Membership Categories

 Note: all payments must be made by Direct Debit (new and existing members) Please note the direct debit page will not come up if you register using  Google Chrome as your browser, we are trying to get this fixed however in the mean time please use either Internet Explorer or Firefox as your browser to register and join.

Full members: £25-00 automatically deducted from bank account at 6-month intervals (annual fee £50-00). New members receive a £10-00 voucher from Jones & Bartlett publishers plus an ongoing 10% discount and free postage on books

Eligibility: Paramedics with current UK Health Professions Council registration only

Paid-up full (UK HPC registered paramedic) members may use the post-nominal letters ‘MCPara’

Student members: £15-00 automatically deducted from bank account at 6-month intervals (£30-00 per year). New members receive a £10-00 voucher from Jones & Bartlett publishers plus an ongoing 10% discount and free postage on books

Eligibility: Students currently undertaking a UK Health Professions Council approved university or IHCD course leading to registration as a paramedic

Associate members: £35-00 per year, automatically deducted from bank account as a single payment at 12-month intervals New members receive a £10-00 voucher from Jones & Bartlett publishers plus an ongoing 10% discount and free postage on books

Eligibility:

1.    Ambulance technicians holding an IHCD certificate

2.    Anyone else with an interest in the furtherance of the aims of the College, the ambulance professions, and pre-hospital care

Notes:

1.    Only full members (registered paramedics) have voting rights

2.    Fellows may be elected by the Council of the College from the ranks of paid-up full members following consideration of nominations from at least two members of the College, regardless of grade. They may use the post-nominals ‘FCPara’ and are required to pay the same annual fee as full members.

3.    Honorary Fellows may be elected by the Council of the College following consideration of nominations from at least two members of the College, regardless of grade. They are required to pay the same annual fee as associate members.

4.    Emeritus Fellows are Fellows or Honorary Fellows who have retired in good-standing. They are not required to pay a membership fee.

5.    Student and Associate members and Honorary and Emeritus Fellows are NOT permitted to use post-nominal letters as this would contravene legislation which protects the use of the title ‘paramedic’. Any misuse of post-nominals will result in expulsion from the College and submission of a report to the Health Professions Council, risking prosecution.