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Posted: **Sun Apr 16, 2000 7:31 pm**

Dear all,

I am interested in the use of system dynamics for modelling social and
health care provision for elderly people. I would be grateful for any
references.

Thanks.

Steffen Bayer
From: S.C.Bayer@sussex.ac.uk (Steffen Bayer)

Steffen Bayer
SPRU, University of Sussex
Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9RF, England
Tel. +44-1273-877758
Fax: +44-1273-685865

Posted: **Tue Apr 18, 2000 12:50 pm**

I have a graduate project undertaken for the Australian Finance Ministry to
analyse cost implications of policies relating to aged care accomodation:
Home & Community Care (aiding the frail aged to continue in their own
homes); Aged Persons Hostels; Nursing Homes & Hospital Acute Care.
Modelling clearly identified that support to keep the aged in their own
homes in the community was the cheapest option (quite apart from its social
desirability) - but is a Local Government function. Hospital and Nursing
Homes, in Australia, are largely funded federally. The modelling was
instrumental in bringing about major policy change in Federal-State
funding.

The basic student model and associated report can be made available.

Keith Linard
Director, Centre for Business Dynamics & Knowledge Management
University of New South Wales
Phone: 02-6268-8347
FAX: 02-6268-8337
Mobile: 0412-376-317
Email: k-linard@adfa.edu.au

Posted: **Fri Apr 21, 2000 11:15 am**

Theres a diagrammatic model of psychogeriatric health care in a paper of
mine in the next issue of System Dynamics Review. I hope that helps but
please get in touch if you need any more info. Come to think of it, please
give me a call in any case as Im always keen to meet new SD people in the
UK

(RE development patterns (SD2911)
No, I havent modelled international development agencies but I did do a
diagrammatic model of Angola which includes a range of international
factors, NGOs, aid agencies and others. Its briefly mentioned and
references are given in a paper which will be in the next SDR.)

Regards,

Geoff

Professor R G Coyle,
Consultant in System Dynamics and Strategic Modelling,
President UK Chapter of the SD Society
Telephone +44 (0) 1793 782817, Fax ... 783188
email geoff.coyle@btinternet.com

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