University of Exeter Medical School

Richard Neal

Richard Neal

Professor of Primary Care

 R.Neal@exeter.ac.uk

 College House 1.12

 

College House, University of Exeter, St Luke's Campus, Heavitree Road, Exeter, EX1 2LU, UK

Overview

Richard moved to Exeter in 2021, after working at the University of Leeds five years as Professor of Primary Care Oncology. He continues to collaborate with Leeds on a number of projects and holds a Visiting Professorship there. Prior to this he was Professor of Primary Care Medicine at Bangor University. He has 20 years of experience of research at the interface of cancer and general practice. He is a GP, and will be working at an Exeter practice for one day a week.

Qualifications

  • MBChB (Birmingham)
  • PhD (Leeds)
  • FRCGP
  • FHEA

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Research

Research interests

Richard is interested in all aspects of the interface between cancer and primary care/general practice, and in particular the early detection and diagnosis of cancer.

His current portfolio of work spans screening (the Yorkshire Lung Screening Trial and associated studies), primary care diagnosis (the CanTest Collaborative portfolio), policy research (DHSE Policy Research Unit for Cancer Screening Awareness and Early Diagnosis), developing and testing an intervention aimed to get GPs to think about the possibility of cancer sooner and more often (the ThinkCancer trial), and technological innovation (ongoing collaboration with Pinpoint Data Science).

He is interested in developing work in application of cancer diagnostics and treatment in low-resource settings. He is also keen to work with industrial partners on the evaluation of new diagnostics and diagnostic approaches to cancer detection.

Research projects

  • CanTest - Detecting cancer in primary care: a paradigm shift in cancer diagnosis. Cancer Research UK
  • The Yorkshire Lung Screening Trial. Yorkshire Cancer Research
  • Yorkshire Kidney Screening Trial – a Yorkshire Lung Screening Trial sub-study. Yorkshire Cancer Research
  • iDxLung - integrating non-invasive diagnostics into NHSE Lung Health Checks in Wessex and Yorkshire. Innovate UK
  • The effect of adding a personalised smoking cessation intervention to a lung cancer screening programme. Yorkshire Cancer Research
  • Early detection of bladder cancer in Yorkshire: Feasibility assessments for implementing a targeted study in populations with high disease specific mortality risk. Yorkshire Cancer Research
  • ·             Development of a myeloma case-finding approach for higher-risk patients: analysis of routine blood tests. CRUK
  • Lung Cancer Diagnosis Measurement Instrument. Gordon & Betty Moore Foundation (US)
  • A Machine Learning/AI Cancer Rule-Out Test for the NHS Two Week Wait Pathway. Innovate UK
  • Policy Research Unit in Cancer Awareness, Screening and Early Diagnosis. DHSC
  • ‘WICKED’ (Wales Interventions and Cancer Knowledge about Early Diagnosis):  The development and evaluation of primary care interventions to expedite the diagnosis of symptomatic cancer in Wales. Cancer Research Wales
  • Understanding barriers and enablers to use of primary care remote consulting for suspected cancer symptoms among vulnerable populations (PhD studentship). North West Cancer Research
  • Treatment choices in prostate cancer. Tenovus
  • Diagnostic journeys in prostate cancer. Cancer Research Wales

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Publications

Journal articles

Ukoumunne OC, Moore H, Nixon C, Tariq A, Hamilton W, Hoare Z, Kershenbaum A, Neal RD, Usher-Smith J, Walter FM, et al (In Press). Evaluating a computer aid for assessing stomach symptoms (ECASS): study protocol for a multi-site phase II exploratory cluster randomised controlled trial. Trials Abstract.
Walter F, Thompson MJ, Wellwood I, Abel G, Hamilton W, Johnson M, Lyratzopoulos G, Messenger M, Neal R, Greg R, et al (In Press). Evaluating diagnostic strategies for early detection of cancer: the CanTest Framework. BMC Cancer
Lavu D, Khan A, Konya J, Martins T, Price S, Neal R (2024). Gender inequalities across ethnicities in primary care cancer referrals: scoping review protocol. BJGP Open Abstract.  Author URL.
Kwong FL, Kristunas C, Davenport C, Aggarwal R, Deeks J, Mallett S, Kehoe S, Timmerman D, Bourne T, Stobart H, et al (2024). Investigating harms of testing for ovarian cancer - psychological outcomes and cancer conversion rates in women with symptoms of ovarian cancer: a cohort study embedded in the multicentre ROCkeTS prospective diagnostic study. BJOG Abstract.  Author URL.
Khan AZ, Lavu D, Knowles L, Neal RD (2024). Pain syndromes in Parkinson's disease: an update for general practice. Br J Gen Pract, 74(739), 90-92.  Author URL.
Khan AZ, Lavu D, Neal RD (2024). Parkinson's disease: a scoping review of the quantitative and qualitative evidence of its diagnostic accuracy in primary care. Br J Gen Pract, 74(741), e227-e232. Abstract.  Author URL.
Cocco P, Smith AF, Neal RD, Shinkins B (2024). The National Health Service urgent cancer referral pathway for suspected urological cancers: Early economic evaluation of a risk prediction test. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, 40(1). Abstract.
Muller D, Wilding S, Goss V, Walters J, Cazaly A, Ball D, Eckert C, Nutall J, Roberts C, Heinson A, et al (2023). 159 Research on the road: taking lung cancer research to the patient. Lung Cancer, 178, s69-s70.
Little P, Bradbury K, Stuart B, Barnett J, Krusche A, Steele M, Heber E, Easton S, Smith KA, Slodkowska-Barabasz J, et al (2023). A randomised controlled trial of a digital intervention (Renewed) to support symptom management, wellbeing and quality of life in cancer survivors. Br J Gen Pract Abstract.  Author URL.
Ashley L, Surr C, Kelley R, Price M, Griffiths AW, Fowler NR, Giza DE, Neal RD, Martin C, Hopkinson JB, et al (2023). Cancer care for people with dementia: Literature overview and recommendations for practice and research. CA-A CANCER JOURNAL FOR CLINICIANS, 73(3), 320-338.  Author URL.
O'Dowd EL, Merriel SWD, Cheng VWT, Khan S, Howells LM, Gopal DP, Roundhill EA, Brennan PM, Crosbie PAJ, Neal RD, et al (2023). Clinical trials in cancer screening, prevention and early diagnosis (SPED): a systematic mapping review. BMC Cancer, 23(1). Abstract.  Author URL.
Smith L, Carmichael J, Cook G, Shinkins B, Neal RD (2023). Development and Internal Validation of a Risk Prediction Model to Identify Myeloma Based on Routine Blood Tests: a Case-Control Study. Cancers (Basel), 15(3). Abstract.  Author URL.
Anthony BF, Disbeschl S, Goulden N, Hendry A, Hiscock J, Hoare Z, Roberts J, Rose J, Surgey A, Williams NH, et al (2023). Earlier cancer diagnosis in primary care: a feasibility economic analysis of ThinkCancer!. BJGP Open, 7(1). Abstract.  Author URL.
Moore SF, Price SJ, Bostock J, Neal RD, Hamilton W (2023). Incidence of ‘Low-Risk but Not No-Risk’ Features of Cancer Prior to High-Risk Feature Occurrence: an Observational Cohort Study in Primary Care. Cancers, 15(15), 3936-3936. Abstract.
Bradley C, Alexandris P, Baldwin DR, Booton R, Darby M, Eckert CJ, Gabe R, Hancock N, Janes S, Kennedy M, et al (2023). Measuring spirometry in a lung cancer screening cohort highlights possible underdiagnosis and misdiagnosis of COPD. ERJ Open Research, 9(4), 00203-02023.
Jones D, Ali OM, Honey S, Surr C, Scott S, De Wit N, Neal RD (2023). Patient’s views on the decision to investigate cancer symptoms in older adults: a qualitative interview study. British Journal of General Practice, 73(733).
Bowcock S, Atkin C, Iqbal G, Pratt G, Yong K, Neal RD, Planche T, Karunanithi K, Jenkins S, Stern S, et al (2023). Presenting Symptoms in Newly Diagnosed Myeloma, Relation to Organ Damage, and Implications for Symptom-Directed Screening: a Secondary Analysis from the Tackling Early Morbidity and Mortality in Myeloma (TEAMM) Trial. Cancers, 15(13), 3337-3337. Abstract.
Willis TA, Neal RD, Walter FM, Foy R (2023). Priorities for implementation research on diagnosing cancer in primary care: a consensus process. BMC Health Services Research, 23(1). Abstract.
di Martino E, Honey S, Bradley SH, Ali O, Neal R, Scott S (2023). Understanding General Practitioners’ referral decisions for younger patients with symptoms of cancer: a qualitative interview study. British Journal of General Practice
Konya J, Neal RD, Clark C, Bearman D, Campbell J (2022). Can early cancer detection be improved in deprived areas by involving community pharmacists?. Br J Gen Pract, 72(717), 153-154.  Author URL.
Neal RD, Johnson P, Clarke CA, Hamilton SA, Zhang N, Kumar H, Swanton C, Sasieni P (2022). Cell-Free DNA-Based Multi-Cancer Early Detection Test in an Asymptomatic Screening Population (NHS-Galleri): Design of a Pragmatic, Prospective Randomised Controlled Trial. CANCERS, 14(19).  Author URL.
Savage R, Messenger M, Neal RD, Ferguson R, Johnston C, Lloyd KL, Neal MD, Sansom N, Selby P, Sharma N, et al (2022). Development and validation of multivariable machine learning algorithms to predict risk of cancer in symptomatic patients referred urgently from primary care: a diagnostic accuracy study. BMJ Open, 12(4). Abstract.  Author URL.
Smith L, Carmichael J, Cook G, Shinkins B, Neal RD (2022). Diagnosing myeloma in general practice: how might earlier diagnosis be achieved?. British Journal of General Practice, 72(723), 462-463.
Menon U, Weller D, Falborg AZ, Jensen H, Butler J, Barisic A, Knudsen AK, Bergin RJ, Brewster DH, Cairnduff V, et al (2022). Diagnostic Routes and Time Intervals for Ovarian Cancer in Nine International Jurisdictions; Findings from the International Cancer Benchmarking Partnership (ICBP). Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey, 77(12), 739-740.
Vedsted P, Weller D, Zalounina Falborg A, Jensen H, Kalsi J, Brewster D, Lin Y, Gavin A, Barisic A, Grunfeld E, et al (2022). Diagnostic pathways for breast cancer in 10 International Cancer Benchmarking Partnership (ICBP) jurisdictions: an international comparative cohort study based on questionnaire and registry data. BMJ Open, 12(12). Abstract.  Author URL.
Menon U, Weller D, Falborg AZ, Jensen H, Butler J, Barisic A, Knudsen AK, Bergin RJ, Brewster DH, Cairnduff V, et al (2022). Diagnostic routes and time intervals for ovarian cancer in nine international jurisdictions; findings from the International Cancer Benchmarking Partnership (ICBP). British Journal of Cancer, 127(5), 844-854.
Frempong SN, Shinkins B, Howdon D, Messenger M, Neal RD, Sagoo GS (2022). Early economic evaluation of an intervention to improve uptake of the NHS England Diabetes Prevention Programme. Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research, 22(3), 417-427. Abstract.
Jones D, Di Martino E, Bradley SH, Essang B, Hemphill S, Wright JM, Renzi C, Surr C, Clegg A, De Wit N, et al (2022). Factors affecting the decision to investigate older adults with potential cancer symptoms: a systematic review. Br J Gen Pract, 72(714), e1-e10. Abstract.  Author URL.
Jones D, Di Martino E, Bradley SH, Essang B, Hemphill S, Wright JM, Renzi C, Surr C, Clegg A, Neal R, et al (2022). Factors influencing symptom appraisal and help-seeking of older adults with possible cancer: a mixed-methods systematic review. British Journal of General Practice, 72(723), e702-e712. Abstract.
Zigman Suchsland M, Kowalski L, Burkhardt HA, Prado MG, Kessler LG, Yetisgen M, Au MA, Stephens KA, Farjah F, Schleyer AM, et al (2022). How Timely is Diagnosis of Lung Cancer? Cohort Study of Individuals with Lung Cancer Presenting in Ambulatory Care in the United States. Cancers, 14(23), 5756-5756. Abstract.
Anthony BF, Disbeschl S, Goulden N, Hendry A, Hiscock J, Hoare Z, Lewis R, Roberts J, Rose J, Surgey A, et al (2022). Improving the diagnosis of cancer in primary care: a feasibility economic analysis of the ThinkCancer! study. International Journal for Population Data Science, 7(2).
di Martino E, Smith L, Bradley SH, Hemphill S, Wright J, Renzi C, Bergin R, Emery J, Neal RD (2022). Incidence trends for twelve cancers in younger adults-a rapid review. BRITISH JOURNAL OF CANCER, 126(10), 1374-1386.  Author URL.
Prout H, Tod A, Neal R, Nelson A (2022). Maximising recruitment of research participants into a general practice based randomised controlled trial concerning lung diagnosis-staff insights from an embedded qualitative study. Trials, 23(1). Abstract.  Author URL.
Swanton C, Neal RD, Johnson PWM, Dur CC, Hamilton SA, Zhang N, Kumar H, Sasieni P (2022). NHS-Galleri Trial Design: Equitable study recruitment tactics for targeted population-level screening with a multi-cancer early detection (MCED) test. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 40(16_suppl), tps6606-tps6606.
Murray R, Brain K, Britton J, Lewis S, Thorley R, Baldwin D, Quaife S, Chalitsios C, Alexandris P, Crosbie P, et al (2022). PL03.03 Personalised Smoking Cessation Support in a Lung Cancer Screening Programme: the Yorkshire Enhanced Stop Smoking Study (YESS). Journal of Thoracic Oncology, 17(9).
Crosbie PAJ, Gabe R, Simmonds I, Hancock N, Alexandris P, Kennedy M, Rogerson S, Baldwin D, Booton R, Bradley C, et al (2022). Participation in community-based lung cancer screening: the Yorkshire Lung Screening Trial. European Respiratory Journal, 60(5).
Hall LH, King NV, Graham CD, Green SMC, Barber A, Neal RD, Foy R, Clark J, Lloyd KE, Smith SG, et al (2022). Strategies to self-manage side-effects of adjuvant endocrine therapy among breast cancer survivors: an umbrella review of empirical evidence and clinical guidelines. Journal of Cancer Survivorship, 16(6), 1296-1338. Abstract.
Summerfield C, Smith L, Todd O, Renzi C, Lyratzopoulos G, Neal RD, Jones D (2022). The Effect of Older Age and Frailty on the Time to Diagnosis of Cancer: a Connected Bradford Electronic Health Records Study. Cancers, 14(22), 5666-5666. Abstract.
Usher-Smith JA, Godoy A, Burge SW, Burbidge S, Cartledge J, Crosbie PAJ, Eckert C, Farquhar F, Hammond D, Hancock N, et al (2022). The Yorkshire Kidney Screening Trial (YKST): protocol for a feasibility study of adding non-contrast abdominal CT scanning to screen for kidney cancer and other abdominal pathology within a trial of community-based CT screening for lung cancer. BMJ Open, 12(9). Abstract.  Author URL.
Smith L, Sansom N, Hemphill S, Bradley SH, Shinkins B, Wheatstone P, Hamilton W, Neal RD (2022). Trends and variation in urgent referrals for suspected cancer 2009/2010-2019/2020. Br J Gen Pract, 72(714), 34-37.  Author URL.
Bhartia BSK, Hatton NLF, Aslam R, Bradley SH, Darby M, Hamilton WT, Hurst E, Kennedy MPT, Mounce LTA, Neal RD, et al (2021). A prospective cohort evaluation of the sensitivity and specificity of the chest X-ray for the detection of lung cancer in symptomatic adults. European Journal of Radiology, 144 Abstract.
Bradley SH, Barclay M, Cornwell B, Abel GA, Callister ME, Gomez-Cano M, Round T, Shinkins B, Neal RD (2021). Associations between general practice characteristics and chest x-ray rate: an observational study. British Journal of General Practice, 72(714).
Bradley SH, Bhartia BS, Callister ME, Hamilton WT, Hatton NLF, Kennedy MP, Mounce LT, Shinkins B, Wheatstone P, Neal RD, et al (2021). Chest X-ray sensitivity and lung cancer outcomes: a retrospective observational study. Br J Gen Pract, 71(712), e862-e868. Abstract.  Author URL.
Atkin C, Iqbal G, Planche T, Pratt G, Yong K, Wood J, Raynes K, Low E, Higgins H, Neal RD, et al (2021). Diagnostic pathways in multiple myeloma and their relationship to end organ damage: an analysis from the Tackling Early Morbidity and Mortality in Myeloma (TEAMM) trial. BRITISH JOURNAL OF HAEMATOLOGY, 192(6), 997-1005.  Author URL.
Rubin G, Walter FM, Emery J, Hamilton W, Hoare Z, Howse J, Nixon C, Srivastava T, Thomas C, Ukoumunne OC, et al (2021). Electronic clinical decision support tool for assessing stomach symptoms in primary care (ECASS): a feasibility study. BMJ Open, 11(3), e041795-e041795. Abstract.
Bradley SH, Hatton NLF, Aslam R, Bhartia B, Callister ME, Kennedy MP, Mounce LT, Shinkins B, Hamilton WT, Neal RD, et al (2021). Estimating lung cancer risk from chest X-ray and symptoms: a prospective cohort study. Br J Gen Pract, 71(705), e280-e286. Abstract.  Author URL.
Al Achkar M, Suchsland MZ, Walter FM, Neal RD, Goulart BHL, Thompson MJ (2021). Experiences along the diagnostic pathway for patients with advanced lung cancer in the USA: a qualitative study. BMJ OPEN, 11(4).  Author URL.
Bradley PT, Hall N, Maniatopoulos G, Neal RD, Paleri V, Wilkes S (2021). Factors shaping the implementation and use of Clinical Cancer Decision Tools by GPs in primary care: a qualitative framework synthesis. BMJ OPEN, 11(2).  Author URL.
Archer S, Calanzani N, Honey S, Johnson M, Neal R, Scott SE, Walter FM (2021). Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer assessment in primary care: a qualitative study of GP views. BJGP Open, 5(4). Abstract.  Author URL.
Disbeschl S, Surgey A, Roberts JL, Hendry A, Lewis R, Goulden N, Hoare Z, Williams N, Anthony BF, Edwards RT, et al (2021). Protocol for a feasibility study incorporating a randomised pilot trial with an embedded process evaluation and feasibility economic analysis of ThinkCancer!: a primary care intervention to expedite cancer diagnosis in Wales. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 7(1). Abstract.
Moriarty Y, Lau M, Sewell B, Trubey R, Quinn-Scoggins H, Owen S, Padgett L, Kolovou V, Hepburn J, Buckle P, et al (2021). Randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation of a targeted cancer awareness intervention for adults living in deprived areas of the UK. BRITISH JOURNAL OF CANCER, 125(8), 1100-1110.  Author URL.
Neal RD, Smith L (2021). Urgent cancer referrals: how well are they working and can they be improved?. Br J Gen Pract, 71(710), 390-391.  Author URL.
Khan N, Jones D, Grice A, Alderson S, Bradley S, Carder P, Drinkwater J, Edwards H, Essang B, Richards S, et al (2020). A brave new world: the new normal for general practice after the COVID-19 pandemic. BJGP Open, 4(3).
di Martino E, Ayaz‐Shah A, Shinkins B, Jain S, Neal RD (2020). A urine test for bladder cancer: available soon in primary care?. Trends in Urology & Men's Health, 11(4), 18-21.
Falborg AZ, Vedsted P, Menon U, Weller D, Neal RD, Reguilon I, Harrison S, Jensen H (2020). Agreement between questionnaires and registry data on routes to diagnosis and milestone dates of the cancer diagnostic pathway. CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY, 65  Author URL.
Neal RD, Nekhlyudov L, Wheatstone P, Koczwara B (2020). Cancer care during and after the pandemic from ordeal to opportunity through innovation and cooperation. BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL, 370  Author URL.
Medina-Lara A, Grigore B, Lewis R, Peters J, Price S, Landa P, Robinson S, Neal R, Hamilton W, Spencer AE, et al (2020). Cancer diagnostic tools to aid decision-making in primary care: mixed-methods systematic reviews and cost-effectiveness analysis. Health Technology Assessment, 24(66), 1-332. Abstract.
Helsper CW, Campbell C, Emery J, Neal RD, Li L, Rubin G, van Weert H, Vedsted P, Walter FM, Weller D, et al (2020). Cancer has not gone away: a primary care perspective to support a balanced approach for timely cancer diagnosis during COVID-19. Eur J Cancer Care (Engl), 29(5).  Author URL.
Pottle J, Hiscock J, Neal RD, Poolman M (2020). Dying at home of cancer: whose needs are being met? the experience of family carers and healthcare professionals (a multiperspective qualitative study). BMJ SUPPORTIVE & PALLIATIVE CARE, 10(1).  Author URL.
Lai AG, Pasea L, Banerjee A, Hall G, Denaxas S, Chang WH, Katsoulis M, Williams B, Pillay D, Noursadeghi M, et al (2020). Estimated impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer services and excess 1-year mortality in people with cancer and multimorbidity: near real-time data on cancer care, cancer deaths and a population-based cohort study. BMJ OPEN, 10(11).  Author URL.
Jones D, Neal RD, Duffy SRG, Scott SE, Whitaker KL, Brain K (2020). Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the symptomatic diagnosis of cancer: the view from primary care. LANCET ONCOLOGY, 21(6), 748-750.  Author URL.
Jones D, di Martino E, Hatton NL, Surr C, de Wit N, Neal RD (2020). Investigating cancer symptoms in older people: what are the issues and where is the evidence?. BRITISH JOURNAL OF GENERAL PRACTICE, 70(696), 321-322.  Author URL.
di Martino E, Andersen CA, Mengel-Jorgensen T, Jensen MB, Bradley S, Neal RD (2020). Is there a place for point-of-care ultrasound in UK primary care?. BRITISH JOURNAL OF GENERAL PRACTICE, 70(696), 323-324.  Author URL.
Okunade K, Akinsete AM, Salako O, Afolabi BB, Neal RD (2020). Oral etoposide for treatment and/or maintenance treatment of recurrent epithelial ovarian cancer. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2020(2). Abstract.
Bradley SH, Kennedy MPT, Neal RD (2020). Recognising Lung Cancer in Primary Care (vol 36, pg 19, 2019). ADVANCES IN THERAPY, 37(4), 1701-1701.  Author URL.
Kolovou V, Moriarty Y, Gilbert S, Quinn-Scoggins H, Townson J, Padgett L, Owen S, Buckle P, Edwards A, Hepburn J, et al (2020). Recruitment and retention of participants from socioeconomically deprived communities: lessons from the Awareness and Beliefs About Cancer (ABACus3) Randomised Controlled Trial. BMC MEDICAL RESEARCH METHODOLOGY, 20(1).  Author URL.
Wallis CJD, Catto JWF, Finelli A, Glaser AW, Gore JL, Loeb S, Morgan TM, Morgans AK, Mottet N, Neal R, et al (2020). The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Genitourinary Cancer Care: Re-envisioning the Future. EUROPEAN UROLOGY, 78(5), 731-742.  Author URL.
Murray RL, Brain K, Britton J, Quinn-Scoggins HD, Lewis S, McCutchan GM, Quaife SL, Wu Q, Ashurst A, Baldwin D, et al (2020). Yorkshire Enhanced Stop Smoking (YESS) study: a protocol for a randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effect of adding a personalised smoking cessation intervention to a lung cancer screening programme. BMJ OPEN, 10(9).  Author URL.
Crosbie PAJ, Gabe R, Simmonds I, Kennedy M, Rogerson S, Ahmed N, Baldwin DR, Booton R, Cochrane A, Darby M, et al (2020). Yorkshire Lung Screening Trial (YLST): protocol for a randomised controlled trial to evaluate invitation to community-based low-dose CT screening for lung cancer versus usual care in a targeted population at risk. BMJ OPEN, 10(9).  Author URL.
Torring ML, Falborg AZ, Jensen H, Neal RD, Weller D, Reguilon I, Menon U, Vedsted P (2019). Advanced-stage cancer and time to diagnosis: an International Cancer Benchmarking Partnership (ICBP) cross-sectional study. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER CARE, 28(5).  Author URL.
Renzi C, Kaushal A, Emery J, Hamilton W, Neal RD, Rachet B, Rubin G, Singh H, Walter FM, de Wit NJ, et al (2019). Comorbid chronic diseases and cancer diagnosis: disease-specific effects and underlying mechanisms. Nat Rev Clin Oncol, 16(12), 746-761. Abstract.  Author URL.
McCutchan G, Hiscock J, Hood K, Murchie P, Neal RD, Newton G, Thomas S, Thomas AM, Brain K (2019). Engaging high-risk groups in early lung cancer diagnosis: a qualitative study of symptom presentation and intervention preferences among the UK's most deprived communities. BMJ OPEN, 9(5).  Author URL.
Moriarty Y, Townson J, Quinn-Scoggins H, Padgett L, Owen S, Smits S, Playle R, Dimitropoulou P, Sewell B, Kolovou V, et al (2019). Improving cancer symptom awareness and help-seeking among adults living in socioeconomically deprived communities in the UK using a facilitated health check: a protocol for the Awareness and Beliefs About Cancer (ABACus) Randomised Control Trial. BMC PUBLIC HEALTH, 19  Author URL.
Neal RD, Sun F, Emery JD, Callister ME (2019). Lung cancer. BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL, 365  Author URL.
Lewis R, Hendry M, Din N, Stanciu MA, Nafees S, Hendry A, Teoh ZH, Lloyd T, Parsonage R, Neal RD, et al (2019). Pragmatic methods for reviewing exceptionally large bodies of evidence: systematic mapping review and overview of systematic reviews using lung cancer survival as an exemplar. SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS, 8  Author URL.
Bradley SH, Kennedy MPT, Neal RD (2019). Recognising Lung Cancer in Primary Care. ADVANCES IN THERAPY, 36(1), 19-30.  Author URL.
Krusche A, Bradbury K, Corbett T, Barnett J, Stuart B, Yao GL, Bacon R, Bohning D, Cheetham-Blake T, Eccles D, et al (2019). Renewed: Protocol for a randomised controlled trial of a digital intervention to support quality of life in cancer survivors. BMJ OPEN, 9(3).  Author URL.
Bradley SH, Abraham S, Callister ME, Grice A, Hamilton WT, Lopez RR, Shinkins B, Neal RD (2019). Sensitivity of chest X-ray for detecting lung cancer in people presenting with symptoms: a systematic review. Br J Gen Pract, 69(689), e827-e835. Abstract.  Author URL.
Menon U, Vedsted P, Falborg AZ, Jensen H, Harrison S, Reguilon I, Barisic A, Bergin RJ, Brewster DH, Butler J, et al (2019). Time intervals and routes to diagnosis for lung cancer in 10 jurisdictions: cross-sectional study findings from the International Cancer Benchmarking Partnership (ICBP). BMJ OPEN, 9(11).  Author URL.
Stanciu MA, Morris C, Makin M, Watson E, Bulger J, Evans R, Hiscock J, Hoare Z, Edwards RT, Neal RD, et al (2019). Trial of personalised care after treatment—Prostate cancer: a randomised feasibility trial of a nurse-led psycho-educational intervention. European Journal of Cancer Care, 28(2). Abstract.
McCutchan G, Hiscock J, Murchie P, Hood K, Neal R, Thomas S, Thomas AM, Newton G, Brain K (2019). UNDERSTANDING THE INFLUENCES ON EARLY LUNG CANCER SYMPTOM PRESENTATION AND INTERVENTION PREFERENCES IN HIGH RISK GROUPS: a QUALITATIVE STUDY (vol 25, pg 1, 2018). INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE, 26(1), 109-110.  Author URL.
Stanciu MA, Law R-J, Nafees S, Hendry M, Yeo ST, Hiscock J, Lewis R, Edwards RT, Williams NH, Brain K, et al (2018). Development of an intervention to expedite cancer diagnosis through primary care: a protocol. BJGP Open, 2(3). Abstract.  Author URL.
Weller D, Menon U, Falborg AZ, Jensen H, Barisic A, Knudsen AK, Bergin RJ, Brewster DH, Cairnduff V, Gavin AT, et al (2018). Diagnostic routes and time intervals for patients with colorectal cancer in 10 international jurisdictions; findings from a cross-sectional study from the International Cancer Benchmarking Partnership (ICBP). BMJ OPEN, 8(11).  Author URL.
Prout HC, Barham A, Bongard E, Tudor-Edwards R, Griffiths G, Hamilton W, Harrop E, Hood K, Hurt CN, Nelson R, et al (2018). Patient understanding and acceptability of an early lung cancer diagnosis trial: a qualitative study. Trials, 19(1). Abstract.  Author URL.
Hubbard G, Kyle RG, Neal RD, Marmara V, Wang Z, Dombrowski SU (2018). Promoting sunscreen use and skin self-examination to improve early detection and prevent skin cancer: quasi-experimental trial of an adolescent psycho-educational intervention. BMC PUBLIC HEALTH, 18  Author URL.
Bradley S, Bradley S, Abraham S, Grice A, Lopez RR, Wright J, Farragher T, Shinkins B, Neal RD (2018). Sensitivity of chest X-ray for lung cancer: systematic review. British Journal of General Practice, 68(suppl 1).
Watson EK, Shinkins B, Matheson L, Burns RM, Frith E, Neal D, Hamdy F, Walter FM, Weller D, Wilkinson C, et al (2018). Supporting prostate cancer survivors in primary care: Findings from a pilot trial of a nurse-led psycho-educational intervention (PROSPECTIV). Eur J Oncol Nurs, 32, 73-81. Abstract.  Author URL.
Coxon D, Campbell C, Walter FM, Scott SE, Neal RD, Vedsted P, Emery J, Rubin G, Hamilton W, Weller D, et al (2018). The Aarhus statement on cancer diagnostic research: turning recommendations into new survey instruments. BMC Health Serv Res, 18(1). Abstract.  Author URL.
Morrison V, Spencer LH, Totton N, Pye K, Yeo ST, Butterworth C, Hall L, Whitaker R, Edwards RT, Timmis LJ, et al (2018). Trial of Optimal Personalised Care After Treatment-Gynaecological Cancer (TOPCAT-G) <i>A Randomized Feasibility Trial</i>. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER, 28(2), 401-411.  Author URL.
Nafees S, Law R-J, Hendry M, Hiscock J, Stanciu MA, Lewis R, Surgey A, Goulden N, Hoare Z, Brain K, et al (2018). Wales Interventions and Cancer Knowledge about Early Diagnosis (WICKED): findings of work package 2 of the WICKED research programme. British Journal of General Practice, 68(suppl 1).
Usher-Smith JA, Kassianos AP, Emery JD, Abel GA, Teoh Z, Hall S, Neal RD, Murchie P, Walter FM (2017). Identifying people at higher risk of melanoma across the U.K.: a primary-care-based electronic survey. Br J Dermatol, 176(4), 939-948. Abstract.  Author URL.
Neal RD, Barham A, Bongard E, Edwards RT, Fitzgibbon J, Griffiths G, Hamilton W, Hood K, Nelson A, Parker D, et al (2017). Immediate chest X-ray for patients at risk of lung cancer presenting in primary care: randomised controlled feasibility trial. Br J Cancer, 116(3), 293-302. Abstract.  Author URL.
Parsonage RK, Hiscock J, Law R-J, Neal RD (2017). Patient perspectives on delays in diagnosis and treatment of cancer: a qualitative analysis of free-text data. BRITISH JOURNAL OF GENERAL PRACTICE, 67(654), E49-E56.  Author URL.
Hulbert-Williams NJ, Plumpton CO, Flowers P, McHugh R, Neal RD, Semlyen J, Storey L (2017). The cancer care experiences of gay, lesbian and bisexual patients: a secondary analysis of data from the UK Cancer Patient Experience Survey. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER CARE, 26(4).  Author URL.
Baird R, Banks I, Cameron D, Chester J, Earl H, Flannagan M, Januszewski A, Kennedy R, Payne S, Samuel E, et al (2016). An Association of Cancer Physicians' strategy for improving services and outcomes for cancer patients. Ecancermedicalscience, 10 Abstract.  Author URL.
Weller D, Vedsted P, Anandan C, Zalounina A, Fourkala EO, Desai R, Liston W, Jensen H, Barisic A, Gavin A, et al (2016). An investigation of routes to cancer diagnosis in 10 international jurisdictions, as part of the International Cancer Benchmarking Partnership: survey development and implementation. BMJ OPEN, 6(7).  Author URL.
Hamilton W, Walter FM, Rubin G, Neal RD (2016). Improving early diagnosis of symptomatic cancer. Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology, 13(12), 740-749. Abstract.
Nicholson BD, Mant D, Neal RD, Hart N, Hamilton W, Shinkins B, Rubin G, Rose PW (2016). International variation in adherence to referral guidelines for suspected cancer: a secondary analysis of survey data. Br J Gen Pract, 66(643), e106-e113. Abstract.  Author URL.
Hughes DL, Neal RD, Lyratzopoulos G, Rubin G (2016). Profiling for primary-care presentation, investigation and referral for liver cancers: evidence from a national audit. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY, 28(4), 428-432.  Author URL.
Sundar S, Rick C, Dowling F, Au P, Snell K, Rai N, Champaneria R, Stobart H, Neal R, Davenport C, et al (2016). Refining Ovarian Cancer Test accuracy Scores (ROCkeTS): protocol for a prospective longitudinal test accuracy study to validate new risk scores in women with symptoms of suspected ovarian cancer. BMJ OPEN, 6(8).  Author URL.
Hubbard G, Stoddart I, Forbat L, Neal RD, O'Carroll RE, Haw S, Rauchhaus P, Kyle RG (2016). School-based brief psycho-educational intervention to raise adolescent cancer awareness and address barriers to medical help-seeking about cancer: a cluster randomised controlled trial. PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY, 25(7), 760-771.  Author URL.
Shephard EA, Neal RD, Rose PW, Walter FM, Hamilton W (2016). Symptoms of adult chronic and acute leukaemia before diagnosis: large primary care case-control studies using electronic records. Br J Gen Pract, 66(644), e182-e188. Abstract.  Author URL.
Watson E, Shinkins B, Frith E, Neal D, Hamdy F, Walter F, Weller D, Wilkinson C, Faithfull S, Wolstenholme J, et al (2016). Symptoms, unmet needs, psychological well-being and health status in survivors of prostate cancer: implications for redesigning follow-up. BJU Int, 117(6B), E10-E19. Abstract.  Author URL.
Pye K, Totton N, Stuart N, Whitaker R, Morrison V, Edwards RT, Yeo ST, Timmis LJ, Butterworth C, Hall L, et al (2016). Trial of Optimal Personalised Care After Treatment for Gynaecological cancer (TOPCAT-G): a study protocol for a randomised feasibility trial. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 2(1). Abstract.
Stanciu MA, Morris C, Makin M, Watson E, Bulger J, Evans R, Hiscock J, Hoare Z, Edwards RT, Neal RD, et al (2015). A pilot randomised controlled trial of personalised care after treatment for prostate cancer (TOPCAT-P): nurse-led holistic-needs assessment and individualised psychoeducational intervention: study protocol. BMJ Open, 5(6). Abstract.  Author URL.
Din NU, Ukoumunne OC, Rubin G, Hamilton W, Carter B, Stapley S, Neal RD (2015). Age and Gender Variations in Cancer Diagnostic Intervals in 15 Cancers: Analysis of Data from the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink. PLoS One, 10(5). Abstract.  Author URL.
Coxon D, Campbell C, Walter F, Scott S, Neal R, Vedsted P, Emery J, Rubin G, Hamilton W, Weller D, et al (2015). Development of the 'Aarhus Statement Tool for Researching Intervals in Diagnosis' (ASTRID): results from a pilot study with cancer patients and their GPs. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER CARE, 24, 16-16.  Author URL.
Sundar S, Neal RD, Kehoe S (2015). Diagnosis of ovarian cancer. BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL, 351  Author URL.
Astin MP, Martins T, Welton N, Neal RD, Rose PW, Hamilton W (2015). Diagnostic value of symptoms of oesophagogastric cancers in primary care: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Br J Gen Pract, 65(639), e677-e691. Abstract.  Author URL.
Rose PW, Rubin G, Perera-Salazar R, Almberg SS, Barisic A, Dawes M, Grunfeld E, Hart N, Neal RD, Pirotta M, et al (2015). Explaining variation in cancer survival between 11 jurisdictions in the International Cancer Benchmarking Partnership: a primary care vignette survey. BMJ Open, 5(5). Abstract.  Author URL.
Hamilton W, Stapley S, Campbell C, Lyratzopoulos G, Rubin G, Neal RD (2015). For which cancers might patients benefit most from expedited symptomatic diagnosis? Construction of a ranking order by a modified Delphi technique. BMC Cancer, 15 Abstract.  Author URL.
Rubin GP, Saunders CL, Abel GA, McPhail S, Lyratzopoulos G, Neal RD (2015). Impact of investigations in general practice on timeliness of referral for patients subsequently diagnosed with cancer: analysis of national primary care audit data. Br J Cancer, 112(4), 676-687. Abstract.
Neal RD, Tharmanathan P, France B, Din NU, Cotton S, Fallon-Ferguson J, Hamilton W, Hendry A, Hendry M, Lewis R, et al (2015). Is increased time to diagnosis and treatment in symptomatic cancer associated with poorer outcomes? Systematic review. Br J Cancer, 112 Suppl 1(Suppl 1), S92-107. Abstract.  Author URL.
Shephard EA, Neal RD, Rose PW, Walter FM, Hamilton WT (2015). Quantifying the risk of Hodgkin lymphoma in symptomatic primary care patients aged ≥40 years: a case-control study using electronic records. Br J Gen Pract, 65(634), e289-e294. Abstract.  Author URL.
Shephard EA, Neal RD, Rose P, Walter FM, Litt EJ, Hamilton WT (2015). Quantifying the risk of multiple myeloma from symptoms reported in primary care patients: a large case-control study using electronic records. Br J Gen Pract, 65(631), e106-e113. Abstract.  Author URL.
Shephard EA, Neal RD, Rose PW, Walter FM, Hamilton WT (2015). Quantifying the risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in symptomatic primary care patients aged ≥40 years: a large case-control study using electronic records. Br J Gen Pract, 65(634), e281-e288. Abstract.  Author URL.
Rogers TK, Hamilton W, Tod A, Neal R (2015). Response to: What characteristics of primary care and patients are associated with early death in patients with lung cancer in the UK?. Thorax, 70(2).  Author URL.
Rai N, Champaneria R, Snell K, Mallett S, Bayliss SE, Neal RD, Balogun M, Kehoe S, Deeks JJ, Sundar S, et al (2015). Symptoms, ultrasound imaging and biochemical markers alone or in combination for the diagnosis of ovarian cancer in women with symptoms suspicious of ovarian cancer. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2015(12). Abstract.
Neal RD, Robbe IJ, Lewis M, Williamson I, Hanson J (2015). The complexity and difficulty of diagnosing lung cancer: findings from a national primary-care study in Wales. PRIMARY HEALTH CARE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, 16(5), 436-449.  Author URL.
Rubin G, Berendsen A, Crawford SM, Dommett R, Earle C, Emery J, Fahey T, Grassi L, Grunfeld E, Gupta S, et al (2015). The expanding role of primary care in cancer control. Lancet Oncol, 16(12), 1231-1272. Abstract.  Author URL.
Lyratzopoulos G, Saunders CL, Abel GA, McPhail S, Neal RD, Wardle J, Rubin GP (2015). The relative length of the patient and the primary care interval in patients with 28 common and rarer cancers. Br J Cancer, 112 Suppl 1, S35-S40. Abstract.
Bulger JK, Hiscock J, Neal RD, Stanciu A, Makin M, Wilkinson C (2015). ‘Carrying on the way we are is becoming shambolic’ – an interview study with prostate cancer specialists about their usual practice of follow-up. Journal of Clinical Urology, 8(4), 240-245. Abstract.
Neal RD, Hurt C, Roberts K, Rogers T, Hamilton W, Edwards RT, Tod AM, Parker D, Jones ET, Nelson A, et al (2014). A feasibility randomised controlled trial looking at the effect on lung cancer diagnosis of giving a chest X-ray to smokers aged over 60 with new chest symptoms - the ELCID trial. LUNG CANCER, 83, S81-S82.  Author URL.
Walter FM, Mwaka AD, Neal RD (2014). Achieving earlier diagnosis of symptomatic cervical cancer. BRITISH JOURNAL OF GENERAL PRACTICE, 64(627), 495-496.  Author URL.
Hamilton W, Neal RD, Stapley S (2014). Building the evidence base for the early symptomatic diagnosis of cancer (the ABC-DEEP Consortium - Workstream 3). EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER CARE, 23, 7-7.  Author URL.
Neal RD, Campbell C, Hamilton W, Stapley S, Weller D, Lyratzopoulos G, Emery J, Torring ML, Vedsted P, Rubin G, et al (2014). Building the evidence base for the early symptomatic diagnosis of cancer (the ABC-DEEP consortium) - what are the policy and research implications for the international community?. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER CARE, 23, 34-34.  Author URL.
Hubbard G, Macmillan I, Canny A, Forbat L, Neal RD, O'Carroll RE, Haw S, Kyle RG (2014). Cancer symptom awareness and barriers to medical help seeking in Scottish adolescents: a cross-sectional study. BMC PUBLIC HEALTH, 14  Author URL.
Pottle J, Neal R, Poolman M, Hiscock J (2014). Carer and Health Care Professionals' Views on caring for dying patients in their homes in North Wales. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care, 4(Suppl 1).
Neal RD, Din NU, Hamilton W, GBRoumunne OC, Carter B, Stapley S, Rubin G (2014). Comparison of cancer diagnostic intervals before and after implementation of NICE guidelines: Analysis of data from the GBR General Practice Research Database. British Journal of Cancer, 110(3), 584-592. Abstract.
Neal RD, Din NU, Hamilton W, Ukoumunne OC, Carter B, Stapley S, Rubin G (2014). Comparison of cancer diagnostic intervals before and after implementation of NICE guidelines: analysis of data from the UK General Practice Research Database. Br J Cancer, 110(3), 584-592. Abstract.  Author URL.
Rose PW, Hamilton W, Aldersey K, Barisic A, Dawes M, Foot C, Grunfeld E, Hart N, Neal RD, Pirotta M, et al (2014). Development of a survey instrument to investigate the primary care factors related to differences in cancer diagnosis between international jurisdictions. BMC Family Practice, 15(1). Abstract.
Coxon D, Campbell C, Walter F, Scott S, Neal R, Vedsted P, Emery J, Rubin G, Hamilton W, Weller D, et al (2014). Development of the 'Aarhus Statement Tool for Researching Intervals in Diagnosis' (ASTRID): focus groups and interviews with patients, researchers and healthcare professionals. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER CARE, 23, 22-22.  Author URL.
Neal RD, Hamilton W, Rogers TK (2014). Lung cancer. BMJ, 349  Author URL.
Brain KE, Smits S, Simon AE, Forbes LJ, Roberts C, Robbe IJ, Steward J, White C, Neal RD, Hanson J, et al (2014). Ovarian cancer symptom awareness and anticipated delayed presentation in a population sample. BMC CANCER, 14  Author URL.
Watson E, Rose P, Frith E, Hamdy F, Neal D, Kastner C, Russell S, Walter FM, Faithfull S, Wolstenholme J, et al (2014). PROSPECTIV-a pilot trial of a nurse-led psychoeducational intervention delivered in primary care to prostate cancer survivors: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 4(5). Abstract.  Author URL.
Neal RD, Nafees S, Pasterfield D, Hood K, Hendry M, Gollins S, Makin M, Stuart N, Turner J, Carter B, et al (2014). Patient-reported measurement of time to diagnosis in cancer: development of the Cancer Symptom Interval Measure (C-SIM) and randomised controlled trial of method of delivery. BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH, 14  Author URL.
Rubin G, Walter F, Emery J, Neal R, Hamilton W, Wardle J (2014). Research into practice: prompt diagnosis of cancer in primary care. Br J Gen Pract, 64(625), 428-430.  Author URL.
Kyle RG, MacMillan I, Forbat L, Neal RD, O'Carroll RE, Haw S, Hubbard G (2014). Scottish adolescents' sun-related behaviours, tanning attitudes and associations with skin cancer awareness: a cross-sectional study. BMJ OPEN, 4(5).  Author URL.
Astin MP, Martins T, Neal RD, Rose PW, Hamilton W (2014). The diagnostic value of symptoms of possible oesophagogastric cancers: a systematic review and meta-analysis. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER CARE, 23, 27-28.  Author URL.
Keeble S, Abel GA, Saunders CL, McPhail S, Walter FM, Neal RD, Rubin GP, Lyratzopoulos G (2014). Variation in promptness of presentation among 10,297 patients subsequently diagnosed with one of 18 cancers: evidence from a National Audit of Cancer Diagnosis in Primary Care. Int J Cancer, 135(5), 1220-1228. Abstract.
Hurt CN, Roberts K, Rogers TK, Griffiths GO, Hood K, Prout H, Nelson A, Fitzgibbon J, Barham A, Thomas-Jones E, et al (2013). A feasibility study examining the effect on lung cancer diagnosis of offering a chest X-ray to higher-risk patients with chest symptoms: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials, 14(1). Abstract.
Prout H, Neal R, Roberts K, Hurt C, Rogers T, Hamilton W, Edwards RT, Todd A, Parker D, Jones ET, et al (2013). ELCID: early lung cancer identification and diagnosis - an embedded interview study to explore patient participation and recruitment. Trials, 14(Suppl 1).
Lyratzopoulos G, Abel GA, McPhail S, Neal RD, Rubin GP (2013). Gender inequalities in the promptness of diagnosis of bladder and renal cancer after symptomatic presentation: evidence from secondary analysis of an English primary care audit survey. BMJ Open, 3(6). Abstract.
Lyratzopoulos G, Abel GA, McPhail S, Neal RD, Rubin GP (2013). Measures of promptness of cancer diagnosis in primary care: secondary analysis of national audit data on patients with 18 common and rarer cancers. Br J Cancer, 108(3), 686-690. Abstract.
Cotton SJ, Belcher J, Rose P, Jagadeesan SK, Neal RD (2013). The risk of a subsequent cancer diagnosis after herpes zoster infection: primary care database study. BRITISH JOURNAL OF CANCER, 108(3), 721-726.  Author URL.
Fern LA, Birch R, Whelan J, Cooke M, Sutton S, Neal RD, Gerrand C, Hubbard G, Smith S, Lethaby C, et al (2013). Why can't we improve the timeliness of cancer diagnosis in children, teenagers, and young adults?. BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL, 347  Author URL.
Lyratzopoulos G, Greenberg DC, Rubin GP, Abel GA, Walter FM, Neal RD (2012). Advanced stage diagnosis of cancer: who is at greater risk?. Expert Rev Anticancer Ther, 12(8), 993-996.
Hulbert-Williams N, Neal R, Morrison V, Hood K, Wilkinson C (2012). Anxiety, depression and quality of life after cancer diagnosis: what psychosocial variables best predict how patients adjust?. PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY, 21(8), 857-867.  Author URL.
Hendry M, Pasterfield D, Lewis R, Clements A, Damery S, Neal RD, Adke R, Weller D, Campbell C, Patnick J, et al (2012). Are women ready for the new cervical screening protocol in England? a systematic review and qualitative synthesis of views about human papillomavirus testing. Br J Cancer, 107(2), 243-254. Abstract.  Author URL.
Watson EK, Rose PW, Neal RD, Hulbert-Williams N, Donnelly P, Hubbard G, Elliott J, Campbell C, Weller D, Wilkinson C, et al (2012). Personalised cancer follow-up: risk stratification, needs assessment or both?. Br J Cancer, 106(1), 1-5.  Author URL.
Weller D, Vedsted P, Rubin G, Walter FM, Emery J, Scott S, Campbell C, Andersen RS, Hamilton W, Olesen F, et al (2012). The Aarhus statement: improving design and reporting of studies on early cancer diagnosis. British Journal of Cancer
Hulbert-Williams NJ, Hulbert-Williams L, Morrison V, Neal RD, Wilkinson C (2012). The Mini-Mental Adjustment to Cancer Scale: re-analysis of its psychometric properties in a sample of 160 mixed cancer patients. PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY, 21(7), 792-797.  Author URL.
Stapley S, Peters TJ, Neal RD, Rose PW, Walter FM, Hamilton W (2012). The risk of oesophago-gastric cancer in symptomatic patients in primary care: a large case-control study using electronic records. British Journal of Cancer
Stapley S, Peters TJ, Neal RD, Rose PW, Walter FM, Hamilton W (2012). The risk of pancreatic cancer in symptomatic patients in primary care: a large case-control study using electronic records. Br J Cancer, 106(12), 1940-1944. Abstract.  Author URL.
Lyratzopoulos G, Neal RD, Barbiere JM, Rubin GP, Abel GA (2012). Variation in number of general practitioner consultations before hospital referral for cancer: findings from the 2010 National Cancer Patient Experience Survey in England. Lancet Oncol, 13(4), 353-365. Abstract.
O'Brien R, Rose P, Campbell C, Weller D, Neal RD, Wilkinson C, McIntosh H, Watson E, Prostate Cancer Follow-up Group (2011). "I wish I'd told them": a qualitative study examining the unmet psychosexual needs of prostate cancer patients during follow-up after treatment. Patient Educ Couns, 84(2), 200-207. Abstract.  Author URL.
Edwards RT, Neal RD, Linck P, Bruce N, Mullock L, Nelhans N, Pasterfield D, Russell D, Russell I, Woodfine L, et al (2011). Enhancing ventilation in homes of children with asthma: cost-effectiveness study alongside randomised controlled trial. BRITISH JOURNAL OF GENERAL PRACTICE, 61(592).  Author URL.
Woodfine L, Neal RD, Bruce N, Edwards RT, Linck P, Mullock L, Nelhans N, Pasterfield D, Russell D, Russell I, et al (2011). Enhancing ventilation in homes of children with asthma: pragmatic randomised controlled trial. BRITISH JOURNAL OF GENERAL PRACTICE, 61(592), 674-675.  Author URL.
Highet G, Murray SA, Campbell C, Kendall M, Rainey P, Neal R, Rose P, Anandan C, Amoakwa E, Weller D, et al (2011). Resolving tensions: optimising the role of primary care in lung cancer follow-up care. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care, 1(Suppl 1).
Astin MP, Neal RD, Rose PW, Hamilton W (2011). The diagnostic value of symptoms for colorectal cancer in primary care response. BRITISH JOURNAL OF GENERAL PRACTICE, 61(588), 441-441.  Author URL.
Astin M, Griffin T, Neal RD, Rose P, Hamilton W (2011). The diagnostic value of symptoms for colorectal cancer in primary care: a systematic review. Br J Gen Pract, 61(586), e231-e243. Abstract.  Author URL.
Watson EK, O'Brien R, Campbell C, Weller D, Neal RD, Wilkinson C, Rose PW, Prostate Cancer Follow-Up Study Group (2011). Views of health professionals on the role of primary care in the follow-up of men with prostate cancer. Fam Pract, 28(6), 647-654. Abstract.  Author URL.
Hamilton WT, Astin MP, Griffin T, Neal RD, Rose PW (2010). <i>Colorectal cancer</i> Secondary care data may mislead. BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL, 340  Author URL.
Neal RD (2010). Cancer diagnosis - the role of urgent referral guidelines. BRITISH JOURNAL OF GENERAL PRACTICE, 60(571), 127-127.  Author URL.
O'Brien R, Rose PW, Campbell C, Weller D, Neal RD, Wilkinson C, Watson EK, Prostate Cancer Follow-up Group (2010). Experiences of follow-up after treatment in patients with prostate cancer: a qualitative study. BJU Int, 106(7), 998-1003. Abstract.  Author URL.
Neal RD (2009). Do diagnostic delays in cancer matter?. BRITISH JOURNAL OF CANCER, 101, S9-S12.  Author URL.
McIntosh HM, Neal RD, Rose P, Watson E, Wilkinson C, Weller D, Campbell C, Prostate Cancer Follow-up Group (2009). Follow-up care for men with prostate cancer and the role of primary care: a systematic review of international guidelines. Br J Cancer, 100(12), 1852-1860. Abstract.  Author URL.
Neal RD, Pasterfield D, Wilkinson C, Hood K, Makin M, Lawrence H (2008). Determining patient and primary care delay in the diagnosis of cancer - lessons from a pilot study of patients referred for suspected cancer. BMC FAMILY PRACTICE, 9  Author URL.
Neal RD, Cannings-John R, Hood K, Sowden J, Lawrence H, Jones C, Jones J (2008). Excision of malignant melanomas in North Wales: effect of location and surgeon on time to diagnosis and quality of excision. Fam Pract, 25(4), 221-227. Abstract.  Author URL.
Pascoe SW, Neal RD, Heywood PL, Allgar VL, Miles JN, Stefoski-Mikeljevic J (2008). Identifying patients with a cancer diagnosis using general practice medical records and Cancer Registry data. FAMILY PRACTICE, 25(4), 215-220.  Author URL.
Neal RD (2008). NICE prostate cancer clinical guideline: implications for primary care. BRITISH JOURNAL OF GENERAL PRACTICE, 58(554), 607-608.  Author URL.
Edwards AGK, Hulbert-Williams N, Neal RD (2008). Psychological interventions for women with metastatic breast cancer. COCHRANE DATABASE OF SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS(3).  Author URL.
Pascoe SW, Neal RD, Bedford YE, McMain SS (2007). Initiation, choice and satisfaction of nursing appointments in general practice: a cross-sectional survey of patients and nurses. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NURSING, 16(6), 1068-1071.  Author URL.
Neal RD, Allgar VL, Ali N, Leese B, Heywood P, Proctor G, Evans J (2007). Stage, survival and delays in lung, colorectal, prostate and ovarian cancer: comparison between diagnostic routes. BRITISH JOURNAL OF GENERAL PRACTICE, 57(536), 212-219.  Author URL.
Neal RDA, Stuart N, Wilkinson C (2007). Testicular cancer: seminoma. BMJ clinical evidence, 2007 Abstract.
Ali N, Atkin K, Neal R (2006). The role of culture in the general practice consultation process. ETHNICITY & HEALTH, 11(4), 389-408.  Author URL.
Allgar VL, Neal RD, Ali N, Leese B, Heywood P, Proctor G, Evans J (2006). Urgent GP referrals for suspected lung, colorectal, prostate and ovarian cancer. BRITISH JOURNAL OF GENERAL PRACTICE, 56(526), 355-362.  Author URL.
Allgar VL, Neal RD (2005). Delays in the diagnosis of six cancers: Analysis of data from the National Survey of NHS Patients: Cancer. British Journal of Cancer, 92(11), 1959-1970. Abstract.
Allgar VL, Neal RD (2005). General practictioners' management of cancer in England: Secondary analysis of data from the National Survey of NHS Patients - Cancer. European Journal of Cancer Care, 14(5), 409-416. Abstract.
Neal RD, Hussain-Gambles M, Allgar VL, Lawlor DA, Dempsey O (2005). Reasons for and consequences of missed appointments in general practice in the UK: Questionnaire survey and prospective review of medical records. BMC Family Practice, 6 Abstract.
Neal RD, Allgar VL (2005). Sociodemographic factors and delays in the diagnosis of six cancers: Analysis of data from the 'National Survey of NHS Patients: Cancer'. British Journal of Cancer, 92(11), 1971-1975. Abstract.
Neal R, Stuart N, Wilkinson C (2005). Testicular cancer: seminoma. Clinical evidence(14), 1119-1134.
Neal RD, Ali N, Allgar V, Coleman T (2004). Consent rates for video-recording general practice consultations: Effect of ethnicity and other factors. Family Practice, 21(2), 219-220. Abstract.
Hussain-Gambles M, Neal RD, Dempsey O, Lawlor DA, Hodgson J (2004). Missed appointments in primary care: Questionnaire and focus group study of health professionals. British Journal of General Practice, 54(499), 108-113. Abstract.
Pascoe SW, Neal RD, Allgar VL (2004). Open-access versus bookable appointment systems: Survey of patients attending appointments with general practitioners. British Journal of General Practice, 54(502), 367-369. Abstract.
Pascoe SW, Neal RD, Allgar VL, Selby PJ, Wright EP (2004). Psychosocial care for cancer patients in primary care? Recognition of opportunities for cancer care. Family Practice, 21(4), 437-442. Abstract.
Allgar VL, Neal RD, Pascoe SW (2003). Cancer patients consultation patterns in primary care and levels of psychological morbidity: Findings from the health survey for England. Psycho-Oncology, 12(7), 736-740. Abstract.
Wood E, Neal R, Heywood P, Atkin K (2003). Delays in the Diagnosis of Colorectal Cancer: In-Depth, Patient-Centred, Qualitative Study. Clinical Science, 104(s49), 28p-28p.
Mikeljevic JS, Johnston C, Adamson PJ, Wright A, Bishop JAN, Batman P, Neal RD, Forman D (2003). How complete has skin cancer registration been in the UK? a study from Yorkshire. European Journal of Cancer Prevention, 12(2), 125-133. Abstract.
Neal R (2002). Quality care through clinical evidence - the SAPC Annual Scientific Meeting in Birmingham. BRITISH JOURNAL OF GENERAL PRACTICE, 52(481), 690-690.  Author URL.
Colledge M, Neal R (2001). An applied, practice-based approach to research training in general practice. Education for General Practice, 12(2), 163-168.
Neal RD, Lawlor DA, Allgar V, Colledge M, Ali S, Hassey A, Portz C, Wilson A (2001). Missed appointments in general practice: Retrospective data analysis from four practices. British Journal of General Practice, 51(471), 830-832. Abstract.
Dempsey OP, Neal RD, Russell I (2001). Short-term admission of acutely ill older people to nursing homes by general practitioners: a national questionnaire survey [4]. Age and Ageing, 30(4), 357-359.
Neal RD, Wickenden G, Cottrell D, Mason J, Rugiano J, Clarkson P, Bearpark A (2001). The use of primary, secondary, community and social care by families who frequently consult their general practitioner. Health and Social Care in the Community, 9(6), 375-382. Abstract.
Neal RD, Heywood PL, Morley S (2000). 'I always seem to be there' - a qualitative study of frequent attenders. British Journal of General Practice, 50(458), 716-723. Abstract.
Lawlor DA, Keen S, Neal RD (2000). Can general practitioners influence the nation's health through a population approach to provision of lifestyle advice?. British Journal of General Practice, 50(455), 455-459. Abstract.
Neal RD, Heywood PL, Morley S (2000). Freight trains and supernovas: the use of a sorting task to determine patterns within long-term frequent attendance to general practitioners. Primary Health Care Research and Development, 1(1), 39-50. Abstract.
Neal RD, Heywood PL, Morley S (2000). Frequent attenders' consulting patterns with general practitioners. British Journal of General Practice, 50(461), 972-976. Abstract.
Neal R (2000). Medical retina CD-ROM. FAMILY PRACTICE, 17(3), 282-282.  Author URL.
Scaife B, Gill PS, Heywood PL, Neal RD (2000). Socio-economic characteristics of adult frequent attenders in general practice: Secondary analysis of data. Family Practice, 17(4), 298-304. Abstract.
Neal RD, Colledge M (2000). The effect of the full moon on general practice consultation rates. Family Practice, 17(6), 472-474. Abstract.
Vautrey R, Neal R (2000). Using peer review visits to carry out the clinical governance baseline assessment in one primary care group. Journal of Clinical Governance, 8(3), 135-140. Abstract.
Neal R (1999). Oxford Handbook of Patients' Welfare: a Doctor's Guide to Benefits and Services. BMJ, 318(7188).
Neal R (1998). Conflict in general practice. BMJ, 317(7173).  Author URL.
Neal RD, Heywood PL, Morley S, Clayden AD, Dowell AC (1998). Frequency of patients' consulting in general practice and workload generated by frequent attenders: Comparisons between practices. British Journal of General Practice, 48(426), 895-898. Abstract.
Williams M, Neal RD (1998). Time for a change? the process of lengthening booking intervals in general practice. British Journal of General Practice, 48(436), 1783-1786. Abstract.
Hughes P, Neal RD, Maskrey N (1997). General practitioners prefer to work in cooperatives for out of hours work [4]. British Medical Journal, 314(7098).
Gill PS, Dowell AC, Neal RD, Heywood P, Wilson AE, Smith N (1996). Correction: Evidence based general practice (British Medical Journal (1996) 13 July (114-115)). British Medical Journal, 313(7051).
Gill P, Dowell AC, Neal RD, Smith N, Heywood P, Wilson AE (1996). Evidence based general practice: a retrospective study of interventions in one training practice. British Medical Journal, 312(7034), 819-821. Abstract.
Neal R, Dowell A, Heywood P, Morley S (1996). Frequent attenders: Who needs treatment?. BRITISH JOURNAL OF GENERAL PRACTICE, 46(404), 131-132.  Author URL.
Marshall T, Neal RD, Heywood PL, Dowell AC, Morley S (1996). Home visiting by general practitioners in England and Wales [11]. British Medical Journal, 313(7064).
Neal RD, Heywood PI, Dowell AC, Morley S (1996). Home visiting by general practitioners in England and Wales. Phenomena that underpin frequent attendance need clarification. BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 313(7064).
Neal RD, Heywood PL, Morley S (1996). Real world data-retrieval and validation of consultation data from four general practices. Family Practice, 13(5), 455-461. Abstract.
Neal RD (1995). Correspondence frequent attenders. Family Practice, 12(3).
Neal RD (1995). Glaucoma screening. The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, 45(393).
Neal RD, James T (1995). Measuring visual acuity in general practice. BMJ, 310(6980).
Neal RD, James T, Rao GP, Moseley M, Jones H, Murray PI, Talks J, Lindenbaum K, Hopkission B (1995). Measuring visual acuity in general practice. Agreement is needed on what constitutes acceptable primary ophthalmic care [20]. British Medical Journal, 310(6980), 670-671.
Neal RD (1994). Referral for x-ray. The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, 44(386), 427-428.

Chapters

Edwards AG, Hulbert‐Williams N, Neal R (2004). Psychological interventions for women with metastatic breast cancer. In  (Ed) Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Wiley.

Conferences

Swanton C, Bachtiar V, Mathews C, Brentnall AR, Lowenhoff I, Waller J, Bomb M, McPhail S, Pinches H, Smittenaar R, et al (2023). NHS-Galleri trial enrolment approaches and participant sociodemographic diversity.  Author URL.
Smith S, Ellison R, Hall L, Clark J, Hartley S, Mason E, Wilkes H, Metherell J, Olivier C, Napp V, et al (2022). Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to support medication decision-making and quality of life in women with breast cancer: protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial.  Author URL.
Swanton C, Neal RD, Johnson PWM, Dur CC, Hamilton SA, Zhang N, Kumar H, Sasieni P (2022). NHS-Galleri Trial Design: Equitable study recruitment tactics for targeted population-level screening with a multi-cancer early detection (MCED) test.  Author URL.
Murray R, Brain K, Britton J, Lewis S, Thorley R, Baldwin D, Quaife S, Chalitsios C, Alexandris P, Crosbie P, et al (2022). Personalised Smoking Cessation Support in a Lung Cancer Screening Programme: the Yorkshire Enhanced Stop Smoking Study (YESS).  Author URL.
Tonge J, Bonner R, King N, Bekker H, Neal R (2021). Does lung cancer screening information support informed decision-making? a systematic environmental scan review.  Author URL.
Tonge J, Bonner R, King N, Bekker H, Neal R (2021). How easy is it to read participant information about lung cancer screening?.  Author URL.
Hall LH, King N, Graham CD, Neal RD, Velikova GI, Foy R, Lloyd KE, Clark J, Smith S (2020). SELF-MANAGEMENT OF SIDE-EFFECTS AMONG WOMEN WITH BREAST CANCER USING ADJUVANT HORMONAL THERAPY: a SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF REVIEWS.  Author URL.
Aslam R, Kennedy MPT, Bhartia B, Shinkins B, Neal RD, Callister MEJ (2018). ARE THERE ANY DIFFERENCES IN CANCER OUTCOMES ACCORDING TO TIME BETWEEN BASELINE CHEST X-RAY AND LUNG CANCER DIAGNOSIS?.  Author URL.
Mccutchan G, Hiscock J, Murchie P, Hood K, Neal R, Thomas S, Thomas AM, Newton G, Brain K (2018). Lung Cancer Symptom Perception and Intervention Preferences in the UK's Most Deprived Communities: a Qualitative Study.  Author URL.
Aslam R, Kennedy MPT, Bhartia B, Shinkins B, Neal RD, Callister MEJ (2018). THE RADIOLOGICAL ROUTE TO DIAGNOSIS OF LUNG CANCER PATIENTS.  Author URL.
McCutchan G, Hiscock J, Murchie P, Hood K, Neal R, Thomas S, Thomas AM, Newton G (2018). UNDERSTANDING THE INFLUENCES ON EARLY LUNG CANCER SYMPTOM PRESENTATION AND INTERVENTION PREFERENCES IN HIGH RISK GROUPS: a QUALITATIVE STUDY.  Author URL.
Aslam R, Kennedy MPT, Bhartia B, Shinkins B, Neal RD, Callister MEJ (2018). WHAT PROPORTION OF PATIENTS UNDERGOING CHEST X-RAY FOR NICE LUNG CANCER SYMPTOMS ARE DIAGNOSED WITH LUNG CANCER OVER a TWO YEAR FOLLOW-UP PERIOD?.  Author URL.
Hubbard G, Kyle R, Stoddart I, Forbat L, Neal RD, O'Carroll R, Haw S (2016). RAISING ADOLESCENT CANCER AWARENESS AND CANCER COMMUNICATION IN FAMILIES.  Author URL.
Hubbard G, Kyle R, Stoddart I, Forbat L, Neal R, O'Carroll R, Haw S (2016). RAISING ADOLESCENT CANCER AWARENESS AND CANCER COMMUNICATION IN FAMILIES.  Author URL.
Sundar S, Rick C, Dowling F, Au P, Snell K, Rai N, Champaneria R, Neal R, Davenport C, Mallet S, et al (2016). Refining Ovarian Cancer Test accuracy Scores (ROCkeTS) trial update.  Author URL.
Rai N, Davenport C, Champaneria R, Snell K, Bayliss S, Stevens S, Neal R, Balogun M, Mallet S, Kehoe S, et al (2016). Symptoms, ultrasound and biomarkers in combination for the diagnosis of ovarian cancer in women with suspicious symptoms: a systematic review and meta-analysis.  Author URL.
Neal RD (2015). A feasibility randomised controlled trial looking at the effect on lung cancer diagnosis of giving a Chest X-Ray to smokers aged over 60 with new chest symptoms - feasibility and 2-month follow-up data (ELCID).  Author URL.
Campbell C, Weller D, Neal R (2015). Recent research into symptomatic cancer diagnosis the UK and international landscape.  Author URL.
Campbell C, Weller D, Neal R (2015). Recent research into symptomatic cancer diagnosis: the UK and international landscape.  Author URL.
Hubbard G, Kyle R, MacMillan I, Harding A, Neal R (2015). School-based Brief Psychoeducational Intervention to Raise Adolescent Cancer Awareness and Address Barriers to Seeking Medical Help about Cancer: Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.  Author URL.
Hulbert-Williams N, Plumpton C, McHugh R, Semlyen J, Flowers P, Storey L, Rearn E, Neal R (2015). What are the experiences of cancer care in gay, lesbian and bisexual patients, and how do these differ from heterosexual cancer patients?.  Author URL.
Hammersley V, Neal R, Weller D, Campbell C (2014). Examining the effectiveness of campaigns to increase cancer awareness and promote earlier presentation: a systematic rapid evidence assessment.  Author URL.
Weller D, Vedsted P, Neal R, Pati S (2014). Improving cancer control in Odisha, India, through primary care-based strategies: a joint project by Ca-PRI and the Public Health Foundation of India.  Author URL.
Hulbert-Williams N, McHugh R, Semlyen J, Flowers P, Storey L, Ream E, Neal R (2014). What are the Experiences of Cancer Care in Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Patients, and How to These Differ from Heterosexual Cancer Patients?.  Author URL.
Weller DP, Campbell C, Murray S, Neal R (2013). FOLLOW UP OF PATIENTS WITH LUNG CANCER: THE ROLE OF PRIMARY CARE.  Author URL.
Brain K, Smits S, Simon A, Roberts C, Robbe I, Steward J, Neal R, Hanson J (2012). Ovarian cancer symptom awareness and anticipated presentation in a population sample.  Author URL.
Campbell C, Amoakwa E, Anandan C, Highet G, Murray S, Neal R, Rose P, Weller D (2012). The Role of Primary Care in Patients with Lung Cancer.  Author URL.
Hulbert-Williams N, Neal RD, Wilkinson C, Morrison V, Makin M (2009). Appraisal and emotional adjustment to cancer diagnosis.  Author URL.
Hulbert-Williams N, Neal R, Wilkinson C, Morrison V, Makin M (2008). An interpretative phenomenological analysis of appraisals, emotions, and adjustment in cancer patients.  Author URL.
Hulbert-Williams N, Neal R, Wilkinson C, Morrison V (2008). Cancer-related stress: is Lazarus's transactional model sufficient?.  Author URL.
Hulbert-Williams N, Neal R, Wilkinson C, Morrison V (2008). Understanding patient perceptions of participation in psychosocial oncology research.  Author URL.
Hulbert-Williams NJ, Neal RD, Wilkinson C, Morrison VL (2007). Anxiety, depression, and quality of life in the first six months after cancer diagnosis: the contribution of personality, appraisals, and emotions.  Author URL.
Aldridge C, Neal R, Sowden J, Jones H (2006). Analysis of the North Wales, UK, melanoma database 1993-2001.  Author URL.

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External Engagement and Impact

Committee/panel activities

  • Chair, RCGP Scientific Foundation Board
  • Member, Cancer Research UK Prevention & Population Research Committee
  • Member, Myeloma UK Early Diagnosis Advisory Group
  • Member, NCRI Screening Prevention and Early Diagnosis Advisory Group

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