Guide
Talking to IPCN at a trade show, then applying
Use this if you meet the IPCN office at The Pharmacy Show 2026 and want to apply afterwards.
After you speak to the office
A conversation at The Pharmacy Show does not create a membership. Applications are submitted online and reviewed by the office.
Have your GPhC registration and, if you operate a company, Companies House details ready. List the pharmacy branches you operate.
Start the five-step application when you are ready. Membership is £240 per year excluding VAT (£288 including VAT). No payment is taken when you submit an application.
Contractors acting on “Talking to IPCN at a trade show, then applying” 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 guide, “Talking to IPCN at a trade show, then applying”, walks through a published process. It does not change eligibility. Follow the on-screen application if you are applying. Use Contact for press, partnerships or event interest, not to submit an application.
Around “Talking to IPCN at a trade show, then applying” 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 “Talking to IPCN at a trade show, then applying”, 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
“Talking to IPCN at a trade show, then applying” is a public article. You do not need an account to read it. Applying is 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 “Talking to IPCN at a trade show, then applying”, 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
If you want joining details after the show, use Contact. Official show facts stay on https://www.thepharmacyshow.co.uk/. Start the five-step form at /apply/start when you are ready. A conversation at NEC Birmingham does not start a membership. 1
The Pharmacy Show 2026 is at NEC Birmingham on 11, 12 October. Official hours published for the show are Sunday 11 October 2026, 09:00, 18:00 and Monday 12 October 2026, 09:00, 16:30. The show is free to attend for UK-registered healthcare professionals. Under-18s and undergraduate students are not admitted. Official information is published at https://www.thepharmacyshow.co.uk/. IPCN will attend. Stand details are to be confirmed by the office. A conversation at the show does not create membership and does not approve an application. 1
When you finish “Talking to IPCN at a trade show, then applying”, 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 “Talking to IPCN at a trade show, then applying” 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.
Become a member
£240 per year excluding VAT (£288 including VAT). Applications are reviewed before membership is confirmed.