Becoming an IPS Member 

The Infection Prevention Society, is one of the UK and Ireland’s foremost professional organisations with growing international membership.

The independent charing has a 2,000 strong member network. The IPS vision is that no person is harmed by a preventable infection. They aim to fulfil their r vision by informing, promoting and sustaining expert infection prevention policy and practice where care is delivered at local, national, and international level.

IPS members benefit from:

• Being part of a strong network of infection prevention and control (IPC) practitioners across the UK and Eire
• Sharing best practice advice for delivering more effective health, social care and patient safety.
• Benchmarking activity and performance in your work setting both locally and across the UK, Ireland and internationally.
• Contributing to national consultations on matters of major scientific and/or Governmental importance.
• Receiving  regular electronic and social media communication regarding national and international IPC issues and IPS events.
• Applying for educational and research and development grants and become involved in IPS projects.
• Accessing high quality continuing professional development through the Journal of Infection Prevention, branch/Special Interest Group (SIG) study days and webinars/ teleclasses.
• Receiving a discount on registration fees for the annual IPS conference.
• Gaining valuable leadership experience as an active branch member or representative on National working groups;
• Linking with our growing number of international members

To find out more about membership visit the IPS website Join IPS