Medicine for Members

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust regularly holds free NHS events for members and these events are open to patients, staff and the public. If you are not yet a member and would like to come along, you are more than welcome. You can also support the trust and strengthen our three hospitals’ links with the local community by signing up for NHS membership at the events.

All medicine for members events take place in the Sir William Wells Atrium at the Royal Free Hospital unless otherwise stated.

Medicine for members events

Lecture title Chair and speaker Location Date and Time Film and feedback

Saving lives: liver transplantation at the Royal Free London

Chair: TBC

Speakers: Professor Douglas Thorburn, Dr Aileen Marshall and Professor Joerg-Matthias Pollok

 

Online

28 September 2023, 6.15pm to 7.15pm

 

Heart failure: a serious but treatable and reversable condition

Chair: Alison Moore

Speakers: Dr Tim Lockie, Dr Carol Whelan, Dr Ameet Bakhai

Online

27 June 2023, 6pm to 7pm

Watch the film

Developing a deeper understanding of type 1 diabetes: now and for future generations

Chair: Jay Mehta

Speakers: Dr Miranda Rosenthal, Professor Lucy Walker and Professor Parth Narendran

Online

28 February 2023, 6pm to 7pm

Watch the film

Trailblazing research at the Royal Free London 

Chair: Meera Radia.

Speakers: Professor Marianna Fontana, Paul McLaughlin and Professor Siobhan Burns 

Online 

6 July 2022, 6pm to 7pm

Watch the film

Inside an emergency department at the Royal Free London: challenges, improvements and partnership working

Chair: Linda Bogod

Speakers: Deborah Sanders, Dr Angshuman Mukherjee and Sarah McDonnell-Davies

Online

14 March 2022, 6pm to 7pm

Watch the film

Wellbeing matters – supporting our staff and communities

Chair: Linda Bogod

Speaker: Ragini Patel

Online

16 June 2021, 6pm to 7.30pm

Watch the film

Providing healthcare in a post COVID-19 era

Chair: Judy Dewinter

Speakers: Kate Slemeck and Deborah Sanders

Online

26 August, 5.30pm – 7pm

Watch the film

The Thai boys trapped in the cave. What we can learn about creating resilient societies

Chair: Bimbi Fernando

Speakers: Mark Berelowitz, Teerakiat Jareonsettasin.

Sir William Wells Atrium, Royal Free Hospital

04.02.2020
6.15-7.40pm

Watch the film

Becoming frail: living and dying well

Chair: Tony Wolff

Speakers:Debbie Bertfield, Shama Mani, Jo Brady, Jo Wilson, Mar Cook.

Sir William Wells Atrium, Royal Free Hospital

08.01.2020
5.45-7.30pm

Watch the film

Cardiology

 

Chair:

Sneha Bedi

Speakers: Kate Slemeck, Dr Paramijt Jeetley, Dr Carol Whelan, Abdullah Arshad

Sir William Wells Atrium, Royal Free Hospital

 

Watch the film

Medicine for members: Zone Q, Chase Farm Hospital

Dr George Verghese, Natalie Forrest, Dr Alan McGlennan, Penny Roberts

Sir William Wells Atrium, Royal Free Hospital

 

Watch the film

The Starlight Neonatal Unit Medicine for Members

Marva Sammy

Dr Steve Shaw

Dr Tim Wickham

Emily Hills

Dr Clare Cane

Debby Hodge

Sir William Wells Atrium, Royal Free Hospital

 

Watch the film

Pathways to better health

Chair: Abi Wood

Speakers: 

Dr John Connolly

Dr Tim Wickham

Dr Shanthi Shanmugalingam

Cathy Rogers Date 

Sir William Wells Atrium, Royal Free Hospital

 

Watch the film

Cutting-edge research at the Pears Building

Chair: Judy Dewinter

Sir William Wells Atrium, Royal Free Hospital

 

Watch the film

RFL Partnership with DeepMind

Chair: Jude Bayly

Sir William Wells Atrium, Royal Free Hospital

 

Watch the film

Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (M.E.)

Chair: Judy Dewinter
Speaker: Sonya Chowdhury

Sir William Wells Atrium, Royal Free Hospital

 

Watch the film

How renal research is improving the lives of our kidney patients

Chair: David Myers
Speaker: Prof David Wheeler

Sir William Wells Atrium, Royal Free Hospital

 

 

The Royal Free London's volunteering service

Chair: Judy Dewinter
Speaker: Richard Scarth

Sir William Wells Atrium, Royal Free Hospital

15.12.2016
6-7.30pm

Watch the film

Neurology in evolution: discoveries to treatments

Chair: Stephen Cameron
Speaker: Prof. Anthony Schapira

Sir William Wells Atrium, Royal Free Hospital

16.11.2016
6-7.30pm

Watch the film and read the feedback

New technology, the advent of painless endoscopy and the tunnel at the end of the light

Chair: Richard Lindley
Speaker: Prof. Owen Epstein

Sir William Wells Atrium, Royal Free Hospital

25.10.2016
6-7.30pm

Watch the film and read the feedback

Organ donation at the Royal Free London

Chair: David Myers
Speaker: Mr Neal Banga

Sir William Wells Atrium, Royal Free Hospital

06.09.2016
6-7.30pm

Watch the film and read the feedback

Annual members meeting

 

Sir William Wells Atrium, Royal Free Hospital

20.07.2016
5-8.30pm

Read about the event

The Royal Free London's high level isolation unit

Chair: Linda Davies
Speaker: Dr Michael Jacobs

Sir William Wells Atrium, Royal Free Hospital

29.06.2016
6-7.30pm


Read the feedback

From De Hogeweyk to hospital: Creating dementia-friendly environments

Chair: Frances Blunden
Speaker: Danielle Wilde

Sir William Wells Atrium, Royal Free Hospital

19.05.2016
6-7.30pm

Watch the film and read the feedback

The Royal Free London's sexual health service

Chair: Vanessa Gearson
Speaker: Monte Fields

Sir William Wells Atrium, Royal Free Hospital

21.04.2016
6-7.30pm

Watch the film and read the feedback

Hands across the world: massage therapy

Chair: Richard Stock
Speaker: Keith Hunt MBE

Sir William Wells Atrium, Royal Free Hospital

17.11.2015
6-7.30pm

Watch the film and read the feedback

The role of diet and lifestyle in breast cancer

Chair: Sue Cullinan
Speaker: Prof. Mo Keshtgar

Sir William Wells Atrium, Royal Free Hospital

21.10.2015
6-7.30pm

Watch the film and read the feedback

Organ donation and transplantation 

Chair: Judy Dewinter
Speaker: Dr Fernando Bimbi

Sir William Wells Atrium, Royal Free Hospital

09.09.2015
6-7.30pm

Watch the film and read the feedback

To register your interest at any of the above events, please email rf.membership@nhs.net with the name of the lecture in the subject.

Watch the video of our last medicine for members event below or watch all past lectures for members on the Royal Free London YouTube channel.

Marsden lectures

Antimicrobial resistance - a global problem

On 19 November 2015, our annual Marsden lecture was delivered by Professor Dame Sally Davies, Chief Medical Officer and chair of the UK Clinical Research Collaboration. Dame Sally acts as the UK government’s principal medical adviser and the professional head of all directors of public health in local government, and she spoke on the topic of antimicrobial resistance - a global problem. Find out more and watch the lecture.

Inquiries in the NHS: What’s the point?

On 20 November 2014, Professor Sir Ian Kennedy, chair of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, spoke at the 2014 Marsden lecture on the topic of inquiries in the NHS, asking "what's the point?" Find out more and watch the lecture.