Types of membership

The Guild of Health Writers offers 4 types of access.

Full membership

For professional writers/authors/commissioning editors in any medium, who spend the majority of their working time covering health issues …

Details & Benefits

Full membership holds many benefits but it is also dependent on satisfying strict professional criteria. That is good news for you – Guild membership brings with it status. But it’s also good news for those who use the Guild to find writers with a guaranteed level of professionalism and expertise – they know we demand certain standards.

Benefits

  • Full access to the range of information, training and networking opportunities the Guild provides
  •  Access to other Guild members, through a free membership directory
  • Access to Guild events
  • Access to specialists invited to Guild events
  • A bi-monthly newsletter, filled with useful resources, topical debate and members’ news
  • Free or discounted entry to Guild seminars and workshops
  • Notices of job/work opportunities
  • Voting rights

NOTE: Members should declare any commercial interests on their application form and agree to abide by the Constitution of the Guild of Health Writers and its Code of Ethics, and to support its Aims and Objectives.

£50

/Year

Associate membership

Associate membership is open to people who are not professional writers and editors, but who work in fields such as medicine and are established health writers, authors or broadcast journalists.

Student membership

For full-time students studying journalism who may wish to specialise in health and medical matters.

The benefits include entry to Guild events and a free copy of the Newsletter. Student Members should declare any commercial interests on their application form and agree to abide by the Constitution of the Guild of Health Writers and its Code of Ethics, and to support its Aims and Objectives.

Friends membership

Friends of the Guild of Health Writers are those working in the health area who support the aims of the Guild, but who do not fulfil the writing criteria necessary for membership.

Friends might be PRs, healthcare professional and charities. Friends of the Guild of Health Writers are not members of the Guild of Health Writers.

Directory Subscription

A Directory subscription will give you online access to the members’ database via the Guild’s website www.healthwriters.com.
You will also receive quarterly e-mail update.
An address label service is available for purchase by Directory subscribers only

There is an annual subscription or a two-yearly subscription at a cheaper rate. Registered charities can purchase subscriptions at a discount.

  • Full Membership

  • £50year

    • ► Full access to the range of information, training and networking opportunities the Guild provides
    • ► Access to other Guild members, through a free membership directory
    • ► Access to Guild events
    • ► Access to specialists invited to Guild events
    • ► A bi-monthly newsletter, filled with useful resources, topical debate and members’ news
    • ► Free or discounted entry to Guild seminars and workshops
    • ► Notices of job/work opportunities
    • ► Voting rights

  • Associate Membership

  • £50year

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  • Student Membership

  • £12year

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Full Membership

For professional writers/authors/commissioning editors in any medium, who spend the majority of their working time covering health issues and who uphold the aims of the Guild of Health Writers.

The benefits include free or special discounted entry to Guild events, listing in and free copy of Guild Membership Directory along with a free copy of our bi-monthly newsletter.

Voting rights are available to Full Members only. Members should declare any commercial interests on their application form and agree to abide by the Constitution of the Guild of Health Writers and its Code of Ethics, and to support its Aims and Objectives.

How To Apply For Full/Associate Membership

Complete every section of the application form: Membership Form 2018

Ask an existing member who knows your work to sign your application. If you do not know an existing member, simply email your application form to the administrator together with samples of work, see 3.

Return the form with three samples of work published or broadcast within the last 6 months if applying for Full Membership or within the last 12 months if applying for Associate Membership.

Your membership fee of £50 can be paid online, details are on the membership form.
No need to post anything, please just email your completed membership form together with links to articles or PDFs of articles to the Guild office – admin@healthwriters.com

Once your completed membership application and articles are received by the Guild office, they will be forwarded to our Membership Secretary.

THE GUILD COMMITTEE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REFUSE OR REVOKE MEMBERSHIP.

Associate Membership

For professionals in other fields, e.g. medical practitioners/therapists who are also established writers/authors/broadcasters, or journalists in any medium who spend a significant part of their time on health and medical matters.

The benefits include free or discounted entry to Guild events, listing in and free copy of Guild Membership Directory, free copy of the Newsletter.

Associate Members should declare any commercial interests on their application form and agree to abide by the Constitution of the Guild of Health Writers and its Code of Ethics, and to support its Aims and Objectives.

Student Membership

For full-time students studying journalism who may wish to specialise in health and medical matters.

The benefits include entry to Guild events and a free copy of the Newsletter.

Student Members should declare any commercial interests on their application form and agree to abide by the Constitution of the Guild of Health Writers and its Code of Ethics, and to support its Aims and Objectives.

 

How To Apply For Student Membership

  1. Complete every section of the application form: Student Membership Form
  2. Return the form, together with a cheque for £12 made payable to the Guild of Health Writers, a letter of support from your course tutor and three samples of recent course work.
  3. Alternatively you can pay for your membership by online banking – details available form the Guild office.

Once your completed application and articles are received by the Guild office, they will be forwarded to our Membership Secretary.

THE GUILD COMMITTEE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REFUSE OR REVOKE MEMBERSHIP.

Friend of the Guild

Friends of the Guild of Health Writers are those working in the health area who support the aims of the Guild, but who do not fulfil the writing criteria necessary for membership. Friends might be PRs, healthcare professional and charities.

Friends of the Guild of Health Writers are not members of the Guild of Health Writers.

  1. Complete the application form:
    Friends Subscription Form
  1. Return the form, together with a cheque made payable to the Guild of Health Writers.

Should you need any help, contact the Guild’s administrator who will take you through the process.