The impact of extra social care funding will vary

Understand this issue

Labour Party Conference: Can the next government afford the NHS?

event 9 October 2023 at 16:15

Join us at the Labour Party Conference for this IFS/Nuffield Trust event featuring Karin Smyth MP, Shadow Minister for Health.

Conservative Party Conference: Can the next government afford the NHS?

event 2 October 2023 at 12:15

Join us at the Conservative Party Conference for this IFS/Nuffield Trust event featuring Neil O'Brien MP, Minister for Primary Care and Public Health.

Disability, illness and pain are real problems for the entire economy

comment

"Tackling them should be near the top of any list of social and economic priorities." Paul Johnson writes in the Times.

28 August 2023

Policy analysis

Is there really an NHS productivity crisis?

comment

It is difficult to measure NHS productivity. But the available evidence strongly suggests that the NHS is less productive now than pre-pandemic.

17 November 2023

What does the Autumn Statement mean for local government and public service spending?

comment

Kate Ogden explains the impact of the Autumn Statement on public services, council funding and devolution deals.

24 November 2023

Assessing the Welsh Government’s consultation on reforms to council tax

report

We analyse the impact of the possible approaches to council tax reform set out in the Welsh Government’s consultation on ‘A fairer council tax’.

14 November 2023

Academic research

Cost-sharing in medical care can increase adult mortality: Evidence from Colombia

working paper

To our knowledge, this study is the first to show a relationship between cost-sharing and adult mortality risk in a low- or middle-income country.

6 December 2023

Dementia incidence trend in England and Wales, 2002–19, and projection for dementia burden to 2040: analysis of data from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing

journal article

We examined dementia trends in England and Wales from 2002 to 2019, addressing bias and non-linearity, with limited post-2010 data.

30 October 2023

The effects of pension reforms on physician labour supply: Evidence from the English NHS

working paper

We examine labour supply responses of senior doctors following a pension reform that moved NHS staff from a final salary to career average pension.

29 September 2023