Kettering General Hospital Membership Events
Free regular Governor-led vitual Membership events Your Health Matters are sessions for Foundation Trust members and non-members alike.
We will be planning events for 2025, if you have a suggestion for a health topic you would like to attend, please contact Governor and Member Lead, sue.broome@nhs.net.
Dying Matters: Let’s talk about it!’ a chance to speak to end-of-life experts at KGH
A chance to learn more about death and dying with end-of-life experts from Kettering General Hospital is available at a public online event.
The free online event is on Tuesday, July 18, from 2pm-3pm, and is one of a series of events – open to all in the county – which has been arranged by KGH Public Governors.
The event itself is called Dying Matters – ‘Let’s talk about it’ is part of the series called Your Health Matters that aims to help demystify common health conditions and difficult subjects whilst providing practical support.
The speakers will be Sarah Parry, Transformation Lead Nurse for Palliative & End of Life Care, and Dr Fiona Wiseman, Palliative Medicine Consultant.
Sarah said: ‘We recognise that talking about death and dying is never easy. However, being able to talk gives us all the opportunity to share any worries, fears or wishes that we have. “
Fiona added: ‘We are looking forward to having a discussion and exploring ways with event attendees about how we can empower the people of Northamptonshire, especially when they come into the hospital, so they feel more prepared and comfortable in approaching this important area of life.
“As Dr Kathryn Mannix Palliative Care Physician said: ‘Talking about death won’t make it happen. But not talking about it robs us of choices and moments that will not come again’.”
The event will be introduced by KGH Staff Governor, Jayne Chambers, and everyone is welcome. This is your opportunity to talk about what is often considered a taboo subject, and help you find the words to have an important conversation about wishes, what happens to make people comfortable and much more.
To take part email KGH’s governor and member lead, sue.broome@nhs.net. People can submit a specific question beforehand and some questions will also be taken at the event depending on time.
Watch recordings of past events
How you can prepare yourself for surgery
Amanda Chapman a Deputy Sister for Pre-operative Assessment at KGH talks about how you can prepare yourself for surgery.
Having an operation or procedure can be worrying and we are looking for ways to ensure the process is made easier and less frightening for you, your family, friends and carers.
There are practical steps you can undertake before surgery to ensure you are as well as can be before an operation or procedure such as undertaking exercise, maintaining a good diet, reducing weight if needed, and stopping smoking.
For any patients who are due to have sedation, or a local or general anaesthetic, for any procedure or operation, this event is your opportunity to hear how physically and mentally you can best prepare yourself to reduce anxiety and worry.
Dying Matters: let’s talk about it!’
A chance to learn more about death and dying with end-of-life experts. Aiming to help demystify common health conditions and difficult subjects whilst providing practical support.
The event is introduced by KGH Staff Governor, Jayne Chambers. Event speakers are Sarah Parry, Transformation Lead Nurse for Palliative & End of Life Care, and Dr Fiona Wiseman, Palliative Medicine Consultant. Helping you find the words to have an important conversation about wishes, what happens to make people comfortable and much more.
Skin deep: skin complaints or skin cancer
Skin deep – how to manage common skin complaints and avoid skin cancer. The event was designed to help identify problems and answer common skin complaint questions.
The event was introduced by KGH Staff Governor, Jayne Chambers. Event speaker, Dr Olivia Stevenson, Consultant Dermatologist and Skin Cancer lead, talks about the causes of and managing common skin complaints and avoiding skin cancer.
Your beautiful mind: tips on staying on top of your emotional and mental wellbeing
Designed to help you manage your emotional and mental wellbeing, providing you with practical tips on dealing with today’s worries and winter blues. This session will help you develop a Happiness ‘toolkit’ using an effective framework from national charity, Action For Happiness. Learn about the science of happiness and let us show you how you can develop positive strategies to safeguard your wellbeing.
Below the belt: do you regularly check all is ok?
The Below the belt event was held on 20 January 2023. Introduced by Lead Governor, Peter Woolliscroft and our speaker is Janine Cullen, Emergency Urology Nurse Practitioner.
Living with Long COVID
The Living with Long Covid event was held on 18 May 2022. Introduced by Deputy Lead Governor, Mabel Blades and our speakers were Rudo Chimera, Clinical Specialist Respiratory Physiotherapist and Chloe Thorpe, Occupational Therapist.