Hip Fracture Patient Pathways and Agent-based Modelling

Increased healthcare demand due to ageing populations is significantly straining European services. In Ireland patients presenting in Emergency Departments with hip-fracture injuries should be admitted to Orthopaedic wards or Theatre within four hours. However, the Irish Hip Fracture Database reports that less than 25~% of patients experience this pathway. Digital solutions, including advanced modelling techniques, offer a promising solution to optimising patient flow without impacting day-to-day healthcare provision. In this work, we outline ongoing research that aims to optimise healthcare provision for hip-fracture patients through improved data integration and agent-based simulations. We demonstrate how this technology, through enhanced connectivity, can improve healthcare service for hip fracture patients.