Join this curator-led guided tour of the British Optical Association Museum – the oldest optical museum in the world – and get the chance to hear about some of the twenty-seven thousand items in this remarkable collection.

The RSM is home to one of the largest and most up-to-date medical libraries in Europe. Join this free 30-minute guided tour which will include an introduction to the home of the Royal Society of Medicine at 1 Wimpole St and a guided tour of the Library.

Spend Friday learning about medicinal plants at the Chelsea Physic Garden. Tucked away beside the Thames, Chelsea Physic Garden is the oldest botanic garden in London and houses around 5,000 different medicinal, herbal, edible, and useful plants.

Take a behind-the-scenes guided tour around the 1920s College of Nursing, and find out about the century of women (and some men) who shaped the profession in the UK.

Visit the St Bartholomew’s Hospital Museum and join a walking tour to learn about Britain’s oldest hospital still providing medical services on the site on which it was originally built in 1123. 

Grab your harness and abseil 160ft down the front of St Thomas’ Hospital. Relish the rush of adrenaline as you descend whilst raising vital funds for Guy’s, St Thomas’ and Evelina London Children’s Hospital.

Join an evening of content and comment on Chief Medical Officer Professor Dame Sally Davies’ ‘Future of Health’ report hosted by the Institute of Healthcare Management in collaboration with the Academy of Fabulous Stuff and Royal Society of Public Health.

Throughout the history of human conflict, medical practitioners have found themselves in the midst of carnage. Join this walking tour marking the role of healing in some of humankind’s most notable conflicts and examining the ever-changing role of medics at the front line.

Comprising artefacts and instruments in the fields of obstetrics, midwifery, surgery and gynaecology, and spanning over 500 years, the RCOG Museum is unique in the UK with its focus on women’s health care. Join the curator and archivist on a tour of the collection.

Most people don’t know what to do if someone closeby needed emergency first aid – and we want to change that. Learning basic first aid can mean the difference between life and death.