Dr Annie Williamson

Former research fellow

Dr Annie Williamson is a Research Fellow working on health and social care for the IPPR Commission on Health and Prosperity.

Her research at IPPR considers the economic benefits of health and social care reform, including preventive public health policies, NHS productivity, and workforce reform. Her work has been featured in the Guardian, the Independent, the Washington Post, openDemocracy, the British Medical Journal, and the Lancet.

Annie is also a practising doctor in the NHS, working at Guy's and St Thomas’ Hospital in London. Prior to studying medicine, she gained a BA and MPhil in Economics at the University of Oxford, and worked as a health economist for Partners in Health in Chiapas, Mexico. She combines both skillsets in her role analysing health and public services at IPPR.

Annie left IPPR in 2025.

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  1. An older man with a walking stick is sitting on a sofa having his temperature taken with a thermometer in his ear by a female nurse in uniform

    This time must be different: Overcoming barriers to social care reform

    Adult social care services across England are struggling to keep up with increased demand, let alone improve. But failure is not an option.
  2. A photo of a hospital corridor. A bed on wheel sits waiting while a person in scrubs runs away blurred in the distance

    Realising the reform dividend: A toolkit to transform the NHS

    Building an NHS fit for the future is a life-or-death challenge. 

  3. Bridge to the future: how to get the NHS through the winter and ready for reform

    NHS staff across the country are gritting their teeth. Christmas parties have come and gone, but a more threatening annual tradition looms once again – the NHS ‘winter crisis’. This period, renowned for long waits and increased mortality,…
  4. An building with the NHS logo on with a blue sky behind

    From the frontline: Empowering staff to drive the NHS reform agenda

    England’s over-centralised health service is misfiring. That much is clear. Less clear is how to fix it.

  5. Our greatest asset: The final report of the IPPR Commission on Health and Prosperity

    The nation’s health challenges have reached historic proportions, and change is needed.

  6. Dr Annie Williamson on GB News

    IPPR's Dr Annie Williamson on GB News discussing the pay offer for junior doctors