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Benefits

Our top benefits of being an IoP member

Membership and insurance are 2 separate applications/sold separately. You can have all the benefits of our membership with your own sourced insurance or, as a member you can tailor your insurance around your needs with our unrivalled insurance packages.

  1. All HCPC registered Podiatrists and Podiatric Surgeons can apply to join The Institute of Podiatrists industry leading malpractice Insurance Cover Scheme.
     
  2. Members receive quarterly issues of Podiatry Review, which can contribute to your Continued Professional Development (CPD).

  3. Members receive monthly e-newsletters with the latest news from across our profession.
     
  4. Members receive discounted member rates on all our CPD including our online guided learning resources
     
  5. Members can access and download resource for use in clinic and for patients
     
  6. Our Annual General Meeting is the ideal opportunity to feedback to the EC on any areas of concern, opportunity and development.

  7. Access to the members area of the Institute website, which contains the latest news, information, online Continuing Professional Development and discussion forum

  8. Members can join the IoP ‘Find a practitioner’ service to promote your business to members of the public finding the IoP website through search engines.

  9. Members have access to a confidential advice service, including advice from the IoP medicines and procedures panel on the use of drugs and therapeutics as well as appropriate podiatric procedures.

  10. Members are eligible for The Institute’s awards scheme

  11. Members can join and be part of Community trade union for advice on employment law and as additional professional support

  12. Members receive discounted rates on health plans from the Hospital and Medical Care Association (HMCA)

NO BETTER TIME TO JOIN AND BE INVOLVED!

Payment can be made in full or via Direct Debit in instalments (UK ONLY). For all queries, please contact our highly experienced team who will be able to assist with any membership questions. Alternatively visit https://iop-uk.org/application-form/ leave your details and our team will do the rest!

Terms and Conditions of membership

Membership of the Institute of Podiatrists is granted at the absolute discretion of the Membership Committee.

Membership is not an automatic right, it is a benefit for members who adhere to our reasonable rules and treat other members, staff and partners with respect.  We may, in the event of misuse of membership, using reasonable discretion, decide to suspend or terminate your membership at any time.  Failure to pay membership fees is not the only reason to terminate membership, conduct and misuse of membership can also lead to that result, such as, but is not limited to, behaviour which is troublesome or shows lack of respect towards fellow members, staff, or partners; criminal actions; or actions which are generally perceived to be immoral, unethical or contrary to the IoP’s membership rules.  In the event of an application being declined or membership being terminated no correspondence will be entered into.

Regional networking. All members of the Institute are allocated to a geographical region, ie. North West, Midlands etc. Each region has an area council who elect a representative, who then goes forward as an appointed Director to the Executive Board of the IoP. This means that local and regional events can be organised that range from social gatherings to local or regional education events encompassing speakers from across the whole spectrum of medicine and podiatric medicine. This unique involvement of local members in the national stance and direction of the IoP has been its cornerstone for more than 6 decades and in today’s ever more challenging professional arena means that IoP members can, and do, influence matters of importance to the whole profession of Podiatry.