Richard graduated from Ulster University with a Bachelor of Science in Applied Health Studies including specialist study in Continence Care. His research project focused on the effectiveness of pelvic floor muscle exercises compared to alternative treatments in reducing urinary incontinence in prostatectomy patients.

Qualifying originally as a nurse in 2014, Richard has worked in both hospital and community settings and his current role is a specialist nurse for the Community Bladder and Bowel team who were shortlisted for the National Nursing Times Awards in 2023 and have recently won the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Foundation Trust Service Improvement Award in 2024. Richard hopes to apply knowledge from his research project to improve patient care and future treatment for urinary incontinence.