Justice and Allocation of Resources within the NHS Flashcards
1
Q
Define ‘justice’
A
each getting what he or she is due (fairness)
2
Q
Define ‘formal justice’
A
impartial and consistent application of principles, whether or not the principles themselves are just
3
Q
Define ‘substantive justice’
A
what individuals can legitimately demand of one another or of their government
4
Q
Define ‘redistributive justice’
A
when and why punishment is justified
5
Q
Define ‘corrective justice’
A
fairness of demands for civil damages
6
Q
Define ‘commutative justice’
A
fairness of wages, prices and exchange
7
Q
Define ‘distributive justice’
A
fairness of distribution of resources (this determines all other forms of justice)
8
Q
What are the 4 principles of distributive justice?
A
- Resources are always limited and finite.
- Current crisis is an unfortunate, however natural, i.e. inevitable, phenomenon.
- Rationing is therefore inevitable.
- It should be based on principles of justice.
9
Q
Define ‘utilitarianism’
A
allocation based on need or expected outcomes
