Using the IPCN website and member area

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Public visitors can read About, Why join, Blog, Guides and Events, and submit Apply or Contact forms without signing in.

Some articles are marked for members or public-and-members; members-only pieces require sign-in and do not appear on anonymous lists.

After approval, sign in at Member sign in to reach your overview, timeline, account, and member CMS lists for blog, guides and events.

Contractors acting on “Using the IPCN website and member area” 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, “Using the IPCN website and member area”, 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 “Using the IPCN website and member area” 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 “Using the IPCN website and member area”, 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

“Using the IPCN website and member area” 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 “Using the IPCN website and member area”, 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 “Using the IPCN website and member area”, 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 “Using the IPCN website and member area” 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 “Using the IPCN website and member area” 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.

Need help signing in? Use Forgot password on the member sign-in page or contact office@ipcn.org.uk.