Dr Nicholas Steel

Patient characteristics predicting failure to receive indicated care for type 2 diabetes

We compared the distribution by wealth of self-reported illness burden (estimated from validated scales, biomarker and reported symptoms) for angina, cataract, depression, diabetes and osteoarthritis, with the distribution of self-reported medical diagnosis and treatment. We aimed to determine if the greater illness burden borne by poorer participants was matched by appropriately higher levels of diagnosis and treatment.

Self-reported quality of care for older adults from 2004 to 2011: a cohort study

The objective of this study was to assess the receipt of effective healthcare interventions in England by adults aged 50 or more with serious health conditions.

Our objective was to compare the prevalence of existing hip and knee joint replacements with that of need in population groups in England.

Developing quality indicators for older adults: transfer from the USA to the UK is feasible