Northern Ireland Associate Membership Scheme

Helping the wider health and social care community in Northern Ireland build collaborative working relationships with health and care services.
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NICON's Associate Membership Scheme is designed to help the wider health and social care community engage and build collaborative working relationships with HSC organisations in Northern Ireland.

The scheme is open to organisations that work in the health and social care sphere in NI in some capacity. We currently have more than 40 Associate Members, including not for profits, commercials, and royal colleges. NICON aims to provide a unique forum in which colleagues from across these sectors can meet and learn together.

Associate member benefits

The key benefits of associate membership include:

  • Subscription to our weekly newsletter, which covers: news and events from NICON and the wider NHS Confederation; media updates relevant to health and social care in NI (including departmental press releases); political monitoring (including signposting to consultations); and updates from our Members and Associate Members. Submissions welcome!
  • Regular email updates, geared specifically towards Associate Members, from the NICON team.
  • Free attendance at NICON seminars and webinars (usually 6-10 per year considering topical issues), as well as a variety of NHS Confederation member events
  • Priority involvement in the NICON annual conference and reduced attendance rates.
  • Opportunities to sponsor NHS Confederation activities or work in partnership on key events.
  • Access to our website, which includes all NHS Confederation publications
  • Access to support and information from NICON colleagues, including signposting to useful connections within the HSC system, other regional networks, and the wider NHS Confederation.
  • Opportunities to input into NICON’s work and share your views with us.

NICON Associate Members 2025/26

    1. BT
    2. Connected Health
    3. Novartis
    4. Pfizer
    5. Teva
    6. The Access Group
    1. Age NI
    2. Alzheimer’s Society
    3. British Heart Foundation
    4. British Red Cross NI
    5. Centre for Independent Living NI
    6. Co3
    7. Healthy Living Centre Alliance
    8. Heart Failure Warriors
    9. Inspire
    10. Marie Curie
    11. Motor Neuron Disease Association NI
    12. My Home Life NI
    13. NI Chest, Heart & Stroke
    14. NI Pancreatic Cancer
    15. Positive Futures
    16. Sense NI
    17. Stroke Association NI
    18. The Cedar Foundation
    19. The Gaitway Organisation
    1. British Association of Social Workers NI (BASW NI)
    2. British Dental Association (BDA)
    3. British Medical Association (BMA)
    4. Community Pharmacy NI
    5. European Connected Health Alliance
    6. General Medical Council (GMC)
    7. HIRANI
    8. Institute of Public Health in Ireland
    9. National Institute for health and Care Excellence (NICE)
    10. NI Healthcare Leadership Forum
    11. Northern GP Federation Support Unit
    12. Pharmaceutical Society NI
    13. Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care
    14. Resolute Public Affairs
    15. Royal College of GPs
    16. Royal College of Occupational Therapists
    17. Royal College of Paediatrics & Child Health
    18. Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists
    19. Royal College of Surgeons
    20.  Southern GP Federation Support Unit

How to join

To request associate membership of the Northern Ireland Confederation, please download a copy of our associate membership application form (linked below) and return to Robyn Scott.

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Membership renews on an annual basis.