title: Loaves & fishes by the sea. One answer to resource allocation.
abstract: How can community units ensure that services are provided on the basis of need rather than history? This article describes the efforts being made in Portsmouth and South East Hampshire (one of the country's largest health authorities) to meet this fundamental challenge. The approach taken is to match information on workloads, health care needs and neighbourhoods to facilitate effective resource management.
authors: Community Health Services and Small Hospitals Unit, Portsmouth and South East Hampshire Health Authority.
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Henly
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Horne
authors: N
authors: N
authors: Stubbs
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Moon
mesh_terms: D002391:Catchment Area, Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D004739:England; D006295:Health Resources; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006302:Health Services Research; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012984:Software