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Operational Research and Data Science (PenCHORD)

PenCHORD (the Peninsula Collaboration for Health Operational Research and Data Science) are specialists in helping healthcare professionals, commissioners and patients make informed decisions about change in the NHS. The team uses advanced quantitative techniques to model healthcare services and predict the impact of change.

Their past projects have covered a wide range of health services including stroke, cancer, mental health, neonatal health and surgery scheduling.

PenCHORD’s areas of expertise include:

  • modelling patient pathways and the impact of proposed changes
  • capacity and resource planning in acute and community services
  • waiting list management and patient scheduling
  • location and capacity analysis of outpatient services
  • artificial intelligence (AI) techniques including machine learning and natural language processing

The PenCHORD Team lead the national Health Service Modelling Associates (HSMA) Programme which aims to build a culture and skills base through which simulation and modelling techniques are routinely used to support decisions within health, social care, and policing organisations. Free places on this programme are available every year and are open to health, care and policing professionals in England.

Martin Pitt

Martin Pitt

Professor of Applied Healthcare Modelling and Data Science

m.pitt@exeter.ac.uk

Tom Monks

Tom Monks

Associate Professor of Health Data Science

t.m.w.monks@exeter.ac.uk

Chrissie Walker

Chrissie Walker

PenCHORD Research and Operations Manager

c.j.walker@exeter.ac.uk

Mike Allen

Mike Allen

Senior Research Fellow in Applied Healthcare Modelling and Data Science

m.allen@exeter.ac.uk

Daniel Chalk

Daniel Chalk

Senior Research Fellow in Applied Healthcare Modelling and Analysis

D.Chalk@exeter.ac.uk

Elliott Coyne

Elliott Coyne

Postdoctoral Research Associate

e.p.coyne@exeter.ac.uk

Alison Harper

Alison Harper

Research Fellow

a.l.harper@exeter.ac.uk

Amy Heather

Amy Heather

Postdoctoral Research Associate

a.heather2@exeter.ac.uk

Anna Laws

Anna Laws

Research Associate

a.laws2@exeter.ac.uk

Sean Manzi

Sean Manzi

Research Fellow

s.s.manzi@exeter.ac.uk

Andy Mayne

Andy Mayne

PenCHORD Honorary Associate Research Fellow

a.mayne@exeter.ac.uk

Kerry Pearn

Kerry Pearn

Research Fellow

k.pearn@exeter.ac.uk

Sebastian Rabucha

Sebastian Rabucha

PenCHORD Honorary Associate Research Fellow

rachuba@uni-wuppertal.de