E L FR E H THE ROYAL FREE A O Y S O P R I T E A L H T • • ASSOCIATION L ONDON (Incorporating the Royal Free Old Students’ Association and Members of the School) 2016 Newsletter Contents President’s Report 2 President’s Report 3 Programme It is a great pleasure and privilege to have been stimulating group of Trust staff in the morning, and the invited to be President of the Royal Free Association. Peter Scheuer Symposium in the afternoon. We have 5 Minutes Of The Annual General Meeting Although not a graduate of the Royal Free, I have long- invited several inspirational ex-students and staff to 7 Apologies For Absence standing links to the Royal Free School of Medical as take part in the Symposium, and we look forward to a 8 Financial Report a Clinical Academic and to the Hospital, having been stimulating day. 9 Notices appointed first as Registrar to Professor Dame Sheila Sherlock in 1977. I remained at the Royal Free to We were delighted earlier this year to welcome 10 Triennial Dinner complete my MD Thesis and after 2 years of research Dr Alex Nesbit from the Royal Free, University 11 The Deans’ Portraits in the USA returned as a Lecturer and then Senior College and Middlesex Students (RUMS) Committee 15 Members’ Contributions Lecturer on the Liver Unit. I count myself lucky to have and further meetings have developed links to the worked at the Medical School and Hospital, both of Association which we believe will be fruitful for both 19 Student Elective Reports which have reputations for being among the friendliest organisations. We hope that this will raise our profile 24 RUMS in the country. Medical students have always been a among students and their interest in joining and 25 Reunion Notices thoroughly inspiring and enthusiastic group – and our participating in the Association. Bursaries continue to 27 Reunion Write-Ups challenge as ‘seniors’ is to maintain their enthusiasm, be available from the Association for students in need morale and fulfilment in their work. I became at UCL Medical School. 32 Obituaries Postgraduate Sub-Dean at the Royal Free Medical 37 Extra Thanks School in 1989 and did this because I believed in the 2017 will be a challenging year with hopefully 38 Enclosed need for support during the early stages of a medical resolution of the contractual issues and development career. It was a privilege to work with so many young of the plans for Britain leaving the EU. One cannot - Registration Form doctors over the years. escape the fact that the NHS depends upon medical - Donation Form staff recruited from abroad – so the negotiations will - Subscription Form This year has been challenging for all trainees be of pivotal interest for the Medical School with its with the negotiations with the Department of Health, research programmes and grants, and the NHS in and it is important that an agreement that provides providing medical care for patients. the best and safest care for patients, and satisfies the doctors involved and the government, is achieved. My newsletter would be incomplete if I did not Keep in Contact! Throughout this year the dispute has taken a toll on pay tribute to the tremendous work that the Executive morale of the medical workforce. My mantra is that Committee put in your behalf – in particular Wendy [email protected] best care of patients depends upon the best care for Kelsey, Peter Howden and Tanya Shennan, and also The Royal Free Association the medical staff wherever they work. Philip Lodge who remains very active despite standing down as President. UCL Medical School www.royalfree.nhs.uk/rfa Regarding your Association, the Annual Meeting Royal Free Campus last year was held on a Saturday (after a vote among So, thank you for all your support for the Royal Rowland Hill Street Members), but because it has now seems generally Free Association. I look forward to welcoming you at Hampstead 020 7830 2579 accepted that Thursday is better, the Committee have the Autumn Annual Meeting. London, NW3 2PF (Answerphone Only) reverted to a Thursday this year (17th November). The structure for the day will follow that in recent Please keep in touch, and let us know of any changes to contact details! years with ‘Ward Rounds/Clinical Updates’ led by a JAMES DOOLEY RFA PRESIDENT To get contact details for reunions, or to provide content for next years newsletter, please contact Tanya Shennan by emailing: [email protected] Page 1 Page 2 Programme Annual General Meeting to be held on Thursday 17th November 2016 in the Sir William Wells Atrium, Ground Floor, Royal Free Hospital CPD Accreditation Applied For REGISTRATION AND COFFEE LUNCH 10.00AM Sir Williams Wells Atrium 12.45PM Ground Floor, Royal Free Hospital THE PETER SCHEUER SYMPOSIUM CLINICAL UPDATES 2.00 10.30AM • Respiratory Medicine: Endobronchial Ultrasound (EBUS) - Dr James Chairman: PM Goldring Dr James Dooley • Emergency Medicine – Dr Jonathan Costello Speakers: • Orthopaedics – Mr Nimalan Maruthainar Professor Lesley Regan President of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, • Neurology – Dr Kryshani Fernando Head of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Imperial College title to be confirmed • Complementary Medicine – Mr Keith Hunt Dr Alexandra Wu • Liver Disease - Dr James Dooley Clinical Director, Service Transformation and QIPP and Consultant Physician, Health Services for Elderly People “Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust: Our Integrated Care Journey Additional choices may be available on the day. the Past 5 Years and the Next 5 Years” ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - Agenda Dr Mike Rossiter Consultant in Sport & Exercise Medicine, Hampshire Hospitals and NHS 11.45AM 1. Apologies for Absence Foundation Trust 2. Recording of Deaths “Confessions Of A Sports Physician” 3. Minutes of the last Meeting held on TEA Saturday 21st November 2015 4. Matters Arising 4.30 5. President’s Report PM 6. Election of Officers for 2016-2017 7. Finance - Treasurer’s Report MARSDEN LECTURE 8. Any Other Business 9. Date of next Annual Meeting Professor Jason Leitch 5.00PM National Clinical Director of Healthcare Quality and Strategy for NHS Scotland REPORTS FROM UCL RUMS “Is Quality The Answer?” 12.15PM Speakers: INFORMAL DINNER Raj Pradhan, Zara (Local Turkish Cuisine) 6.30PM 11 South End Road, London NW3 2PT RUMS (UCL Medical students) President. FOR 7.00 Paul Dilworth Sub-Dean for the Royal Free Campus Page 3 Page 4 Minutes of the AGM 2015 as only one third of Members had Financial Report Minutes Of The Annual General Meeting provided their email addresses. 3 The Minutes of the last He suggested that next year, only 7 Annual General Meeting had been an electronic version would be Peter Howden had circulated Of the Royal Free Association held in the Sir William Wells Atrium circulated to all members via the available. Some discussion followed the Accounts and confirmed that at the Royal Free Hospital, London NW3 2QG on Saturday, 21st November 2015 Annual Newsletter and copies about different options, and it there was a total of £18,500 in the were made available to those was agreed that only a limited two accounts. Generous donations Present: Dr Philip Lodge in the Chair plus 52 Members of the Association, namely: present. There were no objections number would be printed and totalling £1,000 had been received. or questions and the Minutes were sent out to only those Members Only four new subscriptions had Lesley Ashworth (1961) J a m e s D o o l e y ( M e m b e r ) Neil McIntyre (Member) approved. who specifically requested it. An been set up in the last year. Rosemarie Baillod (1961) Ewa Dragowska (1960) Carola Moran (1964) electronic copy would be sent After considering the financial Barbara Bannister (1972) O z g e n F e i z i ( 1 9 6 4 ) Renu Morris (1963) Matters Arising out to all those who provided pressures of the current students, Margaret Battersby (1958) John Ferguson (1957) Richard Nunn (1969) emails, and be available on the RFA it was agreed that it would be John Beavan (1982) Judith Fisher (1963) Valerie O’Riordan (1961) 4 website. sensible to make a specific amount Elzbieta Biel (1961) John Gibson (1956) Margaret Prout (1964) Following a mailing in The discussions led on to of money available for the Distress Audrey Boucher (1974) Hilary Gordon-Wright (1974) Waqar Qureshi (1983) February to all Members, there had the possibility of increasing the Fund. Due to the need to monitor Doreen Brown (1959) James Hardiman (1964) Rosemary Radley-Smith (1963) been an overwhelming majority annual subscription, currently other outgoings, such as Bursaries Richard Brueton (1971) Jane Harpur (1969) Anna Rakowicz (1962) vote to hold the Clinical Day/AGM £15. There had been no increase and expenses, the Executive Ali Buchanan (1983) Elizabeth Ann Harris (1962) Avery Rezek (1959) and Triennial Dinner on a Saturday for many years and there was now Committee would be responsible Eleanor Butler (1963) David Henderson (1965) Elizabeth Salter (1965) and this had subsequently been a need to generate funds as very for deciding on the appropriate Helen Clark (1964) Rebecca Hobbs (1982) Louise Scheuer (Member) arranged. However, numbers for few new subscriptions were being level of funding to be made Colin Cooper (1959) Rita Hornik (1959) Tanya Shennan (Member) both the meeting and the dinner set up. Figures of £20 and £25 available. Anna Cope (1956) Ann Howard (1964) Brenda Thompson (1961) had not increased at all. were suggested and it was finally Suggestions were made by Barbara Croft (1956) Peter Howden (1983) Susan Tuck (Member) Philip asked members for a agreed that the figure of £20 should Members about ways in which to Helen Crossley (1961) Wendy Kelsey (1966) Patricia Walmsley (1964) show of hands on whether the day be recommended as a voluntary increase income, such as registering Anita Davies (1959) Susan Lucas (1963) should revert to the third Thursday subscription.