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R package NHSRwaitinglist by nhs-r-community — release notes from GitHub.

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Queuing theory packaged for NHS waiting-list managers, one year into a community-built first release.

queuing-theoryhealthcare-analyticsnhswaiting-listssimulationr-package
◆Current state
NHSRwaitinglist turns queuing-theory methods into functions an NHS analyst can apply directly to a waiting list — target calculations for managing list size, simulation of list behaviour under different assumptions, and scheduling and prioritisation helpers. It is an NHS-R Community collaboration accompanying a preprint tutorial and webinar series, and reached CRAN in April 2025.
◆Where it's heading
Three releases in four months trace a normal early-package path: ship the method surface, then harmonise arguments and column handling across functions as contributors find the inconsistencies, then repair what breaks. The package was briefly pulled from CRAN over broken links and needed a date-handling fix for newer R versions, which is the sharper edge of that curve. Contributions are visibly multi-author, with named contributors driving the usability work rather than a single maintainer.
◆Prediction
Given the pattern of contributor-driven consistency fixes and the tutorial paper behind the package, further vignettes and argument harmonisation are the most likely next release. The entries do not indicate new queuing methods being added.

◆Recent moves

  1. 1y ago

    Date-handling fix and input checks restore CRAN listing

    Fixes a date-handling error introduced by recent R versions and adds input checks, alongside repairing the broken links that briefly got the package removed from CRAN. The date fix matters because every calculation here is indexed on waiting time.

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  2. 1y ago

    Arguments harmonised across functions; simulation vignette added

    Harmonises arguments across several functions and improves column indexing in wl_insert and others, plus a new vignette on using waiting-list simulation to answer management questions. Consistency work of the kind that surfaces once contributors start using a package in anger.

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  3. 1y ago

    First release: queuing-theory methods for NHS waiting lists

    The first release, shipping the full method surface at once: queuing-theory calculations over waiting-list inputs, target values for list management, list simulation, and scheduling and prioritisation functions. Built by the NHS-R Community to accompany a preprint tutorial and webinar series.

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