Resources
Royal College of Nursing - Hardship grants
The Royal College of Nursing offers hardship grants for registered nurses, nursing associates and midwives.
Free Will Writing Service to all Key Workers throughout 2023
Accord Legal Services are offering their Free Will Writing Service to all Key Workers throughout 2023.
NHS Confidential Staff Support Line
The NHS support offers accomodate a range of health and wellbeing needs such as mental and physical health. The Self-check tool is also available to support in identifying which of the available options and resources would be best suited to you.
Optical Benevolent Fund – Financial help for Optometrists.
The Benevolent Fund exists to alleviate financial hardship for optometrists and their dependents.
Pharmacist Support - Grants for unexpected hardship
This resource is suitable for Pharmacists, former pharmacists, and their dependents, providing an easy and secure way for you to apply for financial assistance from Pharmacist Support.
Cavell Nurses' Trust – financial help for Nurses
Cavell Nurses’ Trust supports UK nurses, midwives and healthcare support workers, working and retired, when they’re suffering personal or financial hardship.
Blue Light Card
The Blue Light Card will give you access to 1,000s of deals. Payment of £4.99 gives individuals access to the deals for two years. Those eligible include, NHS staff, NHS dental teams, pharmacy, social care teams & more (specific groups can be found through the site).
Money Saving Expert - Discounts and offers for NHS staff
Many companies offer special discounts for NHS staff and healthcare workers. This guide by MSE lists the top deals available and how to get them.
NSHE – Support via MoneyHelper Service
NSHE have been working with the Money Helper Service to provide you with free, independent support. Based on calls to their support lines, they have picked out some of the top tools and resources to help you.
Royal Medical Benevolent Fund – Financial help for Doctors and their families
You must be GMC registered, have little in the way of income and savings and be unable to support yourself financially due to illness, disability, bereavement or because you are over state retirement age; or because your ability to work has been affected by Covid-19.
Charity for all Dentists – providing financial support for dentists
This resource is available to those who are, or were: a dentist registered with the General Dental Council (GDC), a student at UK dental school, the dependent of a dentist i.e. partner/spouse/ widow
NHSE - Supporting staff to help money go further
This page provides a range of widely-available financial wellbeing support and ideas to help any member of health and care staff make their money go further. Includes support offers for utilities, groceries, childcare, transport and general discounts.