Dr Annie Williamson
Associate researcherDr 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.
More from this author:
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.For public health and public finances: Reforming health and social care
People are spending more years in sickness than ever before.Waiting for prosperity: Modelling the economic benefits of reducing elective waiting lists in the NHS
In this report we explore the most pressing bottlenecks in the elective treatment pathways.