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Health and social care

This work analyses the financing, organisation and the demand for health and social care. It studies how much the UK spends on health and social care, specific policies that affect the delivery of care, workforce issues, health inequalities and a wide set of determinants of demand for health and social care in the UK and in low and middle income countries.

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Things go swimmingly for those generations who shout the loudest

Comment

"Right now, it is younger generations who are again bearing the brunt of economic failure." Paul Johnson writes for The Times.

3 July 2023

The impact of junior doctor strikes on patient outcomes

Comment

A recent study looks at the impact of junior doctor strikes in the English NHS.

27 June 2023

The effect of doctor strikes on patient outcomes: Evidence from the English NHS

Journal article

We show that while many negative effects of the strikes were mitigated, the disruptions still had negative consequences for some minority groups.

24 June 2023

Government spending has long been targeted at the poorest in our society

Comment

Paul Johnson writes for The Times on how taking account of public service spending is critical to assessing the government's redistribution of wealth.

5 June 2023

Public service spending has become significantly more progressive since the 1980s

Comment

Changes in the composition of spending and rising education participation mean public service spending is more progressive than in the 1980s & 1990s.

31 May 2023

Patterns of less-than-full-time working by NHS consultants

Report

This report examines patterns of less-than-full-time working among consultants in the NHS acute sector.

30 May 2023

For better or worse? Subjective expectations and cost-benefit trade-offs in health behavior

Working Paper

We apply a framework to the role of preferences and beliefs in health behavior, and we apply it to compliance behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic.

16 May 2023

Sanitation and marriage markets in India: Evidence from the Total Sanitation Campaign

Journal article

This paper uses the Indian human development household survey (IHDS) to measure the additional value of sanitation within the marriage arrangement.

23 March 2023

Falling employment and worsening health in the UK: connected or distinct trends?

Comment

Increasing economic inactivity and worsening health are concerning trends, but they look like distinct issues.

22 March 2023

Progression of parents in NHS medical and nursing careers

Report

We examine how the length of parental leave and rates of progression after having children vary by specialty, gender and other staff characteristics.

28 February 2023

Patterns of Employment amongst Nursing Associates: Evidence from the Electronic Staff Record

Report

This report examines the employment of Trainee Nursing Associates and Nursing Associates employed by NHS Trusts in England over time.

14 February 2023

Community matters: Heterogeneous impacts of a sanitation intervention

Journal article

We study the effectiveness of a widely adopted participatory community-level information intervention aimed at improving sanitation.

8 February 2023

One year on from the backlog recovery plan: what next for NHS waiting lists?

Report

NHS performance against its plan to clear the backlog of elective care has so far been mixed. We examine when NHS waiting lists could start to fall.

8 February 2023

The state of the NHS

Podcast

In this episode, we take a look at the state of the NHS across a range of areas.

8 February 2023

Who benefits from free health insurance: evidence from Mexico

Working Paper

We present a comprehensive evaluation of the health impacts of the introduction & expansion of the Seguro Popular health insurance program in Mexico.

6 February 2023

Strikes, Budgets, Brexit and elections: a look ahead to 2023

Podcast

The IFS podcast returns with a look at what to expect in 2023.

11 January 2023

Saving lives by tying hands: The unexpected effects of constraining health care providers

Journal article

We conclude that, despite distorting medical decisions, constraining ED doctors can induce cost-effective reductions in mortality.

6 January 2023

It’s not only the NHS in trouble — the whole country is getting sicker

Comment

"Public health needs to move up all our agendas." Paul Johnson writes in the Times on the staggering worsening in the UK's national health.

19 December 2022

English councils’ core spending power is set to grow by up to 11% in real-terms over the next two years

Comment

The local government finance policy statement confirms a boost to councils’ funding over the next two years, targeted at social care and poorer areas.

16 December 2022