Dr Lucy Wallis
PhD, MSc, BA (Hons)
Expertise
Lucy is a Senior Research Associate who is mainly a qualitative researcher. She is part of the QuinteT Research group which uses mixed method approaches to optimise recruitment and informed consent to Randomised Controlled Trials.
Current positions
Senior Research Associate in Qualitative Health Services Research
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Contact
Press and media
Many of our academics speak to the media as experts in their field of research. If you are a journalist, please contact the University’s Media and PR Team:
Research interests
Lucy has undertaken qualitative and quantitative research in health for over ten years focusing on health workforce development and recruitment to randomised controlled trials (RCTs). Topic areas have included career choice motivation for Allied Health Professional (AHP) students, the assessment of advanced clinical practitioners (ACPs), introduction of new invasive procedures/devices and the dementia diagnosis pathway.
Lucy previously worked at the University of Winchester and the global health workforce charity Global Health Partnerships (formerly known as THET).
Publications
Recent publications
14/01/2026Co-Designing Accessible Trial Information
Research Involvement and Engagement
A multi-site evaluation of the governance of surgical innovation
British Journal of Surgery
The Governance of Surgical Innovation in the UK National Health Service
The British journal of surgery
The QuinteT Recruitment Intervention and its Role in Oncology Randomised Controlled Trials
Clinical Oncology
Monitoring the safe delivery of new invasive interventional procedures and devices
BMJ Open Quality
Teaching
Related people
Professor Jane Blazeby
Professor of Surgery
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Professor Leila Rooshenas
Professor of Social Medicine and Health Policy
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Professor Richard Huxtable
Professor of Medical Ethics and Law
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Professor Kerry Avery
Professor of Applied Health and Care Research
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Mrs Hollie Richards
Senior Research Associate in Health Services Research
Bristol Medical School (PHS)