Your
membership
We are very pleased that you are a member of the
British Pain Society, the largest multidisciplinary professional
organisation in the field of pain within the UK.
Benefits
As one of the Society’s 1,650 members:
- you will receive
a free copy of the Society’s quarterly Newsletter Pain
News
- you will receive
a free copy of the Society's peer-reviewed quarterly publication Reviews in Pain
- you will receive advanced notification
of the Society’s Annual Scientific Meetings (ASM)
- you are entitled
to discounts on ASM registration fees
- you will receive
advanced notification of the Society’s Study Days and Education
Days
- you are entitled
to discounts on Study Days and Education Day registration fees
- you are entitled
to two free copies of each British Pain Society publication and
discounts on additional copies purchased thereafter
- you are entitled
to up to 50 free copies of the Society's information for patient
leaflets.
- you are entitled
to apply for the Society’s grants and awards, which include
the Mildred B Clulow Research Grant, Patrick Wall Overseas Travel
Bursary, ASM bursary, Study Day bursary and the IASP World Congress
Travel bursary
- you are entitled to receive a complimentary
copy of the European Journal of Pain
- you may join any
of the Society’s Special Interest Groups free of charge
- you may request
adhesive mailing labels of members, free of charge, for non commercial
purposes i.e. research projects. Please note that only details
of members who have opted in to receive external mailing will
be made available.
- you are able to
contact other members of the Society through the Secretariat.
Keeping your details
up to date
In order to help us keep our membership database up to date, please
inform us of any change in circumstance i.e. change of address,
email, job title, institution and salary.
If your details change, please email
the secretariat.
Annual Subscription fee
Your membership subscription is renewable on an annual basis. The
subscription year runs from 1 January to 31 December. We require
your first years fee to be paid by cheque or debit/credit card.
If you are applying to join between the months of July and December,
the Secretariat will award you 50% discount for your first year
only.
The Society is always
looking at ways to reduce the administrative costs of the Society
and so is actively encouraging members to pay their annual subscription
fee by direct debit. As an incentive, from January 2007, members
who pay their annual subscription by direct debit will receive a
5% discount on the annual subscription fee.
Click here to download a copy of the direct debit form.
The subscription fees for 2008 can be found in the tables below.
| Band |
Taxable
income |
Membership Fees
if joining between Jan-Jun |
Membership Fees
if joining between Jul-Dec |
| A |
>£40,000 |
£144.00 |
£72.00 |
| B |
£30,000-£39,999 |
£110.00 |
£55.00 |
| C |
£20,000-£29,999 |
£66.50 |
£33.25 |
| D |
£10,000-£19,999 |
£33.00 |
£16.50 |
| E |
<£10,000 |
£27.50 |
£13.75 |
|