... and policy and research context provided to frame subsequent papers in the edition. Findings Common challenges of health priority‐setting are faced by many countries across the world, and a range of social value judgments is in play as resource allocation decisions are made. Although the challenges faced...

... of the use of a technology then the local health community is required to make the funding available within three months of the guidance being issued. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 England Social values Health care Health priority setting Resource allocation Health...

...Peter Littlejohns; Albert Weale; Kalipso Chalkidou; Yot Teerwattananon; Ruth Faden; Katharina Kieslich Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of health priority setting structures in Germany. It reflects on how and which social values may influence decision making...

... are expected to take these fully into account when developing guidance (Littlejohns and Rawlins, 2010). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Thailand Social values Health care Health organisation and management Health priority setting Coverage decisions Value judgements While...

... element in any public justification of how priorities are set. The purpose of this paper is to review a number of social values relating both to the process and content of priority‐setting decisions. Design/methodology/approach A set of key process and content values basic to health priority setting...