Staff Profile
Dr Daniel Chalk
Senior Research Fellow
I work within PenCHORD – the Operational Research division of PenARC. There are two main aspects to my work. First, I lead projects that apply operational research techniques to improve healthcare services. I’ve carried out a broad range of projects for primary care and commissioners across the region, including determining the potential impact of extended diabetic retinopathy screening intervals, forecasting future levels of demand for ophthalmology services, and assessing the practical feasibility of potential changes to the fractured neck of femur pathway. I have experience of a broad range of operational techniques, such as agent-based simulation, discrete event simulation, systems dynamics modelling, Markov modelling and forecasting methods. Second, I work with the Peninsula Health Technology Commissioning Group (PHTCG) to develop models that assess the cost-effectiveness of proposed interventions, such as new drug therapies that have not been assessed by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).
Contact by phone
01392 726081
Employed by
University of Exeter
Areas of expertise
Operational Research, Applied Healthcare Modelling and Analysis
Projects
PenCHORD - Modelling rheumatology bottlenecks to facilitate patient-initiated clinics (PIC) rollout
PenCHORD - Torbay Cardiology Clinic Scheduling PenCHORD - Optimising plastic surgery clinic scheduling at Derriford Hospital PenCHORD - Ophthalmology location analysis PenCHORD: Modelling the optimal size of Derriford Ambulatory Care Unit (ACU) PenCHORD - Diabetic retinopathy screening interval assesment PenCHORD - Optimising Polypharmacy using Agent-Based Simulation PenCHORD - Optimising the location of outpatient services in Cornwall: Phase One PenCHORD - Optimising GP Appointment Policies at Ivybridge Health Centre PenCHORD - Reducing A&E four hour breaches in Cornwall PenCHORD - What are the factors that most influence demand for ambulances in South West England? PenCHORD - Streamlining the bladder cancer pathway at RCHT PenCHORD - Optimising the location of urgent care sites in Cornwall PenCHORD - Modelling high level health and social care capacity needs in Cornwall PenCHORD - Fractured neck of femur: Fast track pathway modelling End of Life Care Resource Modelling Supporting the NHS through Operational ResearchPublications
Guidelines on glaucoma and the demand for servicesCost-effectiveness of bevacizumab for diabetic macular oedema Fractured neck of femur patients: Rehabilitation and the acute hospitalThe impact of minor injury unit closures on travel time and attendances Which factors most influence demand for ambulances in South West England?Which factors are driving increasing demand for community nursing? A qualitative System Dynamics approachCan Agent Based Simulation be used as a tool to support polypharmacy prescribing practice?Reducing delays in the diagnosis and treatment of muscle-invasive bladder cancer using simulation modellingCost effectiveness of collagen crosslinking for progressive keratoconus in the UK NHSHow lack of information hampers decision making in ophthalmologyA novel modelling and simulation capacity development initiative for the National Health ServiceUpcoming Events
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News
Dementia expert takes 'dementia friendly' message to 10 Downing Street
13 October 2020
A PenARC colleague has met the Prime Minister to ask for his
backing to help...
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October 2020 Newsletter
08 October 2020
Our latest newsletter, with news of our continued COVID-related
activities, the launch of our new...
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Mental Health Facility at Torbay Hospital begins construction
06 October 2020
The construction of a new £11.8 million Mental Health facility,
supported by research undertaken as...
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Research Projects
Remote-by-Default Care in the COVID-19 Pandemic
Theme: ARC - Public Health
A research project to investigate how to ensure the delivery of
effective care accessed remotely...
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Digital Health Resources for Clinicians and Researchers
Theme: ARC - Methods for Research & Improvement
An introduction to literature and resources on digital health for
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