41 brands offering freebies and discounts for NHS and other frontline workers right now - YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Life 41 brands offering freebies and discounts for NHS and other frontline workers right now By You Magazine - June 18, 2020 Our NHS, social, healthcare and emergency service workers are fundamentally the backbone of our society at any given time of the year – throw in a global pandemic and we’re relying on their services more than ever to nurse us, our family and our friends back to health. Alamy Which is why it’s more important than ever before that we support them in whatever way we can. From the police force to teachers, the armed forces and carers, there are so many amazing people who have continued to do their jobs to keep the rest of us safe and well during this uncertain time. It’s great to see that there are some amazing companies and brands who are doing their bit to help by offering discounts and freebies to those on the frontline of this pandemic. Here are the best offers available to those keeping our country running right now. Blue Light Card The Blue Light Card scheme provides NHS, emergency services and social care workers with discounts at thousands of national and local retailers, from Cineworld to EE to Halfords, to name a few. Now, they are launching Blue Light Tickets, which will provide these essential workers with the first chance to claim free tickets to sporting events, musical events, leisure days out and more. Tourist attractions including Thorpe Park and Madame Tussauds have already pledged tickets, as have many football clubs and live events such as Grand Designs Live. The scheme will be put into practice when its safe to do so. To find out more about Blue Light Tickets and to register your interest online for free ticket allocation, visit www.bluelighttickets.co.uk. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Blue Light Card (@bluelightcard) LEON LEON restaurants are reopening and they’ve extended their increased 50 per cent discount to all emergency service workers. View this post on Instagram A post shared by LEON (@leonrestaurants) Soulful Food Soulful Food make delicious one pot meals and they’re offering £10 off boxes of 12 chilled ready meals to NHS staff. Email [email protected] from your NHS email account to be sent a code. https://www.instagram.com/p/B-Mlv98pRgF/ Mindful Chef NHS staff can claim 30 per cent off Mindful Chef’s healthy recipe boxes – just place your order and then email [email protected] with your order number and they’ll work their magic to apply your discount. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mindful Chef (@mindfulchefuk) YO Sushi High street sushi chain YO Sushi have increased their usual Blue Light Card discount to a lovely 50 per cent and can be used on takeaway orders while stores remain closed. View this post on Instagram A post shared by YO! (@yosushi) Starbucks Grab a cuppa – Starbucks are showing their thanks by offering NHS workers any tall drink for free in stores and drive-thrus or any free hot beverage to be claimed at self-service locations in petrol stations. Just flash your NHS badge to claim yours. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Starbucks UK (@starbucksuk) H Samuel NHS workers, get yourselves a well-deserved 15 per cent off full-priced watches, jewellery, gifts and more at H Samuel. View this post on Instagram A post shared by H.Samuel (@hsamueljeweller) Dr Martens Get 20 per cent off all full price products at Dr Martens as a token of their gratitude to all NHS and frontline workers. Claim your discount through the Blue Light Card scheme and find out more here. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dr Martens (@drmartensofficial) Hobbycraft Hobbycraft is offering a 15 per cent discount to all Health Service staff, family and friends when they purchase online. Just join the Hobbycraft Club and fill in your work ID details to claim the discount. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Hobbycraft (@hobbycrafthq) Waterstones Everyone’s favourite high street bookshop is currently offering NHS staff 15 per cent off all online purchases. The discount can be claimed through Health Service Discounts. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Waterstones (@waterstones) Nando’ s The home of peri-peri chicken, Nando’ s has always offered a 20 per cent discount to police, fire services, ambulance service and NHS staff. Now the grills have been fired up once more, the discount is being extended to takeaway orders while restaurants remain closed. Find out more about the Nando’ s emergency services discount and how to claim it here. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Nando's UK & Ireland (@nandosuk) Katharine Pooley – Forter Castle Global interior designer Katharine Pooley wants to offer one key worker who’s wedding was cancelled due to Covid-19 the chance to have their wedding at her historic family estate of Forter Castle in Perthshire, Scotland. To apply for this once in a lifetime opportunity, simply email [email protected] with a paragraph on why you or your nominee should have their wedding at Forter Castle. Closing date 1 July 2020. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Forter Castle (@fortercastle1560) Astrid & Miyu NHS workers and teachers can get themselves a lovely 30 per cent off at Astrid & Miyu – we particularly love their new Vintage Collection. To get your discount, simply create an account and then email the customer services team including a picture of your ID card to verify yourself et voila. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Astrid & Miyu (@astridandmiyu) Fashion Eyewear NHS staff can get free prescription sunglasses at Fashion Eyewear. Simply send an email from your NHS email address to [email protected] and they’ll will send you your unique code. Just pay £9.95 to cover handling, postage and packaging. https://www.instagram.com/p/CA2x3dYnX2H/ JD Sports JD Sports are offering 20 per cent off to everyone in the ‘blue light community’ (NHS, paramedics, police, firefighters etc), when you shop from their official app. View this post on Instagram A post shared by JD (@jdofficial) Cap Maison Boutique villa resort Cap Maison in St Lucia is showing its support to NHS staff leading the fight against coronavirus by giving away free holidays to eight frontline NHS workers. The selected winners will be given a five-night all-inclusive stay at Cap Maison with a guest (T&Cs apply) to be taken once the pandemic is over and travel restrictions have been lifted. To nominate a worthy recipient of this amazing prize, submit your entry stating why they deserve the trip. The closing date for entries is 31st August 2020 and winners will be announced on 4th September 2020. Cap Maison PAUL Visit one of PAUL’s over 25 reopened locations and NHS workers can get themselves a free hot drink. See all the reopened Paul locations here. View this post on Instagram A post shared by PAUL UK ? (@paul_bakeryuk) Green People Organic and natural beauty and lifestyle brand Green People have joined the Blue Light Card discount programme and now proudly offer card holders 25 per cent off all Green People products. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Green People UK (@greenpeopleuk) Princes Princes has announced a £10 ‘Hero Pack’ of the brand’s family favourites available only to Blue Light Card Holders. The pack, which will be delivered free of charge, includes three cans of tuna chunks in spring water, tomato and herb mackerel sizzle, mackerel fillets, reduced salt corned beef, peach slices, black cherry fruit filling and Princes orange juice. Place your order here. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Princes (@princes) Camden Town Brewery Camden Town Brewery has rebranded its classic Camden Hells lager to Camden Heroes Lager, a thank you beer to all the healthcare heroes out there. NHS workers can claim a free six pack of Camden Heroes Lager by signing up to the Camden Web Shop, using their NHS email address and entering the code ‘HEROESFORHEROES’ at checkout. https://www.instagram.com/p/B_jxiosHpHM/ Access Sport x Bikeworks The charity Access Sport has teamed up with Bikeworks to launch a bike loan scheme for NHS workers on the frontline of COVID-19, providing them with a safer way to travel to work during the pandemic. The initiative is also offering helmets and 1:1 route planning to facilitate a safe commute for NHS workers during this challenging time. The scheme is currently running at Royal London Hospital in Tower Hamlets and Goodmayes Hospital in Ilford, with Access Sport looking to extend the offering to as many hospital trusts as possible and are welcoming any trusts to get in touch directly in order to discuss further. NHS staff can get involved with the scheme directly through their hospital’s communication scheme. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Bikeworks (@bikeworksuk) Halfpenny London Any engaged Blue Light Card holders who are soon-to-be brides or have had to postpone their wedding due to coronavirus can enjoy an increased discount of 20 per cent at British bridal brand Halfpenny London. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kate Halfpenny (@halfpennylondon) Orelia NHS members of staff can get 20 per cent off of all Orelia jewellery as a way for the brand to say thank you. We love the shell necklace and dainty gold hoops. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Orelia London (@oreliajewellery) Anna Wille A known voice on mindfulness, Anna Wille’s online Mindfulness for Children Course is completely free for children of NHS workers. Usually costing £120 (although it is reduced to £80 for everyone at the moment), the 12 x 30 minute session course teaches children science theory and practical skills to help them cope with the realities we’re facing today, including self-isolation. See here for more information and to book your child onto the course. Anna Wille Lark & Berry Fine jewellery and piercing brand Lark & Berry are looking to gift 25 gold and diamond piercings to NHS staff once they can re-open their store – if you’d like to take advantage of this offer, contact the brand directly to be put on their piercing list, but hurry, it’s on a first come first served basis. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lark & Berry Fine Jewellery (@larkandberry) LLIO If you buy a bottle of LLIO‘s crystal-infused natural essential oils, you can nominate a key worker and LLIO will send them a complimentary bottle of their luxurious oil, perfect for winding down and taking some much deserved me-time. LLIO Hotel Chocolat NHS staff and all Blue Light Card holders can claim 50 per cent off all the chocolatey goodness at Hotel Chocolat via their website, plus £20 off the iconic Velvetiser hot chocolate system. But hurry, the offer ends 30 June. View this post on Instagram A post shared by hotelchocolat (@hotelchocolat) Verdant Alchemy Verdant Alchemy are gifting their British made, natural and vegan bath salts to NHS staff to help them de-stress and find some much-need peace and calm. To nominate someone to receive a bath salts package, email [email protected] and provide a valid NHS email or medical ID as verification. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Verdant Alchemy (@verdantalchemy) Tan-Luxe Self-tanning brand Tan-Luxe have been busy creating a nourishing, anti-bacterial, rinse-free hand sanitiser, named Hand-Luxe, to give away to those in need, including NHS workers, care home staff and residents, supermarket staff and many other key frontline services. They’ve managed to manufacture an amazing 10,000 units of Hand-Luxe and all will be given away for free, rather than being sold. If you know someone working on the frontline who could do with some Hand-Luxe, send a direct message to @tan_luxe via Instagram. View this post on Instagram A post shared by TAN-LUXE (@tan_luxe) DAME In an effort to support healthcare heroes up and down the country during the pandemic, climate-positive femcare brand DAME is giving away free organic tampons to NHS healthcare workers. They want to remove the burden of buying tampons for them, plus DAME tampons are 100 per cent organic cotton, so better for your body and the planet. Just get in touch with DAME via an NHS email address to claim your tampon delivery vouchers. View this post on Instagram A post shared by DAME. (@dameforgood) UpCircle Sustainable beauty brand UpCircle are sending out care packages of their products to NHS staff, as a token of their gratitude for their hard work and to keep spirits up. You can nominate anyone to receive an UpCircle pamper kit here, however they’ve had to hit pause on the campaign for the time being due to the high volume of requests they’ve received. To be notified when the campaign re-opens, send your details to [email protected]. UpCircle Dr PAWPAW All NHS staff can claim two free multipurpose balms from Dr PAWPAW and they can head here to claim it (just the cost of postage has to be covered). This has come about after the company was inundated with requests from NHS staff with sore and cracked hands from the constant rigorous hand washing and sanitising they’re having to do, as well as chapped and dry lips from wearing face masks for hours on end. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dr PAWPAW ? Lips+Skin+Hair (@dr.pawpaw) ohne Eco-friendly period product brand ohne is delivering free tampons to NHS wards around the UK. ‘If you work on an NHS ward (no matter what your position or role), and know that you and/or your team are struggling to access period products, simply contact ohne directly and the company will send you and your team the essential period supplies. You can reach ohne at [email protected] or through direct message on Instagram @im_ohne.’ Their offer also extends to anyone else struggling to access period products at the moment, whether that’s due to self-isolation or financial issues. View this post on Instagram A post shared by ohne (@im_ohne) Oliver Bonas Those lovely people at Oliver Bonas are showing their appreciation to the NHS, teachers, police, emergency services, armed forces and carers by offering them 25 per cent off everything – we advise investing in one of their stylish mugs so you can always come home to a nice cuppa. The discount can be used in store or online through your Blue Light Card or We Are Discounts account. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Oliver Bonas (@oliverbonas) Adam Reed London hair salon, Adam Reed, want to thank NHS staff by offering them complimentary wash and blow dries. When you’re working as hard as NHS workers are right now, your appearance can be the last thing you think about, so a free blow dry could mean the world to someone and really lift their mood. The salon has had to temporarily close for the time being, but they are extending their offer for a free wash, treatment and blow-dry for two weeks after they reopen. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Adam Reed London (@adamreedlondon) Las Iguanas NHS workers can get 50 per cent off takeaway meals plus a free can of Coke, thanks to Coca-Cola, at the Latin American restaurant chain Las Iguanas. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Las Iguanas (@lasiguanas) Missguided Online store, Misguided, is increasing their original Blue Light Card discount (a pre-existing discount card for those in the emergency services, NHS and armed forces) up to 40 per cent. ‘As a thank you to the amazing people who are working around the clock to keep our nation safe and healthy, we have increased our discount to 40 per cent off site wide on Health Service Discounts and Blue Light Card.’ As a thank you to the amazing people who are working around the clock to keep our nation safe and healthy we have increased our discount to 40% off site wide on @healthservicediscounts and @bluelightcard ?#nhs #staysafe #missguided pic.twitter.com/8a3ZLQORfP - Missguided (@Missguided) March 18, 2020 ASOS Another of our go-to online retailers is also wishing to extend their thanks to those on the frontline. Online fashion brand ASOS has also recently upped their usual 10 per cent discount for NHS and other frontline staff to an even better 20 per cent – just get your code via the Blue Light Card scheme. View this post on Instagram A post shared by ASOS (@asos) Arnold Clark Rental car service, Arnold Clark, have announced they want to help any NHS employees struggling to get to work by providing them with transport. ‘At a time like this, we are all realising how invaluable our NHS and its employees are, and we need to pull together as a community to support them,’ it says. ‘As a result, in the coming weeks we will try to help NHS employees struggling with transport to and from their place of work. Please email [email protected] and we will assist in any way we can.’ View this post on Instagram A post shared by Arnold Clark (@arnoldclark_ltd) Frame London-based fitness chain have made a whole load of their classes available online and for key workers they’re totally free to access. ‘We are in awe of all the NHS workers, teachers, carers, the police force, military, delivery workers and anyone else who is working tirelessly to keep everyone safe and the economy ticking over. In an effort to keep these heroes energised, healthy and to give them some time for themselves (if they get an opportunity!) we’re offering them free access to our FRAME ONLINE on-demand classes ‪from early next week.’ View this post on Instagram A post shared by Move Your Frame (@moveyourframe) Joanie Clothing Retro-inspired clothing brand Joanie Clothing are saying a big thank you by giving NHS, teachers, school staff, nursery staff, police, emergency services, armed forces and social care workers a lovely 25 per cent off all their full price styles through the Blue Light Card scheme and Teacher Perks. 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