Publications

The National Bridges to Health Segmentation Dataset has been used as the key data source for a number of landmark analyses which have both informed and supported NHSE teams and have led to peer reviewed publications in medical journals. See below for links to these publications:

The burden of diabetes-associated multiple long-term conditions on years of life spent and lost

Nature Medicine | August 2024

Diabetes mellitus is a central driver of multiple long-term conditions (MLTCs), but population-based studies have not clearly characterized the burden across the life course. We estimated the age of onset, years of life spent and loss associated with diabetes-related MLTCs among 46 million English adults.

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Prevalence of multiple long-term conditions in England: a whole population study of over 60 million people

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine | March 2024

While most health systems internationally have evolved to provide diagnosis and management for single chronic conditions, there is a growing concern about the increase in people with multiple long-term conditions (MLTC), also termed multimorbidity. People with MLTC have poorer health-related quality of life, poorer physical function, greater psychological needs, greater use of healthcare services and higher mortality. Healthcare needs for people with MLTC are often complex, presenting a key challenge for the future of healthcare systems globally.

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Associations of type 1 and type 2 diabetes with COVID-19 – related mortality in England: a whole-population study

The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology | October 2020

Although diabetes has been associated with COVID-19-related mortality, the absolute and relative risks for type 1 and type 2 diabetes are unknown. We assessed the independent effects of diabetes status, by type, on in-hospital death in England in patients with COVID-19 during the period from March 1 to May 11, 2020.

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