Dr Elaine Kelly

Senior Research Economist

Elaine is a Senior Research Economist in the Public Finance and Pensions sector. She joined the IFS as a PhD Scholar in 2009 and became a member of the research staff in 2011. Elaine's research interests encompass the economics of health, healthcare and education. Past work has included the impact of maternal exposure to influenza on subsequent child development, and the responses of older people to the introduction of free bus travel. She currently works on projects relating to patient choice and the use of market mechanisms within the NHS, and on the issues surrounding risky behaviour amongst young people.

Education

PhD Economics, University College London, 2011

MSc (Distinction) Economics, University College London, 2006

BA (1st Class) Philosophy, Politics and Economics, University of Oxford, 2003

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Securing the future: funding health and social care to the 2030s - summary

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On 5 July this year the NHS will be 70. In all its 70 years it has rarely been far from the headlines. It has been through more than its fair share of reforms, crises and funding ups and downs. Over that period, the amount we spend on it has risen inexorably. Yet, today, concerns about the adequacy of funding are once again hitting the headlines, as the health and social care systems struggle to cope with growing demand.

24 May 2018

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Securing the future: funding health and social care to the 2030s

Report

On 5 July this year the NHS will be 70. In all its 70 years it has rarely been far from the headlines. It has been through more than its fair share of reforms, crises and funding ups and downs. Over that period, the amount we spend on it has risen inexorably. Yet, today, concerns about the adequacy of funding are once again hitting the headlines, as the health and social care systems struggle to cope with growing demand.

24 May 2018

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England could do more to predict and prevent temporary maternity ward closures

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Maternity units in England operate at 100% capacity much of the time. When capacity is breached, units may occasionally have to close temporarily to new admissions, causing stress to women in labour and undermining their choice over where to have their babies. New work by IFS unpicks some of the causes of closures.

12 September 2017

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NHS services in the face of increasing demand - what does it mean for patients?

Event 11 September 2017 at 10:00 <p>12 Great George Street, Parliament Square,&nbsp;London,&nbsp;SW1P 3AD</p>
This event is the first in a series of events taking place over the next year that will present new IFS research on how the NHS has responded to increases in patient demand in recent years, and what this means for patient health.
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The distribution of healthcare spending: an international comparison

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A special issue of Fiscal Studies published today looks at patterns of individual level health spending across a range of countries, and finds some important similarities. It shows how health spending is concentrated in the last years of life, how significantly more is spent on the poor than on the rich and how health spending tends to be concentrated on a relatively small number of people with high needs.

17 November 2016

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New Joints: Private providers and rising demand in the English National Health Service

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Reforms to public services have extended consumer choice by allowing for the entry of private providers. The aim is to generate competitive pressure to improve quality when consumers choose between providers. However, for many services new entrants could also affect whether a consumer demands the service at all. We explore this issue by considering how demand for elective surgery responds following the entry of private providers into the market for publicly funded health care in England.

26 August 2016

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Medical spending across the developed world

Event 27 March 2015 at 09:30 <p>7 Ridgmount Street, London WC1E 7AE</p>
On the 27th and 28th of March, the Institute for Fiscal Studies will host a workshop that will feature the preliminary findings and include presentations from leading academics from across the world.