Whether you’re looking for opportunities for networking, access to learning, or to represent your profession on a national level, as the home of intensive care the Society is the place for you.
Your membership benefits
As a full UK member, you gain access to many benefits, including:
- Up to 50% discount on the FUSIC® accreditation programme for critical care ultrasound, with flexible learning pathways and mentorship.
- Discount on our State of the Art Congress, the UK’s largest critical care event, offering learning, networking and presentation opportunities.
- Discounts for our varied learning events, including our popular study days.
- Up to £1,000,000 personal accident insurance for patient transfers, available whenever needed.
- Free quarterly editions of the Journal of the Intensive Care Society (JICS), featuring peer-reviewed research and expert opinions.
- Discounted membership to the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM).
- 20% off Crit-IQ membership, an online resource offering educational materials, podcasts, and exam support.
- Access to a member-only learning portal with content tailored to your interests.
How we support you
Our members are at the core of everything we do, and we are dedicated to providing the support you need.
To help you grow in your career, we:
- Offer networking opportunities through events, digital media, and involvement in groups, committees, and collaborations with other organisations.
- Give you access to our Wellbeing Hub, which offers resources for individuals and teams, as well as support for developing ICU psychology services.
- Produce webinars and podcasts on a range of educational topics as well wellbeing support for staff and patients, and career journeys of our members.
How your membership supports intensive care
Your membership contributes to the growth of intensive care as a specialty and supports the critical care workforce. Through your membership, we:
- Represent and amplify your voice to raise the profile of critical care, running public campaigns to enhance understanding of intensive care.
- Support our Standards and Guidelines committee in publishing evidence-based guidelines for intensive care units across the UK.
- Offer opportunities to shape the future of intensive care through groups like our Professional Advisory Groups.
- Award research grants to ICU projects, with past winners securing significant additional funding.
- Continue our work to inform key policy and decision makers and advocate with Government and Parliamentarians for the Society’s multiprofessional members, the ICU community and the public.