ðə ɹᵻsˈoːɹs ˌæləkˈeɪʃən wˈɜːkɪŋ pˈɑːɹɾi wʌzɐ ɡɹˈuːp sˈɛt ˌʌp wɪðˌɪn ðə nˈæʃənəl hˈɛlθ sˈɜːvɪs ɪn ˈɪŋɡlənd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈaɪv tə sədʒˈɛst ɐ mˈɛkənˌɪzəm wˈɛɹbaɪ ɹᵻsˈoːɹsᵻz fɔːɹ sˈɛkəndɚɹi kˈɛɹ kʊd biː mˈætʃt tə nˈiːd ɡˈætɹəl, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː.
The Resource Allocation Working Party was a group set up within the National Health Service in England in 1975 to suggest a mechanism whereby resources for secondary care could be matched to need (Gatrell, 2002).