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Fair rationing is essentially local: an argument for postcode prescribing.

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  • 1University of London, Institute of Health Sciences Education, 40 New Road, London El 2AX, United Kingdom. r.ashcroft@qmul.ac.uk

Health Care Analysis : HCA : Journal of Health Philosophy and Policy
|January 12, 2007
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Publicly funded healthcare resource allocation requires both substantive and procedural justice. Procedural justice necessitates "local" institutions to address informational constraints in allocating scarce medical resources.

Area of Science:

  • Health Economics
  • Medical Ethics
  • Public Policy

Background:

  • Resource allocation in publicly funded healthcare systems is complex.
  • Existing models often rely on substantive theories of justice, which may be insufficient.
  • The UK National Health Service (NHS) faces challenges in equitable resource distribution.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To argue for the necessity of procedural justice in healthcare resource allocation.
  • To define the requirements for procedural justice, emphasizing "local" institutions.
  • To explore the informational constraints inherent in non-market resource allocation.

Main Methods:

  • Philosophical argumentation on theories of justice.
  • Conceptual analysis of procedural justice and institutional requirements.

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  • Case study illustration using In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) provision in the UK NHS.

    • Main Results:

    • Purely substantive justice is inadequate for healthcare resource allocation.
    • Procedural justice, supported by specific "local" institutions, is essential.
    • Informational limitations constrain non-market allocation of scarce medical resources.

    Conclusions:

    • Healthcare resource allocation must integrate procedural justice principles.
    • "Local" institutions are normatively required for effective procedural justice.
    • The UK NHS's current approach to local decision-making may not fully align with this normative account.