Membership Terms and Conditions
Terms and Conditions
Background
RA- UK is the recognised UK national affiliate of the parent society European Society of Regional Anaesthesia and Pain Therapy (ESRA). Previously, membership of ESRA automatically conferred membership of ESRA (UK & Ireland) to residents of UK and Northern Ireland, at no additional cost. It has now been agreed to have an annual member fee of £35. This fee will help support all the activities of the society and is optional as all ESRA members will still be members of RAUK (ESRA member), but without some of the added advantages of being a full RAUK member. If you decide to pay the £35 RAUK annual membership fee in addition to the ESRA membership fee, the additional benefits are:
1. Membership of a more nationally identified society, with aims and objectives independent of the European society, but affiliated with it.
2. Free version of "A Pocket Guide to Ultrasound Guided Regional Anaesthesia" App when you first join
3. A direct debit facility to allow automatic annual payment of both RAUK and ESRA membership fees. The ESRA fee will be forwarded to ESRA by RA-UK on the member’s behalf. Currently, the ESRA fee has to be paid annually by credit card, when requested by ESRA.
4. 15% Discounts on all RA-UK sponsored national meetings, the value of which will exceed the RA- UK membership fee.
5. Eligibility to small grant awards (see website).
6. Notification of society activity/courses via an electronic newsletter.
7. Eligibility to apply for ‘RA-UK course approved’ recognition
Subscription Fees
1. RAUK will collect your membership fees 1 calendar year from your joining date. The amount collected will be £35/20/15 RA-UK annual subscription + ESRA fee (if applicable)
2. If you also elect to join ESRA, we will ensure that your ESRA membership fees are transferred to ESRA. In exchange, we will update ESRA to activate your membership, without having to pay them separately. Please use the same email address to sign up with ESRA that you use with RAUK.
3. ESRA will inform us of any changes in membership fees prior to the 1st January, and we will communicate any changes in the annual membership fees in late December of the preceding year.
4. Membership of RA-UK is annual. Your renewal date will be 1 calendar year from joining. Payment is via Stripe, and will recur until cancelled.
5. ESRA membership is for the remaining part of the calendar year the next payment will be taken on or around the 1st of January. You may choose to start your membership from the current year, or start a full year membership from the following year. If joining ESRA, a separate Stripe payment will be setup. We will then organise your membership with ESRA (this process may take a couple of weeks), you will receive an email from ESRA when the setup process has occurred. Please allow sufficient time to join ESRA if you need a membership number for a course/conference.
6. RA-UK membership will commence on the date you join. You may choose for your ESRA membership to begin either immediately or from the following 1 January; however, in all cases, the full annual ESRA membership fee will be charged.
*The ESRA fee is set in Euros and the Sterling value is dependent on the exchange rate at the time of Direct Debit collection.
Cancellation of membership
You can cancel your RA-UK and/or ESRA membership at any time during the year until the annual direct debit has been processed (usually over the Christmas period). If you wish to cancel your membership entirely, you can do this via your RAUK Member profile on the website, on your Stripe account or your bank You can also email us at info@ra-uk.org to cancel your subscription.. If you wish to upgrade or downgrade your membership, please contact info@ra-uk.org . Once the direct debit has been taken, any cancellation will only take place for the following years subscription. Membership fees are non-refundable once paid for an no part year refunds will be given.
If you would like to pause your subscription for a year (while retaining your membership number) please contact us at info@ra-uk.org