Welcome! Whether you're here to join our charity for the first time, or to renew your membership, please scroll down to find out more. 

Membership is open to anyone with Addison's (or other forms of adrenal insufficiency that result in steroid dependence). Family members, friends or anyone with an interest adrenal medicine are also welcome. We are funded primarily through membership subscriptions, donations and fundraising activities.

Your annual subscription directly supports those with Addison's through the charity's work and helps promote better medical understanding of this rare condition - so thank you. Our charity wouldn't exist without your support.

If you're unable to afford membership at this time, please scroll to the bottom of this page to learn more about our Hardship Fund.

As a member, you will enjoy these benefits :

• regular members' magazine and "Keeping You Posted" newsletters (online for e-members, by post for postal members)
• regular members-only e-newsletter updates throughout the year,
• access to our private members-only online forum (for support & advice),
• access to  our members'-only socials (UK & Ireland),
• exclusive early-bird/members-first access to our charity events,
• news updates via our private members-only online forum Keeping Up With The News Thread,
• a vote at our Annual General Meeting, to help set our direction as an organisation

When you join as will send you a welcome pack (by post if you are a postal member, via email if you are an emember) containing:

• ADSHG adrenal crisis emergency wallet card,
• ADSHG hospital emergency steroid dependent stickers, and
• ADSHG information pack containing a set of medical advisory leaflets & healthcare advice.

E-membership or postal membership?

If you wish to change to a Postal or E-Member membership, or update your contact details, please contact our membership team after. Note: If you live outside the Uk and Ireland you we are only able to offer your E-membership. There is no price difference between e-membership and postal membership.

Renewing your Direct Debit membership Paid for your membership by direct debit for the last 12 months?	Your membership will automatically renew if your direct debit is still in place and is successfuly recieved from your bank. You can rest assurred that we'll take care of the rest. If you're unsure how you paid last year, ask our membership team.
Renewing your membership by other methods Paid for your membership by card or cheque for the last 12 months?	If you don't pay your membership by direct debit and you’ve been a member the last 12 months paying annually by direct debit is a no-hassle way to keep your ADSHG membership up to date. Choose the direct debit option when you renew your membership. Renew your membership
New to the ADSHG? Or were you a member over 18 months ago? Join now as a new member	Choose a Postal Membership to receive your Welcome Pack and news in the post: For UK residents who have not been a member in the last year (Postal membership is not available outside UK and ROI) membership with postal magazine subscription £32 per year Join Now - UK Postal Member Choose an e-Membership to receive your online Welcome Pack and news by email: For residents of any country globally (including the UK and ROI) who have not been a member in the last year. All correspondence will be online. No materials will be sent by post.  membership with online magazine subscription £32 per year Join Now - e-Member

Cost of living crisis and our hardship fund

We understand that for many of you it's getting harder to make ends meet with rising costs of living.

Please make use of the following free-of-charge resources available to everyone who is able to access the internet:

• Visit our Sanctuary of Support for advice on facing financial difficulties and handing difficult feelings.
• Our website offers access to a large range of advice and resources to help with new diagnoses, managing AI every day, emergencies, travel and sick days. Visit our A-Z of Addison's resources page.
• Our enquiries service and social channels can help if you've a specific question not covered on our website. Please get in touch.
• Follow our social media channels for regular updates:
  ADSHG on Facebook
  ADSHG on Twitter
  ADSHG on Instagram

Our charity and trustees are committed to supporting everyone affected by Addison's and adrenal insufficiency, regardless of their financial circumstances so operate a Hardship Fund for people unable to afford the membership fee.

Apply for a membership through our Hardship Fund.