Dr Lucy Brindle is Associate Professor in Early Diagnosis Research at the University of Southampton, and Deputy Programme Lead for the MRES in Clinical & Health Research. Lucy's research combines epidemiology and social sciences to develop complex interventions for improving earlier diagnosis and patient decision support.

Risk, epidemiology and medical sociology: Improving the calculation, presentation and communication of risk; understanding the uptake and implications of risk-based health technologies; surveillance of ‘at-risk' groups and early cancers The innovative integration of medical and social sciences to develop and evaluate complex interventions in healthcare settings Improving earlier cancer diagnosis Symptom epidemiology and interpretation of early symptoms Discourse and conversation analysis: health communication research

Promoting help-seeking in response to symptoms amongst primary care patients at high risk of lung cancer: a mixed method study - Wagland, Richard, Brindle, Lucy, Ewings, Sean, James, Elizabeth, Moore, Mike, Rivas, Carol, Ibanez Esqueda, Ana and Corner, Jessica Published:2016Publication:PLoS ONEVolume:11, (11)Page Range:1-20doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0165677 A descriptive survey of cancer helplines in the UK: who they are, the services offered and accessibility of those services - Leydon, Gerry, Stuart, Beth, Danquah, Lisa, Ekberg, Katie, Brindle, Lucy, Latter, Susan, Moynihan, Clare, Peter, Salmon, Howe, Sonia, Stokoe, Elizabeth and Little, PaulPublished:2016Publication:Psycho-OncologyPage Range:1-13doi:10.1002/pon.4293PMID:27718527 Experiences and needs of older people with end renal disease: bereaved carers perspective - Pungchompoo, Wanicha, Richardson, Alison and Brindle, Lucy Published:2016Publication:International Journal of Palliative NursingVolume:22, (10)Page Range:490-499doi:10.12968/ijpn.2016.22.10.490 Soliciting additional concerns in the primary care consultation and the utility of a brief communication intervention to aid solicitation: a qualitative study - Summers, Rachael, Moore, Michael, Ekberg, Stuart, Chew-Graham, Carolyn A., Little, Paul, Stevenson, Fiona, Brindle, Lucy and Leydon, Geraldine Published:2016Publication:Patient Education and CounselingPage Range:1-9doi:10.1016/j.pec.2015.12.005