Welcome To HCAF

At a Glance

HCAF provides niche

healthcare consultancy, analysis and training in primary & secondary care.

Products include:

Capacity planning
'E-Plus for Beds'
Forecasting births and bed requirements for maternity units
Stress-testing of business case financial models
Tools to help GP Commissioning Groups achieve World Class Commissioning
Geo-demographic analysis of patient flows
Tools for social marketing
Analysis of excess admissions
Demand forecasts
Actuarial analysis of financial risk for healthcare budgets.
Evaluation of the implied financial risk in commissioning plans
Training & coaching for GP commissioners in the areas of forecasting demand and financial risk

(Refer to the web page tabs above for more details)

Healthcare Analysis & Forecasting

Supporting your commitment to healthcare excellence

www.hcaf.biz +44 (0)1276 21061

HCAF was established in 1995 by Dr Rod Jones. He has a BSc (Hon) in Microbiology, a PhD in Chemical Engineering and is a chartered management accountant (ACMA). Outside the NHS he spent seventeen years in research, process development engineering for blue chip fmcg plc's and as general manager of an international laboratory proficiency testing organisation.

Rod entered healthcare in the early 90's as Assistant Director of Information at a large acute hospital. He has conducted a wide range of healthcare projects and developed unique tools and models to assist both providers and purchasers to maximise cost benefits from projects and avoid the misapplication of resources.

His research has led to the development of innovative and new methods for forecasting demand (activity & physical resources) and understanding the operational and financial challenges in healthcare. He is the author of hundreds of articles & reports, is an invited conference speaker and a member of the editorial board of the British Journal of Healthcare Management and contributes to the regular 'Money Matters' series. Read Resume or view recommendations on Linkedin http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/rodney-jones/3a/394/426

Each folder (see tabs above) on this website contains easy to understand articles covering a variety of key but often poorly understood aspects of healthcare management.

Healthcare Analysis & Forecasting

(HCAF) is dedicated to supporting your

commitment to excellence in healthcare.