The Brighton and Sussex Medico-Chirurgical Society is one of the oldest medical societies in the United Kingdom. Established in 1847 and its first president was Dr William King, founder of the Brighton Co-operative Society. The Society and its monthly meetings were originally held in the Brighton Dispensary, the music room of the Brighton Royal Pavilion and the Hove Club.
The 100th anniversary meeting, held in the Pavilion was attended by many distinguished guests including the Presidents of three Royal Colleges. In the 1970s, meetings were transferred to the Sussex Postgraduate Medical Centre on the Brighton General Hospital site.
The archives of the society (portraits, meeting books and medical books) are now housed at the Keep, Falmer, and the Regency Town House, Hove. The society continues to be a place for those interested in medicine and health to meet and to discuss. In 2024, membership was widened to include those who are non-medical practitioners.
We welcome applications for membership: please see the Join page for information on joining the society.