Subscription Rates for 2011/2012

At the Annual General Meeting of the College held on 2nd December 2010 the following membership rates were approved:

Fellowship

• Fellows’ subscriptions are payable in advance on joining the College and on the annual subscription renewal date. 
  The annual renewal date for 2011/12  is 1st October 2011

Associate/Collegiate Membership

• Associate/Collegiate subscriptions are payable in advance on joining the College and at the annual subscription renewal date. The annual renewal date for 2011/12 is 1st July 2011.
• Associate or Collegiate members who are enrolled with JRCPTB and have therefore chosen to pay their training registration fees as part of their annual College subscription should add the following amounts to the applicable subscription rate – StRs £158/SpRs £139.
• Please note that reduced rates available during ‘Joining’ and ‘Reduced Rate’ years are only applicable to new Associate or Collegiate members. Collegiate Members who have already benefited from similar introductory rates, as Associates of the College, will be classed as standard members upon conversion from Associate Membership

How to renew your annual College subscription

A subscription invoice will be issued to all active Fellows and Members at least one month in advance of the appropriate annual renewal dates.  This invoice will identify your category of membership and the rate of subscription applicable and will give details of how you can pay your subscription.  Payment methods available include:

Direct Debit
Nearly 90% of UK based Fellows and Members pay their subscription by Direct Debit.  This convenient method of renewing your annual subscription is the most cost efficient way for the College to transfer your funds, ensuring that the maximum amount is used in support of charitable activities.  If you hold a UK bank account and wish to pay future subscriptions by Direct Debit please contact the Finance Department to obtain a direct debit mandate, by e-mail (at r.combe@rcpe.ac.uk) or by telephone (+44 (0)131 247 3601).

Debit or Credit Card – Payment On-line
Fellows and Members can renew their subscription on-line using a debit or credit card by logging in to the secure Fellows and Members section of the College website at www.rcpe.ac.uk.  Full instructions for paying subscriptions on-line can be accessed by clicking on 'Pay Your Subscription' in the left-hand toolbar. Instructions for use can then be accessed in the centre of your personalised subscription page.  This convenient payment method allows you to renew your subscription at any time of the day and through a fast and secure ‘WorldPay’ gateway.

Debit or Credit Card - by telephone/post
If wish to pay by debit or credit card but do not have access to the internet, you can do so by telephone or by post.  On receipt of your subscription invoice, you can either contact the Finance Department of the College on +44 (0)131 247 3601 or complete and return the payment slip at the bottom of your subscription invoice.

Sterling cheque or draft
Members wishing to pay by cheque or sterling draft can do so, on receipt of their subscription invoice, by detaching the payment slip and returning it to the College with a cheque for the appropriate amount made payable to the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

Claim tax back on your professional subscription

The College is an HMRC approved professional body and, therefore, the annual subscription is deemed an allowable business expense and can be deducted for income tax purposes in the UK. This means that if you are a UK taxpayer you will be able to save between 20% and 40% of the cost of your membership subscriptions.

Concessionary Rates (available on application)

Concessionary rates are available to:

• Members, in certain categories of Fellowship & Membership, who wish to opt out of routine College mailings
• Members working part-time
• Members who are on maternity leave

See below for further details 

Reduction in annual subscription for opting out of routine College mailings

Members in certain categories of Fellowship and Membership have the option, on application, to reduce their annual subscription by opting out of routine College mailings.  All information circulated will remain accessible via the College website and, to comply with governance rules, all members will continue to receive written notification of elections and subscription fees. 

Those entitled to apply for a reduction, and the rates of reduction, are as follows:

• All UK Fellows completely retired from remunerative medical practice – reduction of £20 per annum
• All Overseas Fellows completely retired from remunerative medical practice – reduction of £20 per annum
• All UK Collegiate Members and Associates completely retired from remunerative medical practice – reduction of £30  per annum
• All Overseas Collegiate Members and Associates – reduction of £20 per annum (reduction of £30 for those completely retired from remunerative medical practice)

If you are eligible to apply, wish to opt out of College mailings and by doing so receive a reduction in your subscription fee; please apply in writing or by e-mail to:

The Records Officer
RCPE
9 Queen Street
Edinburgh
EH2 1JQ
E-mail: a.burnett@rcpe.ac.uk

Concessionary rate for members working part-time

A 50% discount will be applied to the base subscription (or base subscription less opt-out discount) at the discretion of the Treasurer to members normally working less than half time.  This will be reviewed on an annual basis.  Discounts will be awarded from the subscription due date following application and will be considered on application in writing or by e-mail to:

The Subscriptions Administrator
RCPE
9 Queen Street
Edinburgh
EH2 1JQ
E-mail: r.combe@rcpe.ac.uk

Concessionary rate for members on maternity leave

A 50% discount will be applied to the base subscription (or base subscription less opt-out discount) due after the maternity leave period starts and is for one year only.  Discounts will be awarded from the subscription due date following application and will be considered on application in writing or by e-mail to:

The Subscriptions Administrator
RCPE
9 Queen Street
Edinburgh
EH2 1JQ
E-mail: r.combe@rcpe.ac.uk