The £600 billion problem awaiting the next government podcastWe speak to David Gauke and Giles Wilkes, two experts who have been at the heart of the spending review process.25 April 2024
Be the Chancellor Our interactive tool lets you be the Chancellor. Change spending plans, set tax policies and see how your choices impact borrowing and debt.
Should we worry about government debt? podcastDavid Miles joins us to discuss high government debt and its impact on the economy. 11 April 2024
IFS Annual Lecture - Innovation and productivity policies: a budgetary perspective event 15 May 2024 Professor Heidi Williams (Dartmouth College) will deliver the 2024 IFS Annual Lecture on innovation and productivity policies.
Higher Education Access and Funding: challenges and policy options conference 14 May 2024 This one-day academic conference will look at access to and funding of Higher Education systems.
Jobs landing pageAt IFS, we recruit and train top-quality economists and professional support staff. We aim to foster a respectful and inclusive working environment.20 July 2022
Centre for the Microeconomic Analysis of Public Policy The Research Centre at the heart of IFS is the CPP.
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
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
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
NHS FTE staff in 2022 compared with 2019 Data Item NHS FTE staff in 2022 compared with 2019 14 December 2022
Change in NHS staff (headcount) by AfC band, March 2019 to December 2021 Data Item Change in NHS staff (headcount) by AfC band, March 2019 to December 2021 14 December 2022
Number of overnight hospital beds (adjusting for COVID-19 patients) Data Item Number of overnight hospital beds (adjusting for COVID-19 patients) 14 December 2022
COVID-19 patients in NHS hospitals in England Data Item COVID-19 patients in NHS hospitals in England 14 December 2022
Estimated cost to eradicate NHS maintenance backlog (2021–22 prices) Data Item Estimated cost to eradicate NHS maintenance backlog (2021–22 prices) 14 December 2022
NHS treatment volumes in 2022 compared with 2019 Data Item NHS treatment volumes in 2022 compared with 2019 14 December 2022
Number of beds occupied by patients with stays of more than seven days in hospital (rolling seven-day average) Data Item Number of beds occupied by patients with stays of more than seven days in hospital (rolling seven-day average) 14 December 2022
Number of beds occupied by patients with stays of more than 21 days in hospital (rolling seven-day average) Data Item Number of beds occupied by patients with stays of more than 21 days in hospital (rolling seven-day average) 14 December 2022
NHS funding, resources and treatment volumes Report This report examines how NHS funding, resources and treatment volumes compare with pre-pandemic levels. 14 December 2022
Are we in a new era of austerity? Podcast This week, we speak with Gemma Tetlow, Chief Economist at the Institute for Government, and Carl Emmerson, Deputy Director at IFS. 24 November 2022
NHS waiting list: IFS scenarios and subsequent out-turn Data Item NHS waiting list: IFS scenarios and subsequent out-turn 15 November 2022
Number of people treated from NHS waiting lists Data Item Number of people treated from NHS waiting lists 15 November 2022
The NHS needs to ramp up treatment volumes if waiting lists are to start falling any time soon Comment NHS waiting lists have so far increased broadly in line with our past projections. We examine what this might mean for waiting lists in 2023. 15 November 2022
Technology, skills, and performance: the case of robots in surgery Working Paper This paper investigates the potential of new technologies to reduce disparities in the provision of healthcare services. 7 November 2022
IFS Green Budget 2022 Report The IFS Green Budget 2022 takes stock of the economic and fiscal outlook following Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-Budget and analyses the challenges ahead. 11 October 2022
