Apply for FEDANT Registration
Complete the appropriate National Registration or Student Admission application and indicate that you wish to apply for FEDANT Block Scheme Insurance.
FEDANT Block Scheme Insurance
Professional cover for eligible FEDANT registrants
Appropriate and valid professional insurance cover is a condition of FEDANT National Registration.
Your Insurance Responsibilities
Every registrant must maintain insurance that is appropriate for their work and covers the exact professional activity and FEDANT National Register category or categories in which they practise.
FEDANT offers eligible registrants and students access to a specifically tailored, competitively priced block scheme. Use of the scheme is optional. You may arrange suitable cover with another provider, provided that it meets FEDANT’s registration requirements and covers your approved areas of practice.
Who Can Use the FEDANT Block Scheme?
The scheme is available only to eligible FEDANT registrants and eligible students attending a FEDANT accredited course. It supports those working in the antenatal and postnatal sector, including Antenatal Educators, Breastfeeding Counsellors, Infant Feeding Practitioners, Doulas and Postnatal Practitioners, together with appropriately qualified CAM Practitioners.
Your annual FEDANT National Registration must remain in good order for cover under the scheme to remain valid.
How to Arrange Cover
Application Review
FEDANT reviews your application before issuing the unique insurance link and password. The initial review may take between 48–72 hours.
Complete the Insurance Application
Use the link and password that will be provided, complete the insurer’s application and pay the insurance provider directly.
Send Your Insurance Evidence
When your policy is issued, email a copy of the FEDANT Block Scheme insurance certificate to . Alternatively, you can wait for the insurance provider to contact FEDANT and confirm the category or categories for which you have sought insurance. FEDANT will then approve the evidence and complete your FEDANT National Registration.
Registration and Cover Confirmed
At this point, your FEDANT National Registration is complete and cover under the FEDANT Block Scheme will be valid.
Cover Is Not Valid Until the Required Steps Are Complete
Do not assume that insurance is active merely because an application or payment has been made. Follow the instructions supplied by FEDANT and the insurer and wait for confirmation. Until the required registration and insurance evidence steps have been completed, the policy may not provide valid cover.
Annual Renewal
Each year, you must renew both:
FEDANT National Registration
Renewal is payable to FEDANT.
FEDANT Block Scheme Insurance
Renewal is payable directly to the insurance provider.
If your FEDANT National Registration lapses, your use of the block scheme will breach the terms of provision. The insurance will become invalid and will not provide cover.
Current Premiums
From £52.22
UK Registrants
Per year
From €105
Ireland Registrants
Per year
From £19.22
UK Students
Per year
From €35
Ireland Students
Per year
Premiums are described as “from” prices and may depend on eligibility, activities, qualifications and the insurer’s current terms. Confirm the final premium and cover before purchasing.
Important Information for Students
FEDANT Block Scheme student insurance is available only to eligible students attending a FEDANT accredited course and is intended for permitted student or case study activity before qualification.
When you graduate, email a clear copy of your qualification or award to . A clear, readable photograph taken on a smartphone is acceptable.
Registration Must Be Updated
FEDANT will review the award and, where the requirements are satisfied, upgrade you to the appropriate National Register category.
Student Cover Ceases
FEDANT Student Insurance ceases to provide cover when you graduate.
Full Cover Follows Approval
Once you have graduated and FEDANT has approved your award, you will be eligible to upgrade to full practitioner cover. This must be completed before qualified practice begins.
Complete Both Updates
If you upgrade to full insurance without updating your FEDANT registration status, the insurance may be cancelled.
Policy Features
The scheme currently describes the following features, subject to the insurer’s full policy wording, eligibility requirements, limits, conditions and exclusions:
- Premium: from £52.22 per year for registrants or from £19.22 for eligible students undertaking case study work before qualification.
- £6,000,000 per claim, with an unlimited number of claims during the year and unlimited legal defence costs in addition.
- Professional Indemnity, Medical Malpractice and Public & Products Liability.
- Loss of Reputation, Breach of Intellectual Property, Client Confidentiality Protection, Loss of Documents and First Aid cover.
- Retroactive cover for previously insured work, subject to the policy terms.
- Run off cover for an unlimited period after the policy ends, for eligible claims arising from work completed during the policy period.
- £100,000 Disciplinary Hearings Defence cover and legal defence of rights involving criminal proceedings, data protection and other legislation, wrongful arrest and allegations of unlawful discrimination.
- £100,000 for negotiation and representation in the event of a partial or full HMRC enquiry.
- A wide range of free 24 hour advice lines, including legal and tax advice.
- Jury or Witness Service Compensation.
- Cover to work anywhere in the UK and temporary cover for work abroad without a stated time restriction, excluding the USA and Canada.
- Expert claims handling.
- No additional charge for replacement certificates or policy changes.
- More than 4,000 therapies and activities may be included, many without an additional premium, subject to appropriate qualification and insurer approval.
Always Check the Policy Documents
This page provides a summary only. The insurer’s current proposal form, schedule, certificate and full policy wording determine eligibility, cover, limits, conditions and exclusions. If there is any difference between this summary and the policy documents, the insurer’s documents take precedence.
Access the Insurance Application
This facility is available only to eligible FEDANT registrants and students. If you have not yet applied, begin with the appropriate registration route. After your application has been reviewed, you will be sent details explaining how to apply, together with an access link and unique access number.