Tag: NHS

John Lewis reopens its Lancashire textiles factory to make gowns for the NHS and donates over 20,000 metres of fabric for scrubs

Stuart Mitchell

John Lewis has announced that it is reopening its textiles factory  ‘Herbert Parkinson’ in Lancashire, to make protective gowns for the NHS. Partners who usually sew bespoke blinds, curtains and pillows and duvets will this week begin making around 8,000 washable, clinical gowns for the Northumbria NHS Foundation Trust. The retailer is also donating over 20,000 metres of cotton fabric from its haberdashery departments and distribution centres to “For the Love of Scrubs” and ‘Scrubs Glorious Scrubs’, groups who now have thousands of members who are making scrubs for the…

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John Lewis & Waitrose launch soft toy design competition to raise money for the NHS

Stuart Mitchell

John Lewis and Waitrose are launching a soft toy design competition for children around the UK to raise critical funds for the NHS. With homeschooling recommencing across the nation, the retailer is inviting children (and adults) to create and share their designs for a “super-bear” cuddly toy that celebrates the spirit and fortitude of the fearless men and women working on the frontline during the Covid-19 crisis.  The winning design will be turned into an exclusive Christmas toy and sold by Waitrose and John Lewis from October, following in the…

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NHS Covid-19 appeal reaches over £15million in first 5 days

Stuart Mitchell

The NHS charities National COVID-19 URGENT APPEAL launched on Monday 23 March by NHS Charities Together reached over £15million within its first 5 days.  The appeal supports hospital staff and volunteers at the frontline caring for Covid-19 patients.  Thank you to XTX Markets for launched the appeal with an amazing £10million donation. ‘XTX Markets commented: “COVID-19 has put the NHS under immense pressure and ‘NHS Charities Together’, as the umbrella organisation for all NHS charities and specifically their Covid-19 campaign, are playing a crucial role in getting funds to where…

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Asda donates £5 million to food banks, extends accessible hours for NHS workers and offers additional colleague support

Stuart Mitchell

Asda has announced it will be donating £5 million to its partners FareShare and the Trussell Trust to help the country’s most vulnerable people through COVID-19. The extensive package of measures will provide over 4 million meals to families in poverty impacted by Coronavirus as well as giving more than 3000 charities the ability to access free food over the next three months as they fight to tackle the impacts of Coronavirus in their communities. The donation from the supermarket also will help the networks of the two charities as…

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New phase of national NHS recruitment campaign launched

Stuart Mitchell

The third phase of the national We Are the NHS campaign has been launched, to encourage applications for existing job vacancies for both clinical and non-clinical roles. This phase of the campaign will highlight the range of interesting roles available across the NHS and specifically highlight IT and administrative roles and how they work closely with clinical colleagues. The campaign is run jointly by NHS England, the Department of Health and Social Care, Health Education England and NHS Improvement, and aims to help support and enhance local recruitment activity. There…

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