Membership costs

	Monthly rate	*After tax relief
Nursing support worker (first year discount)**	£4.27	£3.42
Nursing support worker (standard)	£8.53	£6.82
Nursing support worker (on career break and maternity leave)	£0.84	n/a
Nursing support worker (retired members)	£0.84	n/a
Student nursing associates (England)	£0.84	£0.67

* tax relief may vary depending on your tax situation

**First year discount is for nursing support workers who are joining the RCN for the first time, or registered nursing associates in their first year of NMC registration.

Find out more about how you can claim tax relief on your RCN subscription.

If you’re studying to become a registered nursing associate, or are now a registered nursing associate in England, you can join the RCN under our nursing support worker membership category. The student nursing associate membership fee is 84p per month (or £10 per year) while you study. If you're a nursing associate in your first year of registration, your membership will be £4.27 per month in your first year of registration, or £8.53 thereafter.

To be eligible for nursing support worker membership, you must work providing health or social care under the guidance and supervision of a registered nurse, midwife or health visitor. You must not be on a professional register (such as NMC or HCPC) unless you are a nursing associate or it is a register held by the Scottish Social Services Council or the Northern Ireland Social Care Council.

Terms and conditions of membership are set out in the Definitions of Membership, and Membership Policy and Process documents found on our policies and processes page.

Visit our governance rulebook for further information on our Royal Charter, Standing Orders, regulations and policies and processes that ensure effective governance within our organisation.

Eligible members can claim tax relief against their subscription. To help you do this, we can supply a letter detailing the payments against which you can claim tax relief. Please call our Customer Support Team on 0345 7726 100 who will be happy to help. Choose option 1 for membership (Monday to Friday 8.30am – 8pm excluding Bank Holidays). This call will be charged at a local rate.

Just so you know, we are not able to give financial advice and you should contact your accountant or financial adviser if needed.

Once you have joined, confirmation of your membership can be downloaded from MyRCN.

If you pay for your RCN membership by Direct Debit we will automatically renew your membership. If you pay for your membership by card or cheque each year, then you can renew online at www.rcn.org.uk/renew.

To support our members throughout every stage of their lives and careers, we offer a career break membership option, which includes maternity leave, ensuring that we are there for you throughout your leave.

For a reduced fee you can stay in membership and continue to access RCN legal cover, support and representation, as well as our other services and member discounts. To receive support and representation you will need to revert to full membership payment.

View our full membership FAQs.

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How you can get involved

There are countless ways to get involved in the RCN as a nursing support worker member. From joining our campaigns, to attending Congress, to running for election on a committee or board, the right opportunity is waiting for you.

• Become an RCN rep
• Connect with your local branch
• Attend Congress
• Get involved with our campaigns
• Join a forum or network
• Run for a seat on our Nursing Support Workers Committee or another committee or board
• Take part in our consultations, ballots, surveys and elections