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 |
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Saving lives: liver transplantation at the Royal Free London |
Chair: TBC Speakers: Professor Douglas Thorburn, Dr Aileen Marshall and Professor Joerg-Matthias Pollok
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Online |
28 September 2023, 6.15pm to 7.15pm |
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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 |
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Chair: Meera Radia. |
Online |
6 July 2022, 6pm to 7pm |
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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 |
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Chair: Linda Bogod Speaker: Ragini Patel |
Online |
16 June 2021, 6pm to 7.30pm |
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Providing healthcare in a post COVID-19 era |
Chair: Judy Dewinter Speakers: Kate Slemeck and Deborah Sanders |
Online |
26 August, 5.30pm – 7pm |
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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 |
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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 |
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Cardiology
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Chair: Sneha Bedi Speakers: Kate Slemeck, Dr Paramijt Jeetley, Dr Carol Whelan, Abdullah Arshad |
Sir William Wells Atrium, Royal Free Hospital |
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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 |
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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 |
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Chair: Abi Wood Speakers: Dr John Connolly Dr Tim Wickham Dr Shanthi Shanmugalingam Cathy Rogers Date |
Sir William Wells Atrium, Royal Free Hospital |
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Chair: Judy Dewinter |
Sir William Wells Atrium, Royal Free Hospital |
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RFL Partnership with DeepMind |
Chair: Jude Bayly |
Sir William Wells Atrium, Royal Free Hospital |
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Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (M.E.) |
Chair: Judy Dewinter |
Sir William Wells Atrium, Royal Free Hospital |
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How renal research is improving the lives of our kidney patients |
Chair: David Myers |
Sir William Wells Atrium, Royal Free Hospital |
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Chair: Judy Dewinter |
Sir William Wells Atrium, Royal Free Hospital |
15.12.2016 |
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Chair: Stephen Cameron |
Sir William Wells Atrium, Royal Free Hospital |
16.11.2016 |
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New technology, the advent of painless endoscopy and the tunnel at the end of the light |
Chair: Richard Lindley |
Sir William Wells Atrium, Royal Free Hospital |
25.10.2016 |
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Chair: David Myers |
Sir William Wells Atrium, Royal Free Hospital |
06.09.2016 |
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Sir William Wells Atrium, Royal Free Hospital |
20.07.2016 |
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Chair: Linda Davies |
Sir William Wells Atrium, Royal Free Hospital |
29.06.2016 |
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From De Hogeweyk to hospital: Creating dementia-friendly environments |
Chair: Frances Blunden |
Sir William Wells Atrium, Royal Free Hospital |
19.05.2016 |
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Chair: Vanessa Gearson |
Sir William Wells Atrium, Royal Free Hospital |
21.04.2016 |
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Chair: Richard Stock |
Sir William Wells Atrium, Royal Free Hospital |
17.11.2015 |
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Chair: Sue Cullinan |
Sir William Wells Atrium, Royal Free Hospital |
21.10.2015 |
Watch the film and read the feedback |
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Chair: Judy Dewinter |
Sir William Wells Atrium, Royal Free Hospital |
09.09.2015 |
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.