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The Richard Wells Research Centre at Thames Valley University |
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Richard Wells RN FRCN
Our Centre is named after the late Richard Wells, our friend and colleague and one of the outstanding nursing leaders of our time. Richard had a distinguished career in nursing at The Royal Marsden Hospital, where he held various positions, including Director of the Marie Curie Rehabilitation Centre. Richard was also a Consultant to a host of national and international organisations, including the World Health Organization, International Union Against Cancer, International Council of Nurses, European Oncology Society and the UK Departments of Health. As the Oncology Nursing Adviser at the Royal College of Nursing, Richard was the major force in shaping a professional nursing response to the emerging epidemic of HIV infection and AIDS in the UK. In doing so, he inspired a generation of nurses and other healthcare professionals and supported the development of models of care for people with AIDS that are among the best in the world. He was challenging, dynamic and warm and totally focused on ensuring that all patients, including those infected with HIV, received competent and compassionate non-judgemental care. Richard died in 1993 and is remembered with respect and affection throughout the United Kingdom. Because HIV infection and AIDS have been dominant themes in our research and international education programmes for many years, we wanted to remember and honour Richard’s contribution by naming our Centre after him. |
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