Membership
Membership Advice
The ANS Disciplinary Procedure – V1 (2022) and Code of Conduct can be accessed via these links
Membership of The ANS is open to individuals working within Clinical Neurophysiology and related fields.
For any queries relating to membership, whether you want to join or need to change your existing membership details:
Fees
Full membership costs 55 pounds (sterling) per annum and this includes the right to attend scientific meetings (for which there will be a fee), a quarterly newsletter which includes job advertisements and three scientific journals per annum.
Membership of the association is open to all those engaged in Clinical Neurophysiological practice. Membership can be applied for at any point in the year with annual subscriptions payable on 1st March. ‘Pro-rata’ or similar discounts are not offered for part year membership. The current rates are shown below:
Fees
Full membership costs 55 pounds (sterling) per annum and this includes the right to attend scientific meetings (for which there will be a fee), a quarterly newsletter which includes job advertisements and three scientific journals per annum.
Membership of the association is open to all those engaged in Clinical Neurophysiological practice. Membership can be applied for at any point in the year with annual subscriptions payable on 1st March. ‘Pro-rata’ or similar discounts are not offered for part year membership. The current rates are shown below:
Current members include:
Clinical Physiologists
Clinical Scientists
Physicians
Technologists
Students
Equipment manufacturers
Membership grades
Full membership is available only to those who hold a UK ANS recognised professional qualification** or has achieved RCCP/AHCS practitioner level registration.
Associate membership is available to those working in the field of Clinical Neurophysiology but do not fulfil the criteria for other grades of membership – this grade also applies to those with non-UK qualifications.
Student membership is available to those in a new training role working towards Neurophysiology qualification for the first time. It is not available to those have been previously working as a “qualified” physiologist (UK or overseas) and undertaking training in higher level qualifications. Student membership is limited to 3 years.
** Currently, ANS standalone exams or PTP (neurophysiology), PG certificate, L6 HCS degree (neurophysiology), STP Neurophysiology.
Subscriber member is available to anyone with an interest in Clinical Neurophysiology, but who do not work within the field
The ANS Membership Fees
Joining fees
| New/ Re-join membership | 1st Jan – 31st Aug Fee to join | 1st Sept – 31st Dec Fee to join |
|---|---|---|
| New Full/Associate/Subscriber member | £70 | £45 |
| New Student/Assistant | £30 | £25 |
Annual fees
| Annual fee * | Annual fee * | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full member | £55 | Subscriber member | £55 |
| Associate member | £55 | Assistant member | £15 |
| Student member | £15 |
* there is an additional admin charge of £5 for those not paying by direct debit
Membership includes the following benefits:
- Access to virtual webinars
- Reduced fees for ANS conferences.
- Opportunity to apply for a bursary to attend an appropriate scientific meeting.
- Regular ANS newsletter updates which includes job advertisements and scientific journal
- Journal of the Association of Neurophysiological Scientists (JANS)
- Membership of ANS Facebook group.
- Access to recognised professional exams at reduced cost.
- Access to apply for and maintain registration of chartered scientist status.
- Eligible to be nominated for Fellow and Honorary awards.
- Professional advice and support.
You will also have access to the members section of the ANS website (ansuk.org) which includes the following:
- Current information on professional issues and current topics in the field of neurophysiology and associated specialities.
- Access to educational material and notification of new professional exams.
- Access to Clinical Governance/ audit information.
- Contact details of other neurophysiology departments.
- Notification of new job advertisements.
Codes of conduct & Ethics and Disciplinary procedure
ANS would like to draw your attention to the recently updated code of conduct and ethics. These updates align with HCPC and the Science Council practices, which guides members conduct, professional practice and behaviours. They also include updated membership categories
As part of this update ANS has now produced a separate Disciplinary procedure. The ANS’s Code of Conduct and Ethics is designed to encompass the professional competence of Members of the Professional Body when practising neurophysiology expertise, and their professional relationships with the ANS, its Members and its Council, and their professional colleagues. Should a member be alleged to have breached the Code, the updated Disciplinary Procedure details how an allegation is investigated.
We are a professional body and as such, we do not have the powers of registration bodies or statutory regulators, we cannot stop any of our Members from practicing their profession if they are found to violate the ANS Code of Conduct and Ethics (or CSci Standards/Model Code of Conduct if applicable). ANS can however remove a Member from the ANS Membership should they be found to violate the Standards or Code/s with which they agree to abide to through their ANS membership. We would therefore recommend reading the Code of conduct, Ethics and Disciplinary procedures.
These Revised documents supersede any previous versions or copies. ALL members grades should read, understand and agree to abide by the new Code when joining ANS and by renewing their annual membership, are agreeing to continue to abide by the Code.