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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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
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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
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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 | 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 | |
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.