Join Behçet’s UK

Behçet’s UK exists to serve its members and is both strengthened and encouraged by our community from all over the world.

Why join Behçet’s UK?

Your membership supports the fundamental aims of the society, helping us provide, maintain and improve our vital services for everyone affected by Behçet’s.

Your membership benefits include:

• Free Conference & AGM Entry
  Get 2 free tickets to attend our Conference & AGM in person, hear from leading Behçet’s specialists and ask your questions (booking required and subject to venue capacity).
• Free Annual Friends & Family Day
  Enjoy a free, action-packed community day out at a different UK location each year to connect, try new activities and have fun (booking required and subject to venue capacity).
• Quarterly Members’ Newsletter
  Stay updated with exclusive patient information, research and clinical trials, peer feedback, and charity news.
• UK Patient Alert Card
  Receive a wallet-sized emergency alert card to list your critical contact and medication details.
• Private Facebook Support Group
  Exclusive access to our members-only space for peer support and connection.
• Grant Aid Fund
  Apply for financial support if you are facing severe hardship as a direct result of living with Behçet’s.
• Research & Project Opportunities
  Make your voice heard by participating in research and special initiatives, like our Breathe Creative Project.

Your membership helps fund our vital work, including:

• Run our vital Helpline
  Provide an invaluable listening ear and signposting service for anyone affected by Behçet’s—from those seeking a diagnosis to the long-term diagnosed, as well as friends, family, carers and employers.
• Facilitate UK support groups
  Manage lifelines across the UK that offer patients, family and carers the opportunity to meet and chat with others affected by Behçet’s – whether it is their very first contact or they attend regularly.
• Produce trusted medical resources
  Create expert materials, including factsheets and GP referral guides valued by patients and clinicians alike, alongside practical resources to help patients stay in or return to work.
• Maintain digital lifelines
  Host our website and social media channels to ensure up-to-date, vital resources are instantly accessible 24/7 to everyone in our community and to medical professionals.
• Champion the Behçet’s community
  Represent our members and patients at major medical meetings, exhibitions and rare disease events to keep our cause visible on the national stage.

Membership Types