Richard is a Consultant Clinical Oncologist at the Sussex Cancer Centre where he treats patients with breast cancer and head & neck cancer.  He is a Consultant Medical Advisor for Macmillan Cancer Support.

Since 2017 he has been Chair of the Expert Reference Group for Cancer in the Older Person; a multidisciplinary group of patients, health and social care professionals and interested organisations. Current interests are in prehabilitation and assessment of fitness and information and education for patients. Richard coordinates a regular Twitter radiation oncology journal club as @BreastDocUK. He hopes to be old one day although his children already think he is.