Richard is an independent advisor to healthcare businesses, helping with strategy, business development and new market entry. He has significant experience of UK healthcare, co-creating and developing a practice management company before spending 8 years at Nuffield Health and BMI Healthcare, setting up and running sales and marketing teams and shaping and delivering self-pay strategies. Before this Richard sent 15 years abroad working in France and Japan for Allianz Insurance Company, specializing in travel insurance and international medical repatriation and assistance services.