Service Notice: 4–6 July From 2pm 4 July to 6 July, some online services will be unavailable. Membership services phone lines will close at 4pm on 4 July. Medicolegal support and advice remain unaffected. We apologise for any inconvenience.
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If you stop practicing for one month or more (for example, for a sabbatical or family leave), you can use this form to apply for deferred membership category, which is free of charge.
As a deferred member, you would:
Please complete the questions below to request a retired membership category. We will review your request and, subject to eligibility, defer your membership from the day after your last working day, confirming any final payments or refunds due.
If you stop practicing — either temporarily or permanently — because you are retiring, you can use this form to request a retired/deferred membership category, which is free of charge.
If you’ re stopping practicing — either temporarily or permanently — you may be eligible for a retired/deferred category of membership, which is free of charge. Please call us on 0800 561 9000, Monday to Friday, 8:00 to 18:30 to discuss your circumstances and our team will be happy explain your options and eligibility criteria.
If you're relocating to a different country, it may be possible to transfer your membership depending on where you’ll be practicing and other criteria. Please call us on 0800 561 9000, Monday to Friday, 8:00 to 18:30 to discuss your circumstances and our team will be happy explain your options and eligibility criteria.
We understand there may be many reasons you’re considering cancelling your membership. It’s important to discuss this with us to understand the options available to you depending on your situation. Please call Membership Services on the number below to discuss your circumstances, and our team will be happy to explain your options and how we can assist.
0800 561 9000
Monday to Friday, 8:00 - 18:30, excluding bank holidays.
Further details regarding cancellation of membership can be found in your renewal documents in your online account
You can find this on any recent communications from Medical Protection.
This is the last date you will undertake any work as a medical professional
For example, as a Partner or practice owner
For example, insurance reports, directorial roles, research, medicolegal reporting
Please specify dates required
Please specify which membership year
Please note that any changes you request are subject to review and approval. Some requests may require additional information or assessment and we will contact you to confirm.
Unless absolutely necessary, please avoid sharing sensitive information (Special Category Data), such as information about health, criminal convictions, racial or ethnic origin etc.
Please use your registered email address. This can be found on any email you have received from Medical Protection.
Now please provide details of the member you wish to contact us about
You'll notice a few things have changed on our website. After asking our members what they want in an online platform, we've made it easier to access our membership benefits and created a more personalised user experience.
Why not take our quick 60-second tour? We'll show you how it all works and it should only take a minute.
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Use the top navigation bar to access essential links from any page of the site.
Should you need to contact us, our phone numbers are always visible.
Start your search by choosing your profession and/or area of interest through the two dropdowns.
Enter keywords to find specific resources. For exact terms, just use speech marks, e.g. "record keeping".
We'll save your profession in the "I am a..." dropdown filter for next time.
Narrow your search based on theme, field, format, article, type or location.
Based on the pages you visit, we'll also provide useful links under the 'More' tab.
Now you've seen all of the updated features, it's time for you to try them out.
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