Join the College of Paramedics

The College of Paramedics is the professional body for paramedics and the ambulance profession in the UK.  The College is developing fast and now represents nearly 20,000 members. 

Membership is open to those who are UK paramedics registered with the Health and Care Professions Council, those who are interested in the sector and those studying for a qualification leading to eligibility to apply for registration with the Health and Care Professions Council.

Tax Relief

Members can claim tax relief on subscriptions paid to the College.  There are three different ways of claiming tax relief on your membership fees.  Click here to find out more.

Membership Types

Full membership
£9.00 per month

Full membership is open to those who are UK paramedics registered with the
Health and Care Professions Council.

Student membership
£2.50 per month

Student membership is open to those who are studying a course leading to eligibility to apply for registration with the Health and Care Professions Council.

Associate membership
£4.00 per month

Associate membership is open to anyone with an interest in the furtherance of the aims of the College, the ambulance professional and pre-hospital care.

What our members think...


Anyone serious about the future of our profession must be a member of the College. The work that is being done to ensure that we can control our future with initiatives such as paramedic prescribing is invaluable and can only be successful with a greater number of members, so join up now!

 Giles Adams MCPara, Clinical Operations Manager, South East Coast Ambulance Service

All paramedics need to register with the College to promote and protect the profession; to gain respect from the medical community we must present ourselves as a professional organisation

Ed Gardner MCPara, Specialist Paramedic, GP Surgery

I am proud to be a member of the College of Paramedics, it has shown great leadership in molding paramedics into a tight profession.

Wendy Jubb MCPara, Paramedic, Scottish Ambulance Service