Lily Benton

Lily Benton

Vascular Clinical Nurse Specialist

Biography

Lily Benton is a Vascular Specialist Nurse, working in the Emergency Vascular Clinic at Guy’s and St Thomas’. She manages and plans care for patients with a variety of vascular conditions including venous disease, critical limb ischaemia and aortic aneurysms.

Lily runs the varicose vein treatment days in the clinic and has a special interest and experience in venous research, helping to develop new treatments and better pathways for patients. A leading nurse in her field, Lily has been recognised repeatedly as an outstanding nurse. She has primary investigator roles for multiple vascular studies, has won the Nightingale nursing award, and in 2023 was nominated for the Heart, Lung and Critical Care Nurse of the Year award.