The phrase "an increased utilisation of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the rise or growth in the use of a particular resource, service, or method.
Example: "The report highlights an increased utilisation of renewable energy sources in the past year."
Alternatives: "a greater use of" or "an enhanced application of".
The very elderly (>80 years) UK population is increasing and along with it there is an increased utilisation of critical care resources [ 1].
With a higher carbon reduction target, there is an increased utilisation of biomass for transport biofuels instead of heat and electricity in LC Acctech (no fuel cells) (80%).
The reasons for this are, however, not entirely clear, especially whether this reflects an increased utilisation of informal services to compensate for inadequate formal services or rural carers simply managing with an overall lower level of, predominantly informal, support.
Perinatal healthcare service characteristics are presented in table 2. There was an increased utilisation of antenatal services, trained delivery attendants, institutional deliveries and postnatal services in the last 10 years.
Other research has also noted an increasing utilisation of CT in Australia [ 3].
Prenatal stress following maternal bereavement was associated with a slightly increased utilisation of primary healthcare, mainly due to increased healthcare needs related to mental health and infections.
These additional benefits however come at an increased cost for the NHS, due to increased utilisation of services and psychological therapies.
This result suggested a linear trend of increased utilisation of orthopaedic surgeon office services with increasing access to PCPs for a given level of availability of orthopaedic surgeons.
23 A previous study that found increased utilisation of clinical services after portal registration excluded a month before and after the index date, in comparison to the 6-month exclusion period used here.
This finding is consistent with a Canadian study which found that dental insurance was an important contributing factor to increased utilisation of dental services, and that this effect was most pronounced among lower income households [ 19, 20].
From a policy perspective, the results suggest that increased utilisation of health services can be achieved if service provision is scaled-up, which can be done through three different channels.
