The Royal College of Nursing (“RCN”, “we”, “our”, or “us”) offers a pilot Member Refer & Reward Programme (“Programme”) that allows existing members in the Northern region (“Referrers”) to refer colleagues who meet the eligibility criteria to join the RCN. Eligible new members (“Referred Members”) will receive a 10% discount on their first year of membership, and the Referrer will receive a £10 reward to spend on RCNXtra in WOWPoints once the referred member’s application is successfully completed, and their first membership payment is completed. By participating in the Programme, both Referrers and Referred Members agree to these Terms & Conditions.  

2.1 Referrers

• Must be current RCN members in good standing at the time of referral. 
• Membership held in the Northern region. 
• Cannot refer themselves.
• Cannot refer someone who shares the same residential address. 

2.2 Referred members

• Must be a Nursing Support Worker (NSW), Student Nurse (excluding first-year students as they receive their first year of membership for free), or a Registered Nurse in the UK. 
• Must not have been an RCN member within the last 12 months. 
• Must apply using the unique referral link or code provided by the Referrer. 

3.1 Discount for referred members

• A 10% discount will be applied to the first year’s membership fee only. 
• The discount is non-transferable and has no cash value. 
• Discount will be applied automatically when joining via the tracked referral link. 
• If you decide to join the RCN via the link, the colleague who referred you will receive a small loyalty reward from us by way of a thank you for sharing their link.
• This offer cannot be combined with any other offer.
• Direct debit details will be requested when the Referred Member joins the RCN. After the first-year discounted membership has been completed, transfer to the full payment plan (see our membership fees here) will be automatic upon transition. The direct debit details supplied when joining will be used to collect the monthly membership payment onwards.
• You can cancel your membership at any stage, however if you cancel your membership before the first payment has been received the reward will not be provided to the Referrer. 

3.2 Reward for referrers

• Referrers will be credited with £10 for each eligible new member they refer, into their RCNXtra account. Each £10 reward is worth 1,000 WOWPoints.
• WOWPoints will be credited once the referred member’s payment has been processed and their membership confirmed.
• WOWPoints can be redeemed via RCNXtra at participating retailers (for more information on WOWPoints see here). 

• Referrer accesses their unique referral link via the link shared with them in an RCN email and/or WhatsApp message.
• Referrer must be logged in to their MyRCN account.
• Referrer shares their unique link with colleagues.
• Referred Member clicks the link, chooses the correct membership category, and completes their application.
• Discount is applied automatically to the Referred Member’s first-year membership fee. 
• Referrer’s WOWPoints are awarded once the new membership is confirmed via first completed payment. 

• There is a maximum of 10 rewards (£100 in WOWPoints) available each 12 months per Referrer.
• First year nursing students are not eligible for the Programme discount as they are eligible for their first year free. This means no reward is given if a first-year student joins via a referral link.
• Rewards cannot be transferred to another person or converted into cash.
• RCN reserves the right to withhold rewards in cases of suspected fraud, abuse, or breach of these Terms & Conditions.
• Participation in the Programme is subject to the general RCN Membership Terms & Conditions. 

A referral code is intended for sharing with colleagues who may benefit from our membership. We ask that members do not pay to promote their referral link and refrain from posting it on unrelated third-party review sites (e.g. Trustpilot). These platforms have their own rules, and we will remove links when they appear. If we notice misuse of the referral link, we have the right to not pay the reward and freeze the unique link associated with the account.  

RCN may amend or withdraw the Programme at any time without prior notice. In such cases, rewards already earned but not yet redeemed will remain available until their stated expiry date (if applicable).

Any personal data collected for participation in the Programme will be processed in accordance with our privacy policy.

For questions about the Programme or these Terms & Conditions, please contact membership@rcn.org.uk.