LabMed @ STP Induction Day

Career development

• Connect with an online mentor and set your own development goals.
• Register as a ‘European Specialist in Laboratory Medicine’ (EuSpLM)
• Our Benevolent Fund is there to help with financial hardship too

Trade union support

• The Trade Union negotiates for better pay and working conditions on your behalf
• We represent individual members in the NHS at local, Trust and National levels and provide advice and support
• Become a union rep and help build your leadership skills
• It would cost significantly more to pay separately to join another union!

Professional practice

• NICE guidance responses and summaries
• Tools to help with method validation and verification
• Support regional and national audits and policies to improve industry standards
• An annual research and innovation grant
• High quality scientific content, resources and events
• Stay informed with LabMed News, providing insights on key pathology topics

Accessible learning

• Learn about the latest high impact research in the Annals of Clinical Biochemistry – our peer reviewed journal
• Enhance your skills via our Laboratory Medicine Learning Academy
• Free access to expert education from the EFLM Academy so you don’t have to pay separately

Events & prizes

• Once a year chance to network with colleagues nationally at LabMedUK
• includes popular Leadership and Management and Trainees Residential course and Audit days
• Celebrate excellence with awards and prizes
• An annual programme of free regional events

Local networking

• Each region aims to deliver a free in person and online scientific meeting each year
• Online scientific meetings are available to all members regardless of where you are in the country so you can access to up to nine free learning events from regional specialists a year
• Apply online for a regional bursary. Up to 30 available across the regions
• Get support from your regional tutor and regional trade union representatives

Get involved

• Join a committee and build your knowledge, networks and profile
• Write for LabMed news and our website or become an author for the Digital Learning Academy
• Submit abstracts and articles to the Annals and our conferences or join an editorial board
• Represent the Association on international committees
• Support our Sustainability and EDI Champions

Access funding

• Grants, bursaries and scholarships to support your learning and scientific research and innovation
• Our Research and Innovation Grant supports high-quality, original, ethical research and innovation in Laboratory Medicine.