HSM 323 Ch.4

Continuous Available

Available at all times, such as hospital beds in a ward or ICU.

Intermittently Available

Available during specific times, such as office hours for General Practitioners.

Partially Continuously Available

Resources primarily used during office hours but may have limited availability for emergencies.

Leading Resources

Can operate independently and create a demand for other services

Following Resources

Dependent on other units for scheduling and operation

Dedicated Resources

Assigned to specific patient groups, such as a diabetes nurse for diabetes patients

Shared Resources

Used by various patient groups, like a CAT scan machine, which can serve many types of patients.

Time-Shared Resources

These are shared but allocated at specific times (e.g., operating theatres assigned to different specialties on different days)

Bottleneck Resources

These are the most scarce resources in a system, limiting the overall output.

Potential Capacity

total amount of one resource type available when all resources are used for delivering services

Available Capacity

The portion of potential capacity available for service

Non-Available

The part of potential capacity unavailable, e.g., rooms out of service.

Useable Capacity

Available capacity that can be used, excluding restrictions like maintenance.

Non-Useable Capacity

The portion of available capacity that cannot be used due to restrictions

Utilized Capacity

The useable capacity actively used for services

Idle Capacity

The portion of useable capacity that remains unused, often due to cancellations

Productive Capacity

The portion of utilised capacity used for service delivery

Set-Up Capacity

The portion of utilised capacity used for non-productive tasks like room preparation