The Guild offers five different ways to be part of our community. Please choose the option that is suitable for you below. Once we have received your information we will contact you directly.
Full Membership
For professional writers, journalists, authors, commissioning editors in any medium, who spend the majority of their working time covering health issues.
- Full access to the range of information, training and networking opportunities the Guild provides
- Access to other Guild members, through our free online membership directory
- Access to specialists invited to Guild events
- Free or discounted entry to Guild webinars and workshops
- Notices of job/work opportunities
- Guild News Bulletin
- Voting Rights
Annual Membership - £50
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Associate Membership
Associate membership is open to those who are not professional writers, but work in fields such as medicine and are established health writers, authors or broadcast journalists.
- Full access to the range of information, training and networking opportunities the Guild provides
- Access to other Guild members, through our free online membership directory
- Access to specialists invited to Guild events
- Free or discounted entry to Guild webinars and workshops
- Notices of job/work opportunities
- Guild News Bulletin
Annual Membership - £50
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Student Membership
This is open to full-time journalism students who wish to specialise in health and medical matters.
Membership includes:
- Free/discounted entry to Guild events
- Guild News Bulletin
£12 (Annual Membership)
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Industry Member
Industry members are those working in the health area who support the aims of the Guild, but do not fulfil the writing criteria necessary for membership. For instance PRs, healthcare professionals and charities.
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- Two places at specified Guild event
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- Receive Guild News Bulletins
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- An entry in the Members’ Area of the Guild website
Subscription: £150 (1 year), £200 (2 years)
Charity Subscription: £100 (1 year), £150 (2 years)
Charity Subscription: £100 (1 year), £150 (2 years)
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Online Directory Subscription
Members include some of Britain’s best-known journalists, freelance writers, broadcasters and authors.
- On-line access to the directory via our website
- Contact details for Guild members, what they write about, the publications, programmes and websites they contribute to
- Categories of members’ special interests – e.g. women’s health, complementary medicine
Subscription: £295 (1 year), £500 (2 years)
Charity Subscription: £200 (1 year), £300 (2 years)
Charity Subscription: £200 (1 year), £300 (2 years)
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