Become a member

The NHS Retirement Fellowship provides a bridge between life in the the NHS or social care services and your well earned retirement. If you want to keep up with your friends and make new friends with others who have worked in the  NHS and social care  and enjoy a variety of additional benefits and offers, then the NHS Retirement Fellowship may be for you!

The Fellowship helps make your retirement work for you and is a national charity of around 7,500 members with branches all over the country. And if there isn’t one that is really local to you, you can become a postal member, or even work with us to set up a new branch. Please get in touch with us at Central Office if you might be interested in helping to start a new branch

Activities and benefits include interest groups such as golf and photography, holidays, as well as access to a Benevolent Fund, and as a member of the NHS Retirement Fellowship you qualify for a number of benefits and discounts including very competitive insurance offers, retail and holiday discounts.  Check out benefits here: Members’ Benefits 

We are pleased that the Golf Tournament is returning this year on Friday 10th September and we are looking forward to our AGM and conference which is being held in Manchester from 21st- 23rd October. For more details see the ‘Get Social’ tab at the top of the main page.

You can join as a Postal Member  either by setting up a Direct Debit below ( please note membership confirmation may take a number of weeks due to processing times) , by making a single payment for a year’s membership via the website or by paying annually online via credit or debit card over the phone in which case membership is immediate:

Set up an annual Direct Debit online

Buy one year’s membership online

Or if you want to pay over the phone by credit or debit card please call :

0800 915 1455

A member of the team will take your payment details and process your membership application

For those wishing to be a Branch Member  speak to one of the team who will be pleased to provide details of your nearest branch

by calling freephone: 0800 915 1455

We look forward to hearing from you