ABSTRACT
The High Court of Appeal ruled that the health authority had acted rationally and fairly in reaching its decision. The case is notable because it had all the ingredients of a classic example of health-care rationing. Health care systems everywhere are experiencing a series of policy dilemmas. The matters just touched on go to the heart of why rationing has become a major policy puzzle for all those engaged in the health-care 'industry', as it is commonly known. A final key dimension of the approach adapted to the subject of rationing health care is its international focus. Just as health-care reform has not been confined to the UK, nor has the issue of rationing. Rationing health care is, then, an issue of growing concern and interest to all those engaged in the activity whether as policy-makers, practitioners or recipients. The chapter also presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the book.
