Member events

Upcoming Talks

Our next confirmed talks in our free 2021-22 virtual talks programme include:

Virtual Constituency Event: Governor Constituency Event (Wandsworth and Rest of England)

Date: 23 August 2021- 17:30pm-19:00pm

Venue: Microsoft Teams- (Use link below)

The event is hosted on Microsoft Teams. Please click this link, Join Event on the day/time of the event.


Previous Talks

We held a Members Talk (Virtual) on Wellbeing in a complicated world: Thinking about looking after ourselves during and post-pandemic led by Ellie Atkins, Principal Clinical Psychologist, Paediatric Medicine. The talk focused the impact of the pandemic is being felt worldwide and in all domains of our lives from physical and mental health. This event will discuss the issues we have faced during the pandemic and the potential concerns of post-pandemic and how we can respond to these concerns.

We held a Merton Question Time Virtual Event on the 8 March 2021 at 5.30pm,  hosted by our governors, for our Merton members and local residents to tell us what you think about St George’s and the services we provide. The event was an opportunity to meet your Merton Governor and to hear from a member of our executive team. A recording of the presentation can be viewed below and a powerpoint of the presentation can be viewed here: MQT_Presentation_Final_v3

Free Members’ Talks

Our recent previous free talks have included:

Diabetes, took place on 08 May 2021, 2pm with Dr Arshia Panahloo, Consultant for Diabetes and Endocrine. The powerpoint presentation can be viewed here: Members_Talk_June_2021_Diabetes

Skin Cancer, took place on 13 May 2021, 2pm with Dr Victoria Akhras, Lead Dermatology Consultant for Melanoma. The powerpoint presentation can be viewed here:  Skin Cancer patient members talk 2021

St George’s Hospital Charity, took place on the 5 May 2021, 2pm, with Amerjit Chohan, Chief Executive and Helena Copsey, Arts Manager. A recording of the presentation can be viewed by clicking here and the powerpoint presentation is here: Trust Members Webinar May 2021

Quality – an overview of Trust’s Quality Priorities, took place on the 8 March 2021, 2pm with Alison Benincasa, Director of Quality Governance and Compliance. A recording of the presentation can be viewed below and a powerpoint presentation can be viewed here: Members meeting – Quality Priorities update March 2021

Strategy and Annual Planning presentation took place on the 29 January 2021 we had a given by Ralph Michell, Deputy Chief Strategy Officer and Kath Brook, Strategy Planning Manager. A recording of the presentation can be viewed by clicking here and the powerpoint presentation can be viewed here: Members Webinar- Strategy and Planning Presentation

Prostate Cancer talk took place on the 18 November 2020 we had a presentation by Mr Chris Anderson, Consultant Urologist. The powerpoint presentation can be viewed here:
Prostate Cancer Presentation 18 November 2020

‘How to eat healthy during lockdown talk‘ took place on the 11 November 2020 with Scott Lonnee and Sandra Evans, Bariatric Dieticians and you can view the recording of the presentation by clicking here. The powerpoint presentation can be viewed here: How to Eat Healthy during Lockdown Presentation

If you have any suggested topics for talks please send email to members@stgeorges.nhs.uk