Join HCA

Joining the HCA will give you access to specific and relevant learning and development, contact with industry leaders, policy makers and industry commentators through member-only events as well as opportunities to network with colleagues.HCA membership is open to all companies who specialise in healthcare communications and who are involved in the development and manufacturing of medicines and associated products.  The following types of membership are available:Pharmaceutical: Any company involved in the development and manufacturing of medicines and associated products.Consultancy: Any consultancy/agency working in the area of healthcare communications.  Please note, a company with its own independent brand, P&L and reporting to Companies House should apply for HCA membership status in its own right.  Overarching groups of companies, with constituent competing agencies, cannot apply for one group membership to cover the constituent companies.Associate Member: Individuals operating as 'sole traders' may become Associate Members of the HCA.   The term ’sole traders’ refers only to individuals who work entirely independently, and who are not employees for any particular company or companies.We do not to extend membership to recruitment consultancies or any other company involved in the search and selection of communications professionals.Members: Please see below for Renewing Membership.

Membership FeesBack to top

Pharmaceutical Companies
Company (whether UK based or overseas) employing 10 or more marketing / communications executives	£2,000 + VAT
Company (whether UK based or overseas) employing 3 – 9 marketing / communications executives	£1,500 + VAT
Consultancies
Organisation (whether UK based or overseas) with 10 or more executives allocated to healthcare	£2,000 + VAT
Organisation (whether UK based or overseas) with 4 - 9 executives allocated to healthcare	£1,500 + VAT
Organisation (whether UK based or overseas) with 3 or less executives allocated to healthcare	£250 + VAT
Associate Members
Freelance healthcare communications practitioner (sole trader) who works mainly with either pharmaceutical companies or healthcare communications consultancies	£150 + VAT

How to joinBack to top

To join the HCA as a new member, please submit an application online via our Membership Registration page.  Please see above for details about our current Membership Fees.

Renewing membershipBack to top

If you would like to renew your membership for 2013, please visit our Renew Membership page.  Please note that this will need to be completed by the Primary or Secondary Contact for your HCA Membership.  You can view the names of your Primary or Secondary Contact once you are logged in.

For further information

If you would like to know anything further about membership please contact HCA Secretariat by email.For further information about payment or billing, please contact HCA Finance by email.