Affiliate
Criteria
Individuals who are not registered medical practitioners but have an interest in the development or delivery of anaesthesia, critical care, pain medicine or perioperative medicine.
Membership fee
- £152.00 (no overseas rate).
How membership supports the work of the College
Membership of the College directly contributes to advancing the specialty by supporting important work in clinical standards, patient safety and research. This includes:
- the National Audit Projects (NAPs) and the Sprint National Anaesthesia Projects (SNAP)
- the Anaesthesia Clinical Services Accreditation (ACSA) scheme, with benefits delivered to patients, clinicians and anaesthetic departments across the UK
- the National Emergency Laparotomy Audit (NELA) which has helped save hundreds of patients’ lives each year since its inception
- keeping our NICE accredited anaesthetic standards setting document, Guidelines for the Provision of Anaesthetic Services (GPAS), up to date
- development and distribution of patient information resources
- development of the Centre for Perioperative Care (CPOC).
Benefits of Affiliate membership
- Online access to the Bulletin, BJA and BJA Education.
- Discounts on our events and courses.
- Access to My RCoA online, self-service portal and online CPD/educational resources.
For a full list of benefits the College provides its membership, dependent on categories, please click here.
To be able to take full advantage of College benefits and get involved in College initiatives, please become a member.
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Membership
We are the third largest medical royal college in the UK by membership. With 24,000 Fellows and Members, we represent the three specialties of anaesthesia, intensive care and pain medicine.
Membership categories and subscriptions
Details of all the membership categories the College offers and their benefits.
Membership FAQs
Take a look at some of the questions regularly asked by individuals and the answers intended to help.