Please find all the information below about joining the BPNA benefits and fees:

APPLY ONLINE HERE

 
UK bank account holders must set up a direct debit instruction for the collection of their annual membership fees.
Download the BPNA direct debit form (please print out and post it to our office address below):
BPNA Accounts
Atria, Suite M2
Spa Road
Bolton
BL1 4AG
 
For any queries regarding the application process please email katerina.roumelioti@bpna.org.uk


Who can join?

Applications are invited from doctors and allied health professionals (specialist nurses, physiotherapists, speech therapists etc) working in paediatric neurology and related disciplines.  The essential requirement for membership is to have a substantial commitment to paediatric neuroscience as demonstrated by training and professional activity.  Examples:

  • Paediatrics
  • Neurodisability
  • Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Neurosurgery
  • Neurophysiology
  • Neuropathology

The categories of membership are:

Ordinary: Open to doctors working within the UK.  (Voting rights)

Trainee: Open to doctors working in posts prior to Consultant appointment.  (Voting rights)

Overseas: Open to doctors working outside the UK. (No voting rights)

Allied Health Professionals: Open to UK and Republic of Ireland specialist nurses, therapists, psychologists and neurophysiologists (eg physio, speech etc).  (No voting rights).  This is a new category.  

Senior: Open to those who are retired. (No voting rights). Please note if you are doing any part time clinical work after you have retired you should apply for Ordinary membership 

Medical Student: Membership is free of charge and would need to be renewed on a yearly basis (No voting rights)

Honorary: Awarded at the discretion of the Association (Voting rights)

 

Benefits of joining the BPNA

Ordinary members receive the journal: Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology (DMCN) (optional for other categories of membership)
 
Reduced registration fees to the annual BPNA scientific meeting and annual Trainees' meeting
 
Access to Special Interest Groups:
  • British Paediatric Epilepsy Group (BPEG)
  • British Paediatric Movement Disorder SIG (MDSIG)
  • Children's Headache Network (CHaN)
  • Cerebrovascular SIG
  • Fetal & Neonatal Neurology SIG
  • Genetic White Matter Disorders (leukodystrophies) SIG
  • Muscle Interest Group
  • Trainees' SIG
  • UK Neurorehabilitation SIG
  • Neurocutaneous SIG
  • UK-Childhood Neuro-Inflammatory Disorders (UK-CNID)
 
Access to the BPNA Webinar Lecture Series recordings
 
Access to the Joint Neurosciences Council's eBrain e-learning 
 
Opportunities to teach at BPNA courses (eg PET, Children's Headache Training, NeoNATE etc)
 
Opportunities to join course development teams
 
Contribute to British Paediatric Neurology Surveillance Unit studies
 
Opportunities to join working groups and committees 
 
20% discount and free shipping on all MacKeith Press Publications

 

Subscription fees per year, from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026 (payable by direct debit for UK members)

Ordinary Membership:

  • £270.00 (includes print version of DMCN Journal)
  • OR £250.00 (includes online version of DMCN Journal)
  • Optional: £50 donation



Trainee Membership:

  • £61.50
  • Optional: £50 donation
  • Optional: DMCN Journal 



Overseas Membership:

  • High-income countries: £150.00
  • Low-income countries: £45.00
  • Optional: £50 donation
  • Optional: DMCN Journal 



Allied Health Professionals Membership:

  • £25.00
  • Optional: £50 donation
  • Optional: DMCN Journal 


Senior Membership:
  • £30.00
  • Optional: £50 donation
  • Optional: DMCN Journal 


Honorary Membership:

  • Awarded at the discretion of BPNA


DMCN journal
Print version is £120.00 and online version is £100.00 per annum.

Annual donation of £50 to BPNA Research Training Fellowships
The BPNA membership voted to enable members to make an annual donation of £50 to BPNA Research Training Fellowships. This will automatically be collected with the subscription direct debit. Members who wish to opt out of the £50 donation can do so via the membership section of their personal BPNA account.

*Our subscription year runs from April to March each year and membership automatically renews, unless cancelled.
Members receive a membership renewal notification by email, within March each year.

How to Join:

A proposer and a seconder, both of whom need to be BPNA members are required, if not applying for Allied Health Professionals.
Please contact Katerina Roumelioti katerina.roumelioti@bpna.org.uk, if you are unsure if your proposer/seconder are members.

APPLY ONLINE HERE

 
UK bank account holders must set up a direct debit instruction for the collection of their annual membership fees.
Download the BPNA direct debit form (please print out and post it to our office address below):
BPNA Accounts
Atria, Suite M2
Spa Road
Bolton
BL1 4AG

From receipt of your application and direct debit form we will count you a member for teaching purposes, conference discount etc. You will be welcomed formally at the AGM in January and receive DMCN from January.  If you are not a UK bank account holder, you cannot pay by direct debit and we will advise you of alternative payment methods.

*BPNA members reserve the right to request their membership to be paused in case of Maternity, Paternity, Adoption Leave or any other life changing personal circumstances. For further information contact Katerina Roumelioti katerina.roumelioti@bpna.org.uk

 

Updated 28 October 2024