The Association for Perioperative Practice has announced that from 1st September 2024 perioperative students will be given free membership, and all existing student members will benefit too.

“We’re delighted to announce the launch of a new Free Student Membership Scheme for students on a full-time pre-registration undergraduate course,” said Alex Duke, CEO of AfPP.

Alex added: “We’re also introducing a Newly Qualified Member rate of £72 for the first year after graduating, which comes with all the benefits of full registered membership. This heavily discounted rate gives additional support to newly-qualified practitioners at the start of their careers.”

Ruth Collins, AfPP President, said: “This is a fabulous offer for students to become part of AfPP while studying and be supported to become the best perioperative practitioner they can be, with all the member benefits available to them.”

AfPP’s focus is to help perioperative practitioners develop skills and keep knowledge up to date. It is committed to improving patient care and safety through developing and promoting the leading standards for perioperative practice.

“AfPP is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year, and we want to support as many students as we can through the new Free Student Membership Scheme,” said Ruth, adding: “Membership of AfPP is open to everyone working in or around the perioperative environment across the NHS and independent sector. It provides you with the tools you need to be the best practitioner you can be, and you are guaranteed to find everything you need to be a patient safety advocate and advance in your role.”

AfPP member benefits include free live and on-demand webinars contributing to your portfolio development, a Professional Advice Service (PAS), awards and bursaries, discounted study days, and the Journal of Perioperative Practice Subscription (online).

All existing AfPP student members will be automatically transferred on to the new Free Student Membership Scheme.

To find out more about the new AfPP Free Student Membership Scheme, and sign up, go to the AFPP website.

Picture shows AfPP delegates at the 2024 AfPP Annual Conference which took place at The University of Warwick in August.