Dr. Brian D Nicholson is an NHS General Practitioner and National Institute for Health Research Academic Clinical Lecturer based at the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, at the University of Oxford. He leads the multidisciplinary Cancer Research Group at NDPCHS and the Early Detection Theme for the Cancer Research UK Oxford Cancer Centre. He works to develop efficient and safe pathways for the diagnosis of cancer in symptomatic patients attending primary care. Through multiple grants funded by CRUK and the NIHR he has worked with colleagues to build an understanding of the optimal approach to safety netting to ensure patients with cancer symptoms are not lost during the diagnostic process.