Policy
An important part of my work at the IFS is to disseminate research findings, and to engage with policymakers and interested individuals in order to enrich the economic policy debate. I have made multiple appearances on UK and international media (radio and TV) to discuss my research and connected policy areas. My work on NHS waiting lists won the 2022 Harding Prize for Trustworthy Communication.
The following reports have a policy focus, and are organised by topic. One page summaries of many of these topics can be found in the links contained in the "Policy Discussion" section.
Health and social care
“Patterns of less-than-full-time working by NHS consultants” (with Elaine Kelly and Max Warner), IFS Report, May 2023
“Patterns of Employment amongst Nursing Associates: Evidence from the Electronic Staff Record” (with Max Warner, Ian Kessler and Jill Manthorpe), NIHR Policy Research Unit in Health and Social Care Workforce, The Policy Institute, King’s College London, February 2023
“Factors associated with staff retention in the NHS acute sector” (with Elaine Kelly and Max Warner), IFS Report R216, August 2022
“Direct and indirect health impacts of COVID-19 in England” (with Max Warner), DHSC and ONS supporting paper for SAGE 95 meeting, September 2021
"What happened to English NHS hospital activity during the COVID-19 pandemic?'' (with Samantha Burn, Carol Propper, Max Warner, Paul Aylin and Alex Bottle), IFS Briefing Note, May 2021, IFS Briefing Note, May 2021.
Associated press: BBC, Daily Telegraph, Guardian, Independent, Sunday Times; IFS Podcast
"Costs of living and the impact on nursing labour outcomes in NHS acute trusts'' (with Carol Propper and Isabel Stockton), IFS Report, February 2021.
"COVID-19 and disruptions to the health and social care of older people in England'' (with Carol Propper and Isabel Stockton), IFS Briefing Note BN309, November 2020.
"The wider impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on the NHS'' (with Carol Propper and Ben Zaranko), IFS Briefing Note BN280, April 2020.
"Recent trends in independent sector provision of NHS-funded elective hospital care in England'', Institute for Fiscal Studies Election Briefing Note, December 2019.
"UK health spending" (with Ben Zaranko), Institute for Fiscal Studies Election Briefing Note, November 2019.
"Health and economic outcomes" (with Paul Johnson and David Sturrock) in Jonathan Pearason-Stuttard and Orla Murphy (eds.) Annual Report of the Chief Medical Officer, Health 2040 - Better Health Within Reach. Department of Health and Social Care, December 2 2018.
"Does the NHS need more money and how could we pay for it?", Institute for Fiscal Studies, June 2018.
“What does the NHS spend its money on?” (with Tom Lee) in Charlesworth A, Johnson P (eds), Securing the future: funding health and social care to the 2030s, pp 3061. London: Institute for Fiscal Studies. May 2018
“UK health and social care spending” (with Tom Lee) in Charlesworth A, Johnson P (eds), Securing the future: funding health and social care to the 2030s, pp 3061. London: Institute for Fiscal Studies. May 2018
“UK health spending”, Institute for Fiscal Studies Election Briefing Note BN201, May 2017.
"The prevalence and dynamics of social care receipt" (with Rowena Crawford), Institute for Fiscal Studies Research Report R125, February 2017.
"UK health and social care spending" (with Daria Luchinskaya and Polly Simpson), in Carl Emmerson, Paul Johnson and Robert Joyce (eds.) Institute for Fiscal Studies Green Budget, February 2017.
"Challenges for health spending" (with Rowena Crawford), in Carl Emmerson, Paul Johnson and Robert Joyce (eds.) Institute for Fiscal Studies Green Budget, February 2015.
"Does GP Practice Size Matter? GP practice size and primary care" (with Elaine Kelly), Institute for Fiscal Studies Research Report, November 2014.
"Public payment and private provision: the changing landscape of health care in the 2000s" (with Sandeepa Arora, Anita Charlesworth and Elaine Kelly), Institute for Fiscal Studies & Nuffield Trust Research Report, May 2013.
Environment
"Household energy use in Britain: a distributional analysis" (with Arun Advani, Paul Johnson and Andrew Leicester), Institute for Fiscal Studies Research Report, November 2013.
"Energy use policies and carbon pricing in the UK" (with Arun Advani, Samuela Bassi, Alex Bowen, Sam Fankhauser, Paul Johnson and Andrew Leicester), Institute for Fiscal Studies Research Report, November 2013.
"Fuel for thought: the what, how and why of motoring taxation" (with Paul Johnson and Andrew Leicester), Institute for Fiscal Studies & RAC Foundation Research Report, May 2012.
Development
"UK Development Aid" (with Emla Fitzsimons and Daniel Rogger), in Carl Emmerson, Paul Johnson and Helen Miller (eds.) Institute for Fiscal Studies Green Budget, February 2012.
Policy Discussion (Multiple topics)
"The impact of junior doctor strikes on patient outcomes" (with Max Warner), HSJ comment piece, 27 June 2023
"The NHS backlog recovery plan and the outlook for waiting lists (with Max Warner and Ben Zaranko)", IFS comment, 11 February 2022
"Where are all the missing hospital patients?" (with Max Warner and Ben Zaranko), IFS comment, 7 December 2021
"The four-hour waiting time targets saves lives - government should think carefully about changes", IFS observation, January 2020.
"What impact did cuts to social care spending have on hospitals?" (with Rowena Crawford and Ben Zaranko), IFS Observation, December 2020.
"Labour's NHS spending plans" (with Ben Zaranko), IFS Observation, November 2019.
"How does spending on NHS inpatient care change in the last years of life?", IFS Observations, September 2019.
''What do we know about the effects of cutting public funding for social care?'', Health Foundation Blog, June 2018.
''Cuts to spending on social care and the use of NHS Accident and Emergency services in England'' (with Rowena Crawford and Ben Zaranko), IFS Observation, June 2018.
''A "Brexit Dividend" to spend on the NHS?". IFS Observation, January 2018.
"How will the receipt of social care change in future?". IFS Observation, February 2017.
"Promoting the social inclusion of the extreme poor at scale in developing countries: what do we know?" (with Laura Abramovsky and Kai Barron). IFS Observation, March 2015.
"Políticas a gran escala para la inclusión social de la población en pobreza extrema: evidencia de países en desarrollo" (with Laura Abramovsky and Kai Barron). Foco Economio, February 2015. (English translation: link)
"Does GP Practice Size Matter? The relationship between GP practice size and the quality of health care". IFS Observation, November 2014.
"A defining issue?" The government's pledge to raise the share of revenue from green taxes" (with Andrew Leicester). IFS Observation, December 2012.
"The road ahead for motoring taxes?" (with Paul Johnson and Andrew Leicester). IFS Observation, May 2012.
"Inconsistent and inefficient UK carbon prices" (with Arun Advani and Peter Levell). IFS Observation, November 2011.