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. At the Annual Member Meeting Belfast May 2010, it was greed to levy an annual member fee of £25. 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 £25 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 its annual fees on or around 1 January every year. The amount collected will be the ESRA fee (if applicable) + £25/15/10 RA-UK annual subscription.
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. All subscriptions run annually from 1st January. If you join part way through the year, you will be charged a full annual fee regardless of when you join. This is to maintain alignment with ESRA. If joining in December, we will start your membership for the following year, unless you contact us and explicitly request otherwise.
*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, please do this via your bank (and cancel the direct debit mandate to GoCardless). If you wish to upgrade or downgrade your membership, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Once the direct debit has been taken, any cancellation will only take place for the following years subscription.
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