The School of Medicine and the Leeds Medico-Chirurgical Society welcome you to attend the 2023 Edith Pechey lecture honouring Leeds' first woman doctor: “Why do we need a women’s health strategy for England?”

Guest Speaker: Professor Dame Lesley Regan , Women’s Health Ambassador for England

Attendees can join the lecture in person or view the live-stream online. Please order a free ticket for your preferred option so that we can manage attendee numbers.

In person venue: Medical Lecture Theatre, Worsley Building, Clarendon Way, Leeds LS2 9LU

Online: The link to join will be shared in advance of the event.

Dame Lesley Regan is Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at St Mary’s Hospital, London, and Honorary Consultant in Gynaecology at Imperial College NHS Trust. She was President of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in 2016-19 – only the second woman to hold the post – and then became the first Women's Health Ambassador for England. She is also Honorary Secretary of the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO), Chair of CHARM (the Charity for Research into Miscarriage), and Chair of Wellbeing of Women (WoW), the women's health research charity

Edith Pechey was one of the “Edinburgh Seven”, the first female undergraduate medical students at any British university. After studying in Edinburgh she graduated MD in Bern in 1877, qualified in Dublin and came to Leeds, where she was popular as a GP and lecturer. In 1883 she travelled to Mumbai where she set up a women’s and children’s hospital. She returned to England in 1903 and continued to campaign for women’s suffrage.

Leeds Med-Chi was founded in 1872 as a meeting point for GPs and hospital consultants. It is now a friendly group of doctors from all specialties including general practice, and professions allied to medicine. The Society organises meetings and social events and is keen to recruit new members, particularly those new to Leeds. We all need a place where we can learn, unwind and support each other.

The Annual Edith Pechey Lecture