Table 5.

Processes to be applied to the processes of resource allocation for health care.

Trust	The people affected by the process need to trust that the people implementing the health care will do their best to provide that care fairly and equitably
Transparency	The process of resource allocation should be open to comment, and the basis for decision making should be made public
Responsiveness	Should be mechanisms within the system to respond to changes in circumstances and established mechanisms to appeal against specific decisions
Consistency	Policies should be consistently applied regardless of the individuals involved
Inclusiveness	People who are affected by policies should be involved in the processes of developing those policies
Accountability	Clinicians whose patients are affected by the process need every opportunity to appeal against decisionsManagers and administrators need to have details of the resources available, the processes used to allocate those resources