Launch week: what membership gives you

At launch

Peer connection through the member timeline, news and resources published for members, and a clear route to ask the office questions about your application or membership.

Representation work starts from member experience: we collate what contractors are seeing locally before engaging stakeholders. Your input through the network shapes priorities.

Signed-in members see additional updates in the member area, including CMS articles marked for members. This post is visible on the public blog list; some detail is member-focused.

Contractors acting on “Launch week: what membership gives you” should list every pharmacy branch they operate if they apply, enter GPhC details that match the applicant, and add a Companies House number only when the form asks for a company. The office may look those records up. A match is not approval. Accept the agreement version shown on screen; acceptance is recorded with a timestamp.

How the process works

This article, “Launch week: what membership gives you”, explains a membership or network topic in ordinary language. The office reviews every application by hand. Membership is £240 per year excluding VAT (£288 including VAT).

Around “Launch week: what membership gives you” you can also read About, Why join, Apply, Contact, Blog, Guides, Events and News. Use Contact for press, partnerships or event interest. Do not send a membership application through Contact, and do not expect Contact to move an application that is already in review.

No payment is taken when you submit an application. The IPCN office reviews every application. Approval is not automatic. If you share “Launch week: what membership gives you”, share the public page rather than a screenshot of an application. Do not put GPhC numbers, company numbers or personal emails on a public hub. Independent contractors remain responsible for their own pharmacies. IPCN membership does not replace professional indemnity, an NHS contract, or the public register.

Who should read this

“Launch week: what membership gives you” can be read on the public site, and signed-in members can also use the member area alongside it. Applying remains a separate step at /apply/start. A Contact message does not create a membership.

Membership is £240 per year excluding VAT (£288 including VAT). No payment is taken when you submit an application. The IPCN office reviews every application. Approval is not automatic. Payment invitations follow approval. If you are ready to apply after reading “Launch week: what membership gives you”, start the five-step form at /apply/start. The public launch event is Friday 10 October 2026; confirm the venue with the office before you travel.

The network does not standardise how you run your pharmacy and does not act as a buying group.

What to do next

Start the five-step form at /apply/start when you are ready. Use Contact for press, partnerships, launch-event interest or Pharmacy Show interest, or email office@ipcn.org.uk. Membership is £240 per year excluding VAT (£288 including VAT). No payment is taken when you submit an application. The IPCN office reviews every application. Approval is not automatic.

Use Contact for press, partnerships, launch-event interest or Pharmacy Show interest, or email office@ipcn.org.uk. If you only needed information, you can stop at Why join.

When you finish “Launch week: what membership gives you”, either start /apply/start, write to the office, or stop. There is no third form that creates membership. Member sign in is only for people the office has already confirmed. Attending a public event or visiting the website does not confirm membership.

If “Launch week: what membership gives you” answered your question, you can stop there. If you want to join, start at /apply/start. If you need press, partnership or event help, write to office@ipcn.org.uk. The office will reply from the address it holds on file.

Contractors who act on “Launch week: what membership gives you” should keep GPhC details consistent with the applicant, list every branch they operate if they apply, and wait for the office review before expecting a payment invitation.

Membership is £240 per year excluding VAT (£288 including VAT). No payment is taken when you submit an application. Apply to join or sign in if you are already approved.