Scenario Generator News

April 2012 - Scenario Generator at Connected Health Challenges
SIMUL8 Corporation showcasing Scenario Generator, their healthcare specific product at Franco-British exchange to highlight the benefits of this unique software tool, as well as the benefits of simulation..
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March 2012 - Tools for Managing Stakeholders Effectively
"Using scenario planning and modelling tools helps avoid any tendency to downplay the analysis of the implementation risks associated with large complex projects."
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November 2011 - SIMUL8 simulation software helps plan integrated care in the UK
In the UK, NHS Gloucestershire and Gloucestershire County Council have done some great work in health and social care integration and have built their own simulation to understand how patients and service users flow between health and social care services.
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January 2011 - Computer models could help NHS save £20bn
The NHS could use computer simulations to help find £20bn savings needed by April 2015. (HSJ Article by Crispin Dowler, 6th Jan 2011).
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November 2010 - MASHnet 2010 Conference
SIMUL8 Corporation's Lead for Health, Claire Cordeaux, will be speaking at the Modelling and Simulation in Healthcare Conference this month. The team will also have a stand at the show and will be demonstrating some brand new Scenario Generator features and models.

October 2010 - OR52 Conference
Sally Brailsford from Southampton University will be speaking on 'Evaluating the use of modelling in the NHS: the story of Scenario Generator'. Scenario Generator is a specialised software tool for patient pathway planning, based on the widely used SIMUL8 software. In a joint initiative between SIMUL8 and the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement, Scenario Generator was provided free of charge to any Primary Care Trust wishing to use it. The UK Network for Modelling and Simulation in Health (MASHnet) and the University of Southampton were recently commissioned to evaluate this initiative and more broadly, investigate the use and understanding of modelling in general within the NHS. In this talk we present some of our key findings.

August 2010 - Scenario Generator E-health Award Finalist
The E-health awards celebrate IT innovation in healthcare, and this year SIMUL8 Corporation's Scenario Generator software has been selected as a finalist in the "Healthcare IT product innovation". SIMUL8 are delighted to be nominated for such a prestigious award.

Healthcare IT has always benefited from a strong relationship between provider organisations and suppliers to generate new products that bring benefits for patients." E-Health Media

June 2010 - Refresher Training
The next refresher training session for Scenario Generator users will be held at the NHS Institute, Warwick University on June 7th. These sessions are free for Scenario Generator users on annual maintenance.

February 2010 - Scenario Generator 3.3 Released
With enhanced finance inputs, improved data management, and faster run speeds, Scenario Generator 3.3 can strengthen your QIPP plans.

Scenario Generator 3.3 is packed with features that have been specifically designed to support healthcare organisations in meeting the challenges set by the QIPP agenda, including:

• Updated population driven activity demand to model screening and prevention programmes more effectively
• Enhanced flexibility for finance inputs allowing you to add specific cost data
• Improved data management for Microsoft Excel
• Faster scenario run speeds to help you reach quicker decisions

We’ve also updated over 20 of our standard features to strengthen Scenario Generator and a full list of features and more information is available here.

Scenario Generator 3.3 is available free of charge to users on our Annual Maintenance package.

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