More recently he was the Deputy Head of the Royal Marsden school and the Head of Education and Standards for the NMC during the time of the launch of revalidation. He has been involved in appraisal of a wide variety of staff. Richard now works independently with universities and providers of healthcare education to ensure appropriate delivery to meet service needs. He has published widely and is the co editor of Nurse-led clinics: Practice issues and Cardiac Nursing: A Comprehensive Guide. He is part of the editorial panel for the British Journal of Cardiac Nursing and the International Journal of Urological Nursing.