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will allow for seeing the maximum number of
patients possible in a day without negatively
impacting clinic utilisation, clinician utilisation,
clinic over-run, or patient waiting times.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
We would like to thank the Engineering and
Physical Sciences Research Council, and Centre for
Innovative and Collaborative Construction
Engineering at Loughborough University for
provision of a grant (number EPG037272) to
undertake this research project in collaboration with
BuroHappold Engineering Ltd.
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