Professor Alison Richardson

Professor Alison Richardson

PhD, MSc, BN, PGDipEd, RN

Connect with Alison

Email: alison.richardson@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8120 0966

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Research

Research groups

Member of:

Research projects

Active projects

Palliative Long-term Abdominal Drains Versus Repeated Drainage In Untreatable Ascites Due To Advanced Cirrhosis: A Randomised Controlled Trial

Researchers:

Professor Alison Richardson

NIHR Applied Research Collaboration Wessex - Extension

Researchers:

Professor Alison Richardson

Professor Michael Boniface ,

Professor Nisreen A Alwan ,

Professor Mari Carmen Portillo

NIHR Applied Research Collaboration Wessex - Knowledge Mobilisation Capacity Building

Researchers:

Professor Alison Richardson

Professor Catherine Bowen

CLASP Cancer: Life Affirming Survivorship support in Primary care

Researchers:

Professor Paul Little

Professor Lucy Yardley ,

Professor Geraldine Leydon ,

Emeritus Professor Michael Moore ,

Professor Adam Geraghty ,

Professor Claire Foster ,

Professor Alison Richardson ,

Professor Dankmar Böhning ,

Professor Gareth Griffiths

A multicentre randomised controlled trial (RCT) of a uro-oncology clinical nurse specialist (CNS) team delivered cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) intervention to reduce the impact of hot flush and night sweat (HFNS) symptoms in men with prostate cancer

Researchers:

Professor Simon Crabb

Professor Alison Richardson

NIHR Senior Clinical Practitioner Research Award

Researchers:

Professor Mike Grocott ,

Professor Alison Richardson

INDIGO: INvestigating the use of intranasal DIamorphine and midazolam in the manaGement Of pain and anxiety, and freeing nursing resources in palliative care

Researchers:

Professor Andrew Cook

Doctor Fay Chinnery ,

Doctor Kate Greenwell ,

Doctor Katherine Bradbury ,

Professor Alison Richardson ,

Doctor Paul Lee ,

Miss Cherish Boxall

Completed projects

Support for family members having chemotherapy

Researchers:

Professor Alison Richardson

Sponsor: Macmillan Cancer Support

TrueNTH: Supported self-management and follow up care programme for men with prostate cancer

Researchers:

Professor Alison Richardson

Professor Claire Foster

Sponsor: Prostate Cancer UK

Nurse Assisted eHealth Service From Hospital to Home: Ameliorating Burden of Treatment among Patients With Non-Communicable Diseases (HELSEVEL)

Researchers:

Professor Alison Richardson

Sponsor: The Research Council of Norway

Feasibility and acceptability of taking patients home to die from critical care

Researchers:

Professor Alison Richardson

Sponsor: Cancer Research UK

Methylphenidate versus placebo for fatigue in advanced cancer (MePFAC)

Researchers:

Professor Alison Richardson

How are patients and caregivers participation in health and social care shaped by burden of treatment and social inequalities?

Researchers:

Professor Alison Richardson

An investigation into the use of the EORTC COre instrument and the possible need of a module for the assessment of Health Related Quality of Life in Adolescents and Young Adults (AYA) with cancer

Researchers:

Professor Anne-Sophie Darlington

Professor Alison Richardson

Sponsor: EORTC - European Organisation for Research & Treatment of Cancer

ENABLE: Understanding and characterising supported self-management in the context of cancer which cannot be cured.

Researchers:

Professor Claire Foster

Professor Sara Demain ,

Doctor Richard Wagland ,

Professor Alison Richardson

Sponsor: Macmillan Cancer Support

A Phase I-II feasibility trial of Cancer Carer Medicines Management (CCMM): an educational intervention for carer management of pain medication in cancer patients at end of life.

Researchers:

Professor Sue Latter

Professor Peter Smith ,

Professor Alison Richardson

Sponsor: Marie Curie

R Wagland, CUP Foundation - Text-mining qualitative analysis of comments proveded by patients with cancer

Researchers:

Doctor Richard Wagland

Professor Alison Richardson

Sponsor: Cancer of Unknown Primary Foundation

Macmillan HORIZONS Programme

Researchers:

Professor Claire Foster

Professor Lynn Calman ,

Professor Peter Smith ,

Emeritus Professor Anne Rogers ,

Professor Alison Richardson

Sponsor: Macmillan Cancer Support

Claire Foster - Feasibility of establishing a cohort of lung cancer patients treated with curative intent to gather patient reported outcomes

Researchers:

Professor Claire Foster

Professor Alison Richardson

Sponsor: The Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation

Claire Foster, Roy Castle - Feasibility of establishing a cohort of lung cancer patients treated with curative intent radiotherapy

Researchers:

Professor Claire Foster

Professor Janis Baird ,

Professor Lynn Calman ,

Professor Peter Smith ,

Professor Alison Richardson

Sponsor: The Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation

PROSTATE Cancer Support Intervention for Managing ACTIVE Surveillance: a multi-centre feasibility trial

Researchers:

Professor Geraldine Leydon

Doctor Lucy Brindle ,

Professor Alison Richardson

Sponsor: Prostate Cancer UK

Investigating Quality of Care for People with Dementia Undergoing Cancer Treatment in Ambulatory Care

Researchers:

Emeritus Professor Jackie Bridges ,

Professor Alison Richardson

Supporting self-management of multimorbidity during cancer recovery in old age: development and feasibility of an intervention

Researchers:

Emeritus Professor Jackie Bridges

Professor Alison Richardson ,

Professor Lynn Calman ,

Professor Claire Foster

Paramedic delivery of end-of-life care

Researchers:

Doctor Natasha Campling

Professor Sue Latter ,

Professor Alison Richardson ,

Doctor Joanne Turnbull

Supporting Carers Providing End of Life Care During the Transition from Hospital to their Family Member's Preferred Place of Care

Researchers:

Professor Alison Richardson

Sue Latter, NIHR HTA (Uni of Leeds lead) - Self-Management of Analgesia and Related Treatments at the End of Life (SMARTE) - CLOSED

Researchers:

Professor Sue Latter

Professor Alison Richardson

Accessing medicines at end-of-life: a multi-stakeholder, mixed method evaluation of service provision

Researchers:

Professor Sue Latter

Doctor Natasha Campling ,

Doctor Sean Ewings ,

Professor Miriam Santer ,

Professor Alison Richardson

Biography

Alison is Clinical Professor of Cancer Nursing and End of Life Care at the University of Southampton and University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust. She has a clinical academic appointment, which means she combines clinical practice and research. Her research focuses on understanding and responding to the needs of people affected by cancer and other life limiting illnesses. Alison was a member of the NIHR College of Senior Investigators between 2018-2022.

In October 2019 she became Director of NIHR ARC Wessex. Learn more here.

Alison was Director of the Southampton Academy of Research (SoAR) from 2019-2025. SoAR supports the career development of Southampton's health-related research workforce, and works across the Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences and University Hospital Southampton.

In September 2020 Alison took up a secondment with NHS England and NHS Improvement for 2 days a week in the role of Deputy Director - Nursing Research (Academic Leadership & Strategy).

Alison retired from her positions at the University, the Trust and NHS England on the 31st March 2026.

Prizes

Visiting Professor Queensland University of Technology (2017)
Florence Nightingale Foundation/Health Education England Leadership Scholarship (2015)
European Oncology Nursing Society Distinguished Merit Award (2003)
Windermere Foundation Visiting Fellowship (2004)
Health Service Journal Progressive Research Culture award (2012)
NIHR Senior Investigator (2016)
NIHR Pre-Doctoral Fellowship (2020)
Visiting Professor Queensland University of Technology (2017)
Florence Nightingale Foundation/Health Education England Leadership Scholarship (2015)
European Oncology Nursing Society Distinguished Merit Award (2003)
Windermere Foundation Visiting Fellowship (2004)
Health Service Journal Progressive Research Culture award (2012)
NIHR Senior Investigator (2016)
NIHR Pre-Doctoral Fellowship (2020)