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Proof-of-concept: NHS ITU and Respiratory

Nexin's proof-of-concept generated the QEQM Hospital ITU Covid-19 surge rota: substantially more balanced and safer than the original: and reorganised an anonymised Respiratory afternoon to lift three services without hiring more staff.

QEQM Hospital ITU: Covid-19 surge rota

During the Covid-19 surge, Nexin’s proof-of-concept generated a new ITU rota for Queen Elizabeth, Queen Mother (QEQM) Hospital. The Nexin-generated rota was substantially more balanced and safer than the initial human-built rota, the first end-to-end demonstration that the Requirements + Priorities + Allocation engine works on real hospital data under pressure.

An anonymised Respiratory afternoon: 16 doctors, 7 services

Same staff. No hires. Three services improved, one worsened. Nexin solves the underlying combinatorial problem (more than sixteen trillion possible allocations on this single afternoon) in under 500 ms.

An anonymised Respiratory afternoon

16 doctors. 7 services. ~16 trillion possible allocations. Nexin solves it in under 500 ms. The same staff, reorganised. Source: Nexin Innovation Focus, internal POC [G1, A5].

Before (human-made allocation)

Service Staff Service Quality Resp Ward B H J N P Minimal NIV Bay G K Q Adequate Gen Resp A L Adequate Lung Cancer D M Adequate Asthma I Minimal Bronchoscopy F O Optimal IPC List E Optimal

After (Nexin allocation)

Service Staff Service Quality Resp Ward B F L N P Q Adequate NIV Bay J K O Optimal Gen Resp A M Adequate Lung Cancer D H Optimal Asthma I Minimal Bronchoscopy G Adequate IPC List E Optimal

Limits we are honest about

One peer-reviewed validation paper is in preparation, not yet submitted.
POC site count remains small. The named-pilot pipeline expansion is Initiative 3 of our current plan.

Last reviewed: 2026-05-06