wl_queue_size: Queue size calculator

In NHSRwaitinglist: Waiting List Metrics Using Queuing Theory

Queue size calculator

Description

Calculates queue sizes from a waiting list

Usage

wl_queue_size(
  waiting_list,
  start_date = NULL,
  end_date = NULL,
  referral_index = 1,
  removal_index = 2
)

Arguments

waiting_list	data.frame consisting addition and removal dates
start_date	start of calculation period
end_date	end of calculation period
referral_index	the index of referrals in waiting_list
removal_index	the index of removals in waiting_list

Value

a list of dates and queue sizes

Examples

referrals <- c.Date("2024-01-01", "2024-01-04", "2024-01-10", "2024-01-16")
removals <- c.Date("2024-01-08", NA, NA, NA)
waiting_list <- data.frame("referral" = referrals, "removal" = removals)
wl_queue_size(waiting_list)

NHSRwaitinglist documentation built on April 3, 2025, 10:28 p.m.