FAQs

The Institute welcomes into membership employees of both public and private healthcare providers, as well as those employed in private sector engineering and consultancy firms and practices. Many members come from a non-engineering background such as architecture, construction, and facilities management.

You can join by filling out an individual, company affiliate or free membership application form under the membership and registration tab. 

Click here to find out more about membership.

Yes, we can offer a reduced rate for retired members, or members with particular circumstances, such as being out of work. If a member would like to receive a reduced rate, they should email membership@iheem.org.uk.

We have three different types of membership; Individual, Company and Free. Individual memberships can be awarded with:

• Apprentice
• Student
• Skilled Person
• Graduate
• Craftsperson
• Technician
• Associate Member
• Member
• Fellow

Organisation:

• Company Affiliate
• NHS Affiliate
• University Affiliate

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Once your initial subscription has been paid and your application has been ratified at the next Membership & Registration Committee meeting.

Your grade of membership is awarded by our Membership and Registration Committee based on your academic qualifications and work experience. 

This is to provide us an idea of where you sit within your current company and aids the membership committee in awarding the right level of membership.

Download an example organisation template here.

Subscription fees cover your membership for one year unless you are a student, apprentice, trades person, NHS Trust or University Affiliate in this case then your membership is free.

You can re-join if it is within the last 3 years. If it is more than 3 years you will need to apply again. You can find the re-join form on the individual membership page quick link 5 or click here. 

You will receive an email with your invoice. Simply click ‘Pay now’ at the bottom of the invoice and follow the payment instructions. 

Membership subscriptions may be eligible for tax relief.

Guidance can be obtained from the gov.uk website.

IHEEM is an approved professional organisation. Please note that IHEEM is listed as “Healthcare Engineering and Estate Management, Institute of”.

IHEEM is an approved professional organisation. Please note that IHEEM is listed as “Healthcare Engineering and Estate Management, Institute of”.

We’ve recently changed the way members can update their details, to do this you can log in to the MyIHEEM cpd moduel and click ‘update user details’: http://cpd.iheem.org.uk/

To access your MyIHEEM CPD portal you must log in to the IHEEM website first.