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An ethnographic study was conducted in 2 stages to understand how allied health professionals define and apply equity when making resource allocation decisions. Participants were allied health managers and clinicians from Victoria, Australia. Stage 1 included 4 semi-structured forums that incorporated real-life case studies, group discussions, and hypothetical scenarios. The project’s steering committee began a thematic analysis during post-forum discussions. Stage 2 included a key stakeholder working party that further discussed the concept of equity. The forum recordings were transcribed verbatim, and a detailed thematic analysis ensured the initial thematic analysis was complete. Several domains of equity were discussed. Participants would readily identify that equity was a consideration when making resource decisions but were generally silent for a prolonged period when prompted to identify what they meant when using this term. The findings indicate that asking allied health professionals to directly state how they define and apply equity to their decision-making could be too difficult a task, as this did not elicit rich and meaningful discussions. Future research should examine individual domains of equity when applied to resource allocation decisions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Presents an obituary for Alan Grahame Lloyd, died in Melbourne, Victoria on July 29, 1999. Contribution to agricultural resources and resource economics in Australia; Educational background; Details on the career of Lloyd; Comments from colleagues.

Medical practitioners can apply for either a self-administration or practitioner administration permit at any one time. Keywords: Health policy; Public policy EN Health policy Public policy 142 142 1 08/03/21 20210801 NES 210801 To the Editor: Victoria introduced voluntary assisted dying in June 2019, historic legislation which aimed to enable terminally ill people in limited circumstances to end their life with autonomy, compassion and support. [Extracted from the article]