title: A plea for a touch of idealism: reply to P Whitaker.
authors.affiliation: Manchester University.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lamb
mesh_terms: D004739:England; D028663:Ethical Theory; D026822:Ethicists; D015276:Health Care Rationing / Q000592:standards*; D018579:Patient Selection; D011287:Prejudice; D040841:Resource Allocation; D012935:Social Justice; D012945:Social Values; D035862:Vulnerable Populations