Despite general agreement that equity is part of the objective of the UK National Health
Service (as indeed it is in other health services), there is little consensus on what is meant by …

■ Different performance criteria for black and white: For example, in Perth, Derbarl Yerrigan
Aboriginal Medical Service funding was cut when an “overspend” arose because of success …

This book comprises an attempt to examine how we might set about an-swering the
question: How much is society prepared to pay to reduce mortality: Or more brutally, what is …

Whose health service is it anyway? Community values in healthcare | The Medical Journal of
Australia MJA Basic Search Advanced search search Use the Advanced search for more …

From the standpoint of social security, a health service providing full preventive and creative
treatment of every kind to every citizen without exceptions, without remuneration limit and …

The resources available to the health service are limited and so the amount the NHS can
spend on saving human life is also limited. Rational allocation of resources requires a …

The growing interest in health economics is not surprising. National Health Service (NHS)
funds have risen relatively slowly in real terms over the last few years. At the same time …

The current crisis in health and health care in South Africa results from a combination of
factors: the legacy of apartheid; issues of poverty, income inequality and AIDS; and the more …

In deciding upon the most effective use of resources in care of the elderly one of the most
important questions relates to the balance of care by location between community …

The issue of assessing priorities is one that has become the subject of much debate in the
National Health Service particularly in the wake of various documents on priorities from …