Career
His career in nursing was largely based at the Royal Marsden Hospital, where he held various positions, including Director of the Marie Curie Rehabilitation Centre. He served as a consultant to a host of organizations, including the World Health Organization, the International Union Against Cancer, the International Council of Nurses and the European Oncology Society. As Oncology Nursing Adviser at the Royal College of Nursing, Wells helped shape the nursing response to Human Immunodeficiency Virus infection and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome in the United Kingdom.
Richard Wells died in 1993 and the Richard Wells Research Centre at Thames Valley University is named in his honour.
