- Bupa Platinum consultant
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Fee assured
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Verified account
- Open Referral network
Specialises in
- Hand & Wrist
- Shoulder & Elbow
Offers
- Face-to-face consultations
- Video and telephone consultations
About me
Richard graduated as a doctor from St.George's Hospital Medical School, London in 2000 and then carried out his basic surgical training on the Reading and Oxford surgical rotation. This was where he developed an interest in shoulder and elbow surgery. He was awarded the Girdlestone Scholarship from Oxford University and the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, where he worked as a clinical research fellow. Following this, he gained a doctorate for his work on rotator cuff tendon failure, for which he was also awarded the prestigious Didier Patte Prize by the European Society of Shoulder & Elbow Surgery in 2009. He has spent many years lecturing and tutoring for Oxford University. Richard’s Orthopaedic Higher Surgical Training was on the Oxford programme. In 2013, Richard was offered a fellowship with the Brisbane Upper Limb Unit, which is the major trauma centre for Queensland, Australia. He worked there for 12 months, gaining further experience in all aspects of upper limb surgery, including performing replantations. During this time he also became an Associate Lecturer for Queensland University.
In 2014, he was appointed as a Consultant in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery at Tunbridge Wells and Maidstone Hospitals.
Areas of interest
Shoulder Surgery; Elbow Surgery; Wrist Surgery; Hand Surgery; Shoulder Pain; Elbow Pain; Wrist Pain; Hand Pain; Arm Pain; Arthritis: Shoulder tendon disorders; Frozen shoulder; Rotator Cuff Repair; Shoulder Stabilisation; Shoulder Replacements; Sports Injuries; Shoulder Pain; Elbow pain; Nerve decompressions; Tennis Elbow; Golfers Elbow; Fractures of shoulder; elbow wrist and hand; Carpal Tunnel; Cubital Tunnel; Arthroscopy of the wrist; elbow and shoulder; Trigger finger and thumb; Dupytrens surgery; shoulder decompression.
Medical secretaries
- Rebecca Leggatt
- 38 Ashlands Road Northallerton Yorkshire DL6 1JA
- 01892 572221
- info@shoulderandarmclinic.com
Anaesthetists worked with
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Mr Richard Benson has worked with Dr James Peerless at the following hospitals:
- Wells Health Fordcombe Hospital (1-5)
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Mr Richard Benson has worked with Dr Mark P Sinden at the following hospitals:
- Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells Hospital (1-5)
- Wells Health Fordcombe Hospital (1-5)
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Mr Richard Benson has worked with Dr David Golden at the following hospitals:
- Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells Hospital (1-5)
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Mr Richard Benson has worked with Dr James F Jackson at the following hospitals:
- Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells Hospital (1-5)
- Wells Health Fordcombe Hospital (1-5)
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Mr Richard Benson has worked with Dr George Rupert Graham at the following hospitals:
- Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells Hospital (1-5)
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Mr Richard Benson has worked with Dr Henry Boyle at the following hospitals:
- Wells Health Fordcombe Hospital (1-5)
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Mr Richard Benson has worked with Dr Helen Burdett at the following hospitals:
- Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells Hospital (1-5)
Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)
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W9040
Injection(s) +/- aspiration, into joint, cyst, bursa - unilateral - (>50)
Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells Hospital (>50) Wells Health Fordcombe Hospital (5-50)
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W9030
Injection(s) +/- aspiration, into joint, cyst, bursa with image guidance - unilateral - (5-50)
Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells Hospital (5-50) Wells Health Fordcombe Hospital (5-50)
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W7872
Arthroscopic arthrolysis of shoulder contracture +/- manipulation/injection - (5-50)
Wells Health Fordcombe Hospital (1-5) Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells Hospital (1-5)
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W8194
Arthroscopic subacromial decompression and excision of distal clavicle (including arthroscopic procedures in glenohumeral joint) - (1-5)
Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells Hospital (1-5) Wells Health Fordcombe Hospital (1-5)
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X4810
Change of cast without general anaesthetic (as sole procedure) - (1-5)
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T7231
Open release of constriction of sheath of tendon (e.g. trigger finger) - (1-5)
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T7910
Open subacromial decompression and rotator cuff repair +/- excision of distal clavicle - (1-5)
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T6450
Tenodesis of biceps tendon (as sole procedure) - (1-5)
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W7718
Primary arthroscopic shoulder stabilisation procedure (including labral/SLAP/tendon repair) - (1-5)
Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells Hospital (1-5) Wells Health Fordcombe Hospital (1-5)
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W1920
Primary open reduction of long bone with fixation - (1-5)
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T7915
Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair greater than 2cm - (1-5)
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W8193
Arthroscopic subacromial decompression - (1-5)
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T7010
Percutaneous tenotomy - (1-5)
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W3200
Open reduction and internal fixation of cancellous bone graft scaphoid non-union - (1-5)
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T5900
Excision of ganglion - (1-5)
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T6782
Repair of distal biceps tendon - (1-5)
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W8110
Arthroscopic excision of calcific deposits from shoulder - (1-5)
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W7485
Small joint (e.g. interphalangeal/ metacarpo-phalangeal joint) ligament reconstruction - (1-5)
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W5050
Reverse polarity arthroplasty of shoulder - (1-5)
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T8050
Surgical release of humeral epicondylitis (lateral or medial) (e.g. 'Tennis Elbow') - (1-5)
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T6520
Tendon sheath injection of therapeutic substance including Viscosupplement +/- image guidance - (1-5)
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W2100
Primary open reduction of intra-articular fracture of long bone with internal fixation, e.g. proximal humerus or proximal tibia (+/- arthroscopic assistance) - (1-5)
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A6510
Carpal tunnel release (open) - (1-5)