title: The distribution of resources in health care.
abstract: Perceived advances in medicine lead to raised public expectations of care. Resources are finite, but governments can choose how they spend health service funds. Decisions on health "priorities' have implications for nursing practice as well as patient choice.
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Wright
mesh_terms: D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D015276:Health Care Rationing; D005102:Health Expenditures; D006292:Health Priorities; D006801:Humans; D028642:Persons with Psychiatric Disorders; D018579:Patient Selection; D037841:Pregnant People; D040841:Resource Allocation; D006113:United Kingdom; D028761:Withholding Treatment