Max joined the IFS in 2020. His research focuses on the NHS and adult social care in England. One part of his work examines the funding, resources and performance of the NHS. Past projects have examined NHS productivity, NHS waiting lists, the geographic distribution of health spending and the impacts of Covid. Alongside colleagues George Stoye and Ben Zaranko, Max won the 2022 Harding Prize for Trustworthy Communication for their interactive NHS waiting lists tool. Another part of Max’s work focuses on the health and social care workforce. Past projects have examined NHS staff retention, the impacts of the 2016 junior doctor strikes, and emerging NHS roles. Ongoing projects consider NHS career progression, the labour supply decisions of consultants, and the adult social care workforce.
Education
BA (1st Class) Economics, University of Cambridge, 2020
MSc (Distinction) Economics, University College London, 2023
This observation looks at how the numbers in England on the NHS waiting list changed before and during the pandemic and discusses the key factors that will affect how much they will grow in the near future.
In this briefing note, we use administrative hospital data from across the NHS in England to describe how the use of inpatient (elective and emergency) and outpatient hospital care in 2020 compared with that in the previous year.
