FINANCIAL SUPPORT

Financial Support

Money worries can affect anyone, and asking for help is nothing to be embarrassed about. Whether you’re looking for everyday staff discounts or facing genuine financial hardship, there are schemes and charities set up specifically to support healthcare workers like you.

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GUIDANCE

NHS & Government Guidance Hubs

Official signposting hubs that pull together money advice and benefit entitlements in one place.

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NHS England Financial Support

NHS England page signposting staff to the free MoneyHelper service for budget planning, debt advice, and money guidance.

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Practitioner Health: Financial Support

NHS Practitioner Health page listing charities such as RMBF and Cameron Fund that offer financial assistance to healthcare professionals.

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Keeping Well: Financial Wellbeing

An NHS wellbeing hub listing money advice services and hardship grant charities available to NHS staff facing financial difficulty.

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GOV.UK Benefits

The UK government’s central directory of benefits information, covering Universal Credit, disability support and how to claim each one.

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DISCOUNTS

Staff Discount & Benefits Schemes

Everyday savings on shopping, travel and more, available to NHS and healthcare staff.

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Vivup Staff Benefits Portal

The NHS staff benefits portal for Coventry & Warwickshire ICB, giving colleagues access to discounts and salary sacrifice schemes.

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Health Service Discounts

A free discount platform for healthcare workers offering deals from over 2,000 brands, verified via your work email or ID.

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Blue Light Card

A membership scheme (from £4.99) giving NHS, emergency services and other frontline workers discounts from over 15,000 UK brands.

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RCN SUPPORT

Royal College of Nursing Support

RCN-specific financial help for nursing staff and healthcare support workers.

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RCN Charitable Funding & Help

RCN page signposting nursing staff to hardship charities, food banks, energy grants and council support for essential living costs.

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RCN Foundation Hardship Grants

One-off RCN Foundation hardship grants for nurses, midwives and healthcare support workers, open to non-RCN members too.

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HARDSHIP GRANTS

Hardship Grants & Charities for Healthcare Workers

Independent charities offering direct financial grants to healthcare professionals in genuine hardship.

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Cavell Nurses’ Trust

A UK charity providing one-off financial grants, money advice and emotional support to nurses, midwives and healthcare support workers in hardship.

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Royal Medical Benevolent Fund

A UK charity for doctors and medical students in serious hardship, offering grants, back-to-work awards and debt advice.

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Cameron Fund

The only UK charity solely for GPs, providing hardship grants to general practitioners and their dependants facing illness or unemployment.

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Need to Talk to Someone at CWTH?

Money worries can weigh heavily. Our Health and Wellbeing Champions offer a confidential, listening ear if you’d rather talk to someone from within general practice first.