Organisations That Are Offering Precious Relief And Happiness To NHS Staff During The Coronavirus Crisis

At the beginning of April, Aspinal of London launched a four-week #AspinalHeroes initiative to show their appreciation to those on the frontline of the Covid-19 crisis.

The campaign involves individuals nominating and tagging their heroes on social media using the aforementioned hashtag with a line to say why they are deserving of one of the 100 personalised surprise gifts on offer from the luxury company.

Aspinal of London states: 'Heroes can be of all ages, they sometimes wear a uniform but they can also be ordinary people doing extraordinary things – whether its working on the front line as part of the NHS or going above and beyond to help their local community we want to recognise and celebrate their remarkable acts of kindness.'

Uber is giving away 300,000 free rides and Uber Eats meals to NHS staff to show their support during the crisis.

Caregivers can claim up to 200,000 free trips, worth up to £15 each, and 100,000 meals worth £10 for free.

Yard Sale are taking donations of £10, £20 or £50 through a dedicated page on their merchandise store for NHS workers. The non-profit scheme means that any will go solely towards Yard Sale getting pizza directly to NHS staff.

So far, the pizza company has raised more than £10,000 raised in donations and are continuing to do regular pizza drops to their local hospitals (Homerton, Whipps Cross, and The Royal London Hospital) in an aim to feed 5,000 NHS staff in the coming weeks.

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The mindfulness and meditation app is offering free mental health tools and rouses to 1.2 million NHS workers. The free subscription permits workers to access all 1,200+ hours of content to help deal with change, stress and anxiety, improve sleep and building mental resilience.

They can also unlock a free ‘weathering the storm’ collection, which has been designed to support users around the world during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Bulldog Skincare is providing a free care package for all NHS staff which contains Bulldog’s Original Bamboo Razor, Original Shave Gel (30ml), Original Moisturiser (30ml) and Original Bar Soap (200g).

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Lidl is donating thousands of its fresh fruit and vegetable bags to NHS staff across Great Britain.

In partnership with the Royal Voluntary Service, Lidl will be delivery the bags to staff at hospitals nationwide.

Airbnb are offering free entire home accommodation to NHS staff on the frontline of the coronavirus outbreak and will waive all fees associated with the stays.

According to the homestay platform, 1,500 places in the UK have already been offered by hosts and Airbnb staff will offer direct support to NHS hospitals and trusts, and other healthcare organisations to help their frontline staff book accommodation.

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The fashion rental platform are now offering a free rental to anyone who works at the NHS for their next outing when social distancing is over.

To receive credit on their account, NHS workers just need to sign up to the free app with their NHS email address.

‘By Rotation was not founded to encourage people to spend money on things they don’t need - the contrary in fact,’ says founder Eshita Kabra-Davies of the offer. ‘What I believe we can do as a business is to use the power of our community for good.’

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Pret has levelled up, offering not just free tea and coffee, but 50% off everything else for NHS staff during the crisis.

On Tuesdays and Fridays, Marks and Spencers are operating NHS staff-only shopping hours at the beginning of the day, to ensure that NHS workers get access to vital foods and supplies if they are struggling to keep stocked during everyone else's panic buying.

Launching their new #LoveConquersAll initiative, Pronovias - purveyors of incredible, luxury wedding attire - are offering complimentary wedding dresses to engaged NHS staff. Fittingly, they've named it the 'Heroes Collection'.

While they might not be able to cash this in with immediate effect - it might ensure they have a happier, more beautiful, stress free wedding day when the time comes to celebrate the end of the pandemic.

Owner of GG Hospitality, Gary Neville is closing Hotel Football and the Stock Exchange Hotel to the public, in order to dedicate the beds to NHS and health care staff who need the accommodation.

Celebrity hairstylist and master of all tresses, Adam Reed is offering free washes and blow dries to NHS staff. Goodness knows if they do get a day off, they might have to spend it stocking up on food and tending to relatives, but if they find themselves with a precious second spare, some tender loving care from Reed's experts might be just the kindness that the doctors ordered.

The Bike Shed - a motorbike members club with HQ in both London and LA - are offering the support of their mounted members for anyone who needs it. Healthy bikers are being called upon to support those who can't fetch supplies themselves.

According to co-founder Vikki Van Someren, the club has already enlisted over 200 riders to do food runs, pick up prescriptions and more. NHS staff needing help can also call on them for assistance while busy on the frontlines.

In the middle of the crisis, Boxpark resident Salt Shed have turned their business into a non-profit, in order to deliver free meals to teachers and NHS staff during the pandemic.

You can donate via their GoFundMe campaign and you can offer your services as a delivery driver.

50% off all food from Leon restaurants for NHS staff.

Kurt Geiger are currently packaging up special gift vouchers worth £100, for 55 lucky NHS workers in the UK. But not only that, the shoes and accessories brand will also be launching a 50% discount available to all NHS staff, valid for a year.

London based electric fleet taxi company offering free transportation to NHS staff.

In a letter from Paul's CEO, Mark Hilton, published in this tweet, he stated that they would be offering all NHS workers UK-wide free tea and coffee, to thank them for their hard work.