
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Mitton, Craig 
A1  - Prout, Sarah 
T1  - Setting priorities in the south west of Western Australia: where are we now?
JF  - Australian Health Review
JO  - Aust. Health Review
Y1  - 2004
VL  - 28
IS  - 3
SP  - 301
EP  - 310
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/AH040301 
N2  - Due to resource scarcity, health care decision makers must make choices about what services to fund. In exploring the potential for developing a formal approach to priority setting in the South West Area Health Service (SWAHS) in Western Australia, we carried out a qualitative survey of senior decision makers. Respondents indicated that resources were primarily allocated on the basis of historical patterns. Suggested improvements for priority setting include development of a transparent approach to priority setting, better intra-organisational communication, public input in the form of identifying social determinants of health, and having an organisational ?credible commitment? in planning processes. 
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