I have worked for the NHS for nearly ten years and in the last couple of years I have become aware of discounts that NHS staff can get on certain services, some are good, some are not so good and some are downright great.
The discounts for mobile phone contracts are not limited to NHS staff, however they are limited to the particular providers list of corporate partners, and they vary from provider to provider. I will try to list the companies that I am aware participate in these schemes however as I have set this thread up mainly as an NHS staff thread I will be focussing on the discounts provided to those staff.
I have taken some time to find out the list of available benefits for Staff employed by the NHS and am now passing on this information, a lot of the information has been gleaned from various websites, forums and my own finding over the years. I hesitate to call this a mega thread however the list is all that I am aware of. I realise that this will not be of use to everybody, however as the nation’s biggest employer it will surely help some and that is the reason for this post.
Please don't vote cold simply because the discount does not apply to you, or if your vote is based on any political agenda (pensions etc.). Some of the companies (e.g. Vodafone) even allow you to add up to five of your friends and family members for the discount and are not exclusive to NHS staff; however for the benefit of this post I am focussing mainly on the NHS discounts provided. The other participating companies for mobile discounts can be found in post #2.
Remember to always ask retailers and always carry some form of NHS employment id, you never know.
There are websites that specifically deals with discounts for service staff including, but not limited to: www.healthservicediscounts.com (formerly nhsdiscounts) www.bluelightcard.com (all emergency services) www.psdiscounts.com (all public sector employees)
However this is not ideal for me and doesn't seem to list discounts that they do not get affiliate links for, therefore in the real world I have found that it hasn't been much use to me. They do however offer discount on gift cards for most major retailers, saving up to 10% on purchases if you have the foresight to purchase them in advance. I’m not including deals on these websites as they are all quite easy to find, the information I am offering isn’t commonly posted together and most of my colleagues are unaware of them.
I have taken quite a lot of time to find out the list of available benefits for Staff employed by the NHS and am now passing on this information
I am hoping that others may also know some information that I don't and that we can create a pool of information that will help others out.
Links in the first post due to not allowing direct links in the top post.
MOBILE PHONES
O2 (called O2 open) 30%
(thanks to Bossworld) O2 Open has changed. It's only valid for the newer 'Refresh' tariffs, and therefore it's 30% off the line rental portion, and nothing off the handset portion (airtime plan vs phone plan).
10% for contracts under £20pm
20% for contracts over £20pm
Online via form and must be done within 30 days of upgrade/new contract and renewed at end of contract in order for it to continue
20% off their monthly line rental with any 24 month animal or selected iPhone monthly talk plans over £20.50 per month.
10% off a mobile broadband plan of 12 months or more.
£20 off any pay as you go phone over £30.
25% discount on accessories purchased with a Perk pay monthly phone.
EE have some exclusions:
The Perk Promotion isn’t available with all phones (particularly some newly launched phones), or in conjunction with any other offer or promotion unless otherwise specified. The phones, plans and other offers that are currently not available with the Perk Promotion include:
•iPhone 5C
•iPhone 5S
•All The Works plans
•All Tablet and Tablet Extra plans
•All Connected plans
•Double your Phone Fund on all pay monthly plans
•Early upgrade on all plans
•All SIM only plans
•Customers with U24 on their account
•Any additional line promotions
•HTC One Mini
•Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini
(thanks to rohail20) applicable to Orange Brand only. Not T Mobile or 4GEE (20%) perk and selected handsets
This must be done at the time of upgrade/new purchase and must be done in an EE store
INSTORE RETAILERS (just show NHS ID badge instore at time of purchase)
Arcadia Group (BHS, Burton, Dorothy Perkins, Evans, Miss Selfridge, Outfit, Topshop, Topman, Wallis) 10%
Bodyshop 10%
Specsavers (free eye test and varying discounts for Glasses)
FOOD (just show id badge instore at time of purchase)
Nando's 20%
Domino's 50% on collection 25% on delivery (franchised stores, may vary from store to store 25% minimum) (if ordering over the phone state you are NHS staff)
Cafe! Rouge 20%
Jimmy's world Grill 15%
Subway 10%
Frankie and Benny's 20% off entire bill from main menu all day every day
(thanks to BillyBits) Smith and Jones Pubs give 30% off food for NHS workers.
Their Big Eat & 2 for 1 pizzas after 2pm make the food exceptionally cheap.
Add the discount for CAMRA members on the drinks and you have a quality food and drink at a great price.
OTHER INSTORE RETAILERS (just show NHS ID badge instore at time of purchase)
Bodyshop 10%
Specsavers (free eye test and varying discounts for Glasses)
TRAVEL
Haven 10% (ring up and proceed with phone booking, state you are NHS staff and the discount will be applied)
National express 15% (book online at link below)
Park and go 12% discount for airport parking, book online
Hilton (participating venue’s only) book online 40% off best weekend rate including breakfast
OTHERS
Cineworld 10% (just show NHS ID badge at booking office)
CHILDCARE
Computershare (formerly Busybees) offer a scheme where you can pay for nursery fees directly from your pay prior to income tax being deducted meaning you save paying tax on the payments for childcare (you will need to speak to you HR advisor with regards to this)
(thanks to adi0604) Most nurseries would accept Childcare payments (formerly vouchers). Which is bought by employer from service providers. Employer deducts the cost (upper limit applies) from gross salaries of employee and saves NI on it.
This scheme is due to change in 2015 to a system slightly less beneficial to the employee, it has to do with the way tax is deducted from your salary.
Top comments
Orekul
18 Jan 14238#65
I think you will find that the overwhelming majority of NHS workers are very hard working people, thanks for your valuable input though; keep it up.
I find it nice to be linked to asylum seekers and benefits claimants, keep this attitude up next time you are required to visit A&E and you will see how easy the frontline staff have things.
casper6391
18 Jan 14111#33
Good to see the NHS personnel getting some gratitude, they do an outstanding job :smiley:
Orekul
18 Jan 1477#147
This isn't about salaries, pensions etc. it's simply about existing offers for nhs staff.
In real terms my salary has been cut by £2000 and I've not had a penny increase (even inflation), I'm worse off financially than I was four years ago.
But you know what, I don't care because I love my job and helping people is what I chose to do. Nobody made me and the benefits were never in my thinking.
I'm a frontline nhs nurse who works in an environment where I get threatened and abused daily, and there is a very real threat of serious assault in my line of work.
If you disagree with the schemes that are in place then don't post, please don't insult your fellow man who like us all is struggling through this financial climate.
If you benefit from this thread then I'm very happy for you, if you don't then ask your own companies HR if yours do any benefits.
You never know
tianuk3 to hooray henry
18 Jan 1437#167
Completely out of touch and clinging to your Daily Mail newspaper I'm sure.
Those thousands of people who were killed in Stafford Hospital and who were lying in hospital beds were treated like that due to a culture of targets SET BY THE GOVERNMENT and insufficient nurses & resources, and was due to the systematic failure across all levels particularly management not the majority of hard working nurses and doctors and other clinicians.
Working for the NHS is one of the toughest jobs there is, resources are so tight, you want to care but you are often overcome with unnecessary bureaucracy and government intervention when they have no idea how a Hospital should be run and works, it's pretty hard working for an organisation whose upper management (Government) wants to destroy it.
It wouldn't be feasible with the staffing levels there are now to have senior doctors & surgeons to work at weekends, there aren't enough nurses & doctors as it is in the NHS hence why unfortunately so many trusts rely on overpaid locums, the moaning of Cameron & co is just to create public angst against the NHS workers, that's all.
Oh, and GPs don't earn 200k a year, that's more **** peddling from the Daily Mail.
The NHS does fantastic work which goes unrecognised simply because it doesn't sell newspapers, there is of course room for improvement, but we have a better system than 99% of the countries in the world, try getting ill in USA and see how you fare.
PARTICIPATING COMPANIES FOR MOBILE DISCOUNT OFFERS (these companies do not offer discounts to NHS staff, they are the employers that are offered a discount by the repective companies listed):
O2 30% discount is offered to employees of the following companies
Marks and Spencer
John Lewis partnership
McDonalds
Asda
NHS
Police
Fire service
Armed forces
BBC
River Island
British Sugar
Thomas Cook
Kwik Fit
Lloyds
Argos
Co-operative
DHL
G4S
Home base
Curry’s
PC world
Dixons
Lloyds pharmacist
Pizza hut
Nationwide
Network rail
Transport for London
Vodafone 10-20% discount is offered to employees of the following companies
Thomson Reuters
WPP
Lloyds Banking Group
BDR Thermea
Kraft
Cadbury
Nestle
Ford Retail
Pepsi
Thorntons
MITIE
Colliers International
Gladedale
Agilent
HP
RBS
Blackrock
NCG
Punter Southall
Chubb Insurance
GSK
Goldman Sachs
GE
BBC
DTZ
Northern Rail
Hawker Beechcraft
Medtronic
Barclays Capital
Gilead Sciences
Biffa
NHS Dumfries & Galloway
3663
Trelleborg
AXA Tech
Thames Water
NHS Grampian
Centrica
British Gas
HCL
Panasonic
Unipart
Electronic Arts
Berkhamsted School
Ford
Whitbread
Nexus
BLNW
Accenture
Halcrow
JD Sports
HSBC
Hallmark
Cunningham Lindsey
Arriva
Constellation Brands
Innserve
New Look
Expro
Computer Associates
IBM
Reed Elsevier
United Utilities
Resource
Cordia
Visteon
Black and Decker
Maersk
Compass
Ernst and Young
UBS
Cueta Healthcare
DPD
Interlink express
GeoPost
The Scottish Government
Alix Partners
ADP
BP
Carlsberg
Shop Direct
Aston Martin
Global Radio
Local Government
EE 10-20%
NHS
Greggs
Asda
Morrisons
Mcdonalds
Capgemini
There are others however I have been unable to find them out.
adi0604
18 Jan 141#3
Childcare:
Most nurseries would accept Childcare vouchers. Which is bought by employer from service providers. Employer deducts the cost (upper limit applies) from gross salaries of employee and saves NI on it. Childcare voucher people would charge service fee but oppose to saving NI cost employers saves around 5%..
Mozart321 to adi0604
18 Jan 141#11
Most childminders accept these vouchers too.
saverchamp
18 Jan 141#4
good effort. should help some if not all.
craig guy
18 Jan 14#5
Massive thanks. Sharing now .
jenniebean
18 Jan 14#6
With mobile phones it can be a pain because you are really on a business contract and they can actually put your contract up at any time
CrispEditor to jenniebean
18 Jan 14#68
Also note - many of these 'preferred' schemes (we have them at work) turn out *worse* than properly shopping around. Vodafone/apple/dell etc - you can find the same or better deals going through the various outlets which deal in them - eg mobile phone web sites, or ebay or tesco's etc.
The mobile phone deals you can get direct from vodafone/o2/orange are appallingly bad value, and a quick web search (and here on huk) will enlighten people so much more.
twittwoo32
18 Jan 141#7
Do you know if this applies to student nurses?
AllyBee123 to twittwoo32
18 Jan 14#28
No it doesn't, only for people employed by the NHS. But all is not lost as you should have your NUS card for discounts.
mhasan to twittwoo32
18 Jan 14#34
If you have an NHS card it works, at least in Nando's. I'm a med student, and use my NHS card all the time even though it says 'Student' on the card.
mitchwales to twittwoo32
18 Jan 14#49
I have been able to get NHS discounts at Frankie and Benny's and Nandos using my badge. Does your student ID have the NHS logo on it?
zaie to twittwoo32
18 Jan 14#74
not unless you have an nhs id card. as most students don't get them just uni based cards. if yours has nhs on it - should work. hope that helps.
Ghulam35
18 Jan 14#8
thanks, I just got an EE upgrade and never knew they offer 10-20% discount for asda colleagues, do you know how do I claim this?
bigdarlodave to Ghulam35
18 Jan 14#119
You won't be able to as the offer would need to be done at the time of upgrade and not possible to apply afterwards.
sn0ttyang3l
18 Jan 143#9
The link for public sector is wrong in #1 it should be http://www.psdiscounts.com - thanks for taking the time and effort for these I'm sure it will benefit a lot of people
BillyBits
18 Jan 141#10
Smith and Jones Pubs give 30% off food for NHS workers.
Their Big Eat & 2 for 1 pizzas after 2pm make the food exceptionally cheap.
Add the discount for CAMRA members on the drinks and you have a quality food and drink at a great price.
Highly recommend them.
BillyBits
gooscymru to BillyBits
18 Jan 14#86
Smith and Jones have recently gone under unfortunately:(
rc2013
18 Jan 142#12
thank you so much, very very helpful, from nurse Cooper :-)
Waterboy8535
18 Jan 14#13
Capgemini gets 20% off at EE
skengali
18 Jan 14#14
If I'm a volunteer at a hospital, would I be eligible for some of the offers, particularly nandos, Jimmy's and the other restaurants? Do you just say NHS discount at the till or?
Orekul to skengali
18 Jan 14#16
If you have an NHS branded id card then you are good to go.
Maximus10 to skengali
18 Jan 14#31
Yes you would, just show your NHS ID before making payment they should give you 20% off
K7YP0N1T3 to skengali
18 Jan 14#154
I would like to think that if you are an NHS volunteer, then you should at least have as much right if not more than a normal NHS member of staff.
bamattriley1 to skengali
18 Jan 14#211
All you need is an NHS badge for discounts voleenters are allowed
Orekul
18 Jan 14#15
Quite a few good responses, thanks guys. I hope this thread can help people save some money and also hopefully build into a useful resource for NHS staff, I just wish this had been done years ago so i could have benefitted then.
skengali
18 Jan 14#17
I do have a volunteers photo ID with NHS on it etc. I'm just worried that they would see volunteer and reject it?
Orekul to skengali
18 Jan 14#19
You can but try, in my experience I have never had more than a cursory glance from an underpaid assistant (in fact with domino's when I mention it on the phone I am very rarely asked to provide proff when collecting).
aljack to skengali
19 Jan 14#252
Always worth a try.... All they can do is say no. Every time I show my NHS card for discounts they never inspect it. As mentioned above, I think that they just look for the NHS logo on the card.
ArthurDent1 to skengali
21 Jul 14#340
I don't resent discounts for NHS staff (though it might be nice if they were offered to all public employees including, err...teachers? Or even better, reinstate the salary and pension we all signed up for) but volunteers absolutely should be eligible for these discounts. I'd like to see businesses offering discounts to anyone who volunteers for the NHS, charities, schools, etc. Any company that did that would be even more admirable in my eyes than offering discounts to students, nurses and even teachers.
Maybe we need a national ID scheme for volunteers and a place where businesses can sign up to offer discounts. I'm now off to pen a message to that git Cameron and tell him to make it part of his 'big society' (which is really just an excuse to get unpaid volunteers to do jobs we're all too tight to pay for).
skengali
18 Jan 142#18
Ah thank you, you've saved me a lot of money!
maaow
18 Jan 141#20
The NHS discounts also apply to third sector workers as long as your ID badge has the NHS logo
bravocorsa
18 Jan 14#21
brilliant post thank you :-)
qwerta369
18 Jan 14#22
Thank you for this OP. Just to let you know, the National Express link seems to be expired when you go to search for coaches.
littomiss
18 Jan 14#23
Than you for using all your time this I very helpful, to a lot of people including myself who works for nhs x
Bossworld
18 Jan 142#24
O2 Open has changed (we get it through a corporate discount). It's only valid for the newer 'Refresh' tariffs, and therefore it's 30% off the line rental portion, and nothing off the handset portion (airtime plan vs phone plan).
tee_tee
18 Jan 14#25
Quite useful thank you op for you're efforts
rohail20
18 Jan 142#26
On EE this is applicable to Orange Brand only. Not T Mobile or 4GEE (20%) perk and selected handsets as listed.
the porter to rohail20
18 Jan 141#35
Yes that's correct only t mobile and not ee
ctonks
18 Jan 14#27
As long as your badge says NHS as a logo, your fine to get the discount. I used to work for the Arcadia group and it was fine
AllyBee123
18 Jan 142#29
Thanks for all your hard work OP, I've worked for the NHS for 14 years and didnt realise you could get discounts!
chezsa
18 Jan 14#30
just so u know not all dominos will do the NHS delivery 25% off. also I dont think burtons give nhs either but it at dorothy perkins!
twinkle
18 Jan 14#32
The O2 discount seems only valid when you go via a shop but the Vodafone discount you can apply for after you have ordered via a cashback site...this reduced my £20 month sim contract to effectively £6
casper6391
18 Jan 14111#33
Good to see the NHS personnel getting some gratitude, they do an outstanding job :smiley:
Dickyboyagain to casper6391
18 Jan 141#62
Agree with your sentiments entirely.
Should have heat for all the info posted here and extra heat for the deal itself!
Lell
18 Jan 14#36
Thanks for posting
mack1
18 Jan 14#37
Anyone know if there are similar deals for Mobile Phone for Council Employees?
Bossworld to mack1
18 Jan 141#39
Best to ask your local shops in your local town. We had the O2 discount due to a massive number of handsets within the company, but even when we swapped to Voda, O2 kept on the corporate offer. I think the EE shops in town also offer something like 20% discount when you show your work ID even though it's not advertised/they're not partnered with our firm, so it's worth an ask.
eagertosave
18 Jan 14#38
thanks a lot for the great post. many will benefit. having said that all these are at the discretion of the guy behind the till. i have been turned away at several nandos, subways and topshops. they say they have the right to refuse anyone any discounts. they dont even give an explanation.
kkthomask
18 Jan 14#40
THANKS.
leanne1980caw
18 Jan 14#41
I work for the nhs. I know a few colleagues who have had o2 discount. I will be giving them a tinkle to tell them I am nhs staff too. happy days!
The-Stranger
18 Jan 143#42
i know this is good for a lot of people, but does anyone else think its a bit **** that other people in jobs on minimum wages dont get any discounts when a cleaner in a hospital on same if not more money gets all these discounts? why are they more special than others?
a lot of hard work gone into the post so heat added from me
gerriatrick to The-Stranger
18 Jan 14#80
I have been informed that many of the discounts if not all will be stopping for that reason and a few others, they were originally brought out as nhs, council and emergency were paid lower than most industries but that is not the case now, in fact the opposite is true.
I think the discounts are being given just to get people "through the door" they are just a quidco for organisations, and if you work for a big organisation you may find that many of them have "deals" with other organisations.
DAZZ2000 to The-Stranger
22 Jan 14#293
These guys keep you and I alive; if they get mobile and retail deals for being a part of the NHS I have no issue with this as long as they continue their mostly high quality service. Someone mentioned Stafford hospital earlier, I bet they don't even go there. I've been going to Stafford hospital all my life and they've not let me down. I know others have been but people so easily tar the entire hospital with the same brush.
Sure I'd like discounts because my employer is recognised by these retailers but I'm not going to whinge on here and say I get shafted at the expense of immigrants, the jobless and NHS workers (though I'm not really getting how all these relate to one anothe!?!) as that's just daft.
Great post by the way Orekul...heat added as I can see you've gone to a lot of effort here.
07sanchez
18 Jan 141#43
Cineworld do NHS discount. You get in for a student
W_jelly1
18 Jan 141#44
I've worked in a few NHS hospitals and obviously staff get discount in the cafe / restaurants, and we were told just wear your id so the staff can see a lanyard (not your id card) and you get discount. Never said anything it just happened.
If you work for a large(ish) company ask your HR people what discounts you have or check your internal web site(s).
Another tip I was given was if booking hotels direct there can be a code for corporate discounts which is 3 letters - want to guess what IBM's code is or accenture (acc) etc then say you are having a meeting with but never questioned.
Aarav
18 Jan 14#45
Good effort
twittwoo32
18 Jan 14#46
I dont have an nus card. students are funded my the nhs and I know the trust im based at students have nhs branded id cards
lmao2k
18 Jan 14#47
Frankie and Benny's is food only, not drink :disappointed:
hayleylj to lmao2k
19 Jan 14#241
If you're at a table and ordering food too (so it's on the same bill) 20% comes off all of it :smiley: - I had a helpful waitress!!
stubluebird1927
18 Jan 14#48
I get 50‰ at my local domino's pizza, others seem to get 30‰, either way it's good discount
useale90
18 Jan 141#50
So I work for asda, can I get a discount on my o2 contract if I have already had it for a few months? Thanks
walpolecherie
18 Jan 14#51
I am a member of St john ambulance and get discount at Vodafone - I will have to look into other discounts
ellie2013
18 Jan 14#52
I have just rang spectsavers and theu do not give free eye tests for nhs workers!
Mr No
18 Jan 141#53
The NHS gravy train needs additional discounts?
silo
18 Jan 14#54
Great post, just fyi, you have a typo in your public sector discount weblink - http://www.psdiscounts.com/ missed the "s" out.
Nice find, heat added
lalo2684
18 Jan 14#55
Did someone mention a discount in m&s? If so how much? Thanks.
useale90
18 Jan 14#56
So I work for asda, can I get a discount on my o2 contract if I have already had it for a few months? Thanks
Hiphop786
18 Jan 14#57
Dw sports gym offer discount
MyTsHaRp1978
18 Jan 14#58
Hi would anyone know how much discount we would get with national rail? Many thanks in advance and excellent work OP
Hiphop786
18 Jan 14#59
How do you get discount at m&s?
Firefly1
18 Jan 14#60
At the moment, only got a badge stating med student (not NHS branded) & the standard university one :disappointed:
aberfal
18 Jan 145#61
so basically if you dont work for the NHS or Goverment or your not a student or on benefits or an asylum seeker you get sod all in the way of discounts
about time we had a discount scheme for honest working people who dont claim nothing
meraip to aberfal
18 Jan 14#67
NOTE: Family and friends of employees are eligible for discounts at some places. eg. Vodafone allows up to 5 family or friends.
Start being friendly or ask family to include you!!!
If not you can always use HUKD, cashback websites ( topcashback, quidco etc ), eligible discount vouchers or sites. Most of the times these beat these public sector discounts, perks etc.
As always do not rely on one try using more than one to see which is best for you. ( Sorry ! compare the market )
Enjoy!
bobbler to aberfal
18 Jan 145#72
I claim **** all, don't work for any NHS or Government based employer and still get a bunch of benefits (some of which I put ahead of 20% off overpriced trendy chicken shops :wink: )
Most NHS workers outside of the overpaid management sector and high level surgeons take home very small salaries compared to the hours they put in and dealing with probably the worst "customers" in the country. They represent a massive portion of the working population of the UK and those numbers allow you to negotiate discounts with retailers for staff benefits.
No need for sour grapes because your company HR team doesn't work to get you discounts that are available.
DennisG to aberfal
18 Jan 148#109
So ridiculous and barely warrants a reply but here goes
- MANY public sector workers earn less they would in comparable roles in the public sector. Many choose to make this sacrifice to do work they passionately believe in.
- Why do you think it fit to deny the NHS workers a few quid in perks after all they go through and all they do for us? If you got smacked in the mouth in a pub for incorrect use of a double negative tonight, the people who would help you out would be underpaid, overworked and under appreciated members of the health service - everyone from the paramedic who sees you first to nurse who wipes the blood off you as you are discharged. Saving £3.57 off a monthly phone bill doesn't go far to make those long Saturday nights of drunken A&E antics seem shorter, but at least it may help a little with balancing the books.
- Don't believe everything you read in right wing propaganda press. Do you really think asylum seekers live the Life of Riley? Are you aware of the concept of asylum? These are people fleeing persecution from dangerous, life-threatening situations. How would you like it if you were threatened with death just because of the football team you supported or the car you chose to buy? Although the UK has long had a reputation for offering refuge to refugees, we take a fraction of asylum seekers compared to many others. It's a shame this program is no longer on BBC as you may have learnt a little about what life is really like for people who slip through the net when they come to this country. It's not all play stations and iPads and cheap Galaxy S4 Minis.
'people who don't claim nothing' - If you don't claim nothing, then you must be claiming something.
TyrantJB to aberfal
18 Jan 143#178
"Don't claim nothing" is a double negative and implies in fact that you do claim something.
Also, grow up you divvy. Those working for the NHS have to shoulder an incredible amount of responsibility and misguided individuals who spout jealous, knee-jerk comments like this are unwelcome.
lambyUK to aberfal
18 Jan 144#191
Your post makes me utterly sick. My wife is a staff nurse working for NHS working 12 hour shifts through the night and through hours more than likely you've never worked in your life.
She deals with some of the worst people in the country who think they have a god given right to abuse staff and the system.
Next time you visit a hospital make sure you tell them just how much you appreciate them, especially if they end up saving your life.
Fabio77 to aberfal
18 Jan 141#220
You absolute cretin.
JohnnyL to aberfal
19 Jan 14#227
So your saying people who need to claim benifits work for the NHS the Gov or a student or a asylum seeker are all dishonest.
Grammar_Nazi to aberfal
26 Jan 141#305
There IS a discount scheme for "working people who dont claim nothing" - if you "don't claim nothing", that means you claim something, so the discount scheme is called "state benefits".
And this particular discount scheme is paid for by tax-payers.
MarkShopper
18 Jan 14#63
Thanks, good post.
The National Express link shows the following when you enter journey details:
"An error occurred whilst processing your request, please see below for more details. This promotion code has expired."
kellyandhoney
18 Jan 14#64
Im a new nhs employee and bought something in dorothy perkins yesterday and just enquired if nhs employees get a discount, she said yes and gave me a discount even though I didnt have my badge! :-)
Orekul
18 Jan 14238#65
I think you will find that the overwhelming majority of NHS workers are very hard working people, thanks for your valuable input though; keep it up.
I find it nice to be linked to asylum seekers and benefits claimants, keep this attitude up next time you are required to visit A&E and you will see how easy the frontline staff have things.
mandyb73
18 Jan 14#66
Does this apply to retired NHS staff does anyone know?
freezin
18 Jan 14#69
does the 10% cineworld discount work with orange wednesdays too?
babs20159
18 Jan 14#70
I am a live-in carer for a private company, would I be entitled to the discounts?
Orekul
18 Jan 14#71
I have never found a deal that will let you get a newly released Iphone model with a 20% discount on your line rental, akin to what i get at vodafone. I shopped around lots before commiting to the contract.
babs20159
18 Jan 14#73
I am a live-in carer for a private company, would I be entitled to the discounts?
zaie to babs20159
18 Jan 14#76
No, just for nhs branded employees. unless you have an nhs uniform on or ID card. even with my uniform once I was still asked got my card.
aljack to babs20159
19 Jan 14#253
Nhs=no because you don't work for NHS.
However check with the company that you work for as you might get corporate benefits and discounts like discounted gym membership etc
Parrot
18 Jan 14#75
Anyone living/working in North London, McVitie's factory ,public sector workers can obtain free excess to their staff shop,where prices are very impressive .
prudenza
18 Jan 14#77
Thank you OP. Quite a few that are not widely known.
catherinesands3
18 Jan 14#78
i am yet to have an nhs badge lol they said they ordered me one, so im unsure how they would accept that i work for the nhs without showing them my bank statement lol
Parrot
18 Jan 14#79
you've welcome to barrow my stab vest:p
Parrot
18 Jan 14#81
Anyone living/working in North London, McVitie's factory ,public sector workers can obtain free excess to their staff shop,where prices are very impressive .
jheslop1 to Parrot
18 Jan 14#84
Do you mean access?
missmintymoo to Parrot
18 Jan 14#105
Where is this please?
babydonutx1
18 Jan 14#82
Any proof for specsavers and arcadia group? Because I have tried to get discounts there and been told no they don't do it. Only Dorothy Perkins it works.
Public sector discounts a great. I'm a big recipient of them, and very welcome especially this time of year!
Heated :smile:
Parrot
18 Jan 14#85
Thanks for that
spp2408
18 Jan 14#87
Does anyone know what the ford retail discount is that you can get being an NHS employee?
nemomx
18 Jan 141#88
This is great, really useful info!
I just booked my half term holiday and the valet parking company my husband uses are quite reasonably priced and seem to be reliable, they also offer discounts to anyone in the public services. Discount code they provided to us was PUB15 (we were give 15% off) a quick google search and you'll see that they're well known and seem to have good reviews. Think they only do Heathrow though. http://www.mbwparking.co.uk
wannabesupasava
18 Jan 14#89
Heat for all your hard work. Sharing now!
witchywoo
18 Jan 14#90
Thanks, I've been to Frankie and Benny's a few times with colleagues, but never knew they did discounts. Could have saved us a fair few pennies! :smiley:
Transformers
18 Jan 14#91
Great thread and lots of effort. Well done OP. Voted hot. :innocent:
Common Sense
18 Jan 144#92
In other words if you cannot get these discounts you are being ripped off. If they can offer discounts to one group then why not to everyone? I thought everyone was supposed to be equal. This is a disgrace.
Imagine Tesco... Bread Standard Price: £1. NHS Staff 90p, Unemployed 50p. Police 25p.
What next, discounts based upon race?
Smuggling Pnuts to Common Sense
18 Jan 14#103
You'll get over it. Heat from me and thanks for the info
kbrg
18 Jan 141#93
well said!!!! :-)
isobelg
18 Jan 14#94
Also Krispy creams offer 15% to NHS
hrees
18 Jan 14#95
It's the in perk of being a nurse I didn't even no of thanks op :smiley:
hank2spoons
18 Jan 14#96
Nandos 20% off yeah buddy.
clancolin
18 Jan 143#97
Would you like to back up that "higher pay now" claim with some real figures?
Speaking personally, I haven't had a pay increase for over 4 years, and my lot actually claim that as there are discounts like this available, (even if you have no use for them) then that is a perk and it's used as an excuse to keep our pay low! (Not the Chief Execs's pay though).
mdekq007
18 Jan 14#99
Chester zoo gives 50% off too. This was when I worked at Warrington hospital last year. I'm not sure if it's just for the Merseyside hospitals.
Andwoo
18 Jan 14#100
Good effort op
BillyBits
18 Jan 141#101
Surprised by that.
Stayed in The Psalter in Sheffield on Wednesday/Thursday.
Got food discount and they are still trading.
I also use The Abbey in Liverpool on a regular basis.
Get both food and ( CAMRA) drink discount.
BillyBits
mdekq007
18 Jan 141#102
Top tip. Take a photo of your work badge on your phone. No need to carry it around with you then.
Haven NHS Discount Works online also, Butlins offer various Discounts at different sites for NHS & Armed Forces
Smuggling Pnuts
18 Jan 14#106
Unless things have changed I didn't think NHS get discount at Topshop and Office? My partners a nurse and she wasn't aware...I might not let it slip otherwise this discount will cost us a lot more money in the long run
gillygang
18 Jan 14#107
Be careful with the nationalhealthservice discounts formerley nhs discounts. they owe me £300 for items ordered and not delivered. fobbed me off for nearly 3 months before going into liquidation under nhsdiscounts and resumed trading under new name the same day continued to email my colleagues but removed my name from the mailing list! dodgey dealers.
loknload
18 Jan 14#108
If you do go to a you have ask first because not all subway have the discount clause, as for the one I go to do not do this.
kieronmclaughlin18
18 Jan 14#111
Type your comment hereAt subway its not 10% it's BOGOF when you buy a drink so for a steak and cheese 6 inch it is £3.50 and with a drink and side its £4.40 for non nhs
for NHS staff its £3.50 for a sub (6 inch) or £4.70 for a footlong and a drink
also emergancy service people get this ...
SMILEYCHOPS
18 Jan 14#113
Anyone know the nhs online code for haven holidays
Thanks
Parrot
18 Jan 141#114
This is next to Harlesden station, is a network rail station on Acton Lane in north London, served by London Overground and by London Underground Bakerloo line trains station .
Just follow the smells of biscuits and cakes in atmosphere:)
monogram
18 Jan 14#115
What do you claim for?
Double negative "Don't claim nothing" means "does not claim nothing", meaning you DO claim something....
taffy1234
18 Jan 14#116
do these discounts apply to retired NHS staff
Orekul
18 Jan 14#117
I didn't post that, you've quoted me incorrectly
Calender2008
18 Jan 14#118
Partner works in NHS. Was not aware of lots of these discounts !!! Thank you....
emblem
18 Jan 14#120
What do kwik fit offer? Only had some work done last week
nomdeplume
18 Jan 14#121
Cheshire Oaks also give you an extra 10% discount in some stores if you work for the NHS or are a member of the Armed Forces. Not sure if you show your ID in individual stores or go the central office to get a card. Good deal if you can take advantage of it.
mkwaqar
18 Jan 14#122
very helpful. Thanks.
Rickardo
18 Jan 14#123
You should be able to get a NUS card. Your higher education institution will have a SU, or through affiliation if you are college-based.
kevuk77
18 Jan 14#124
I dint work for the NHS but we have a similar thing for DHL, id vote heat just for the time you have put in to raise this awareness for NHS staff
Rickardo
18 Jan 14#125
From OP:
"... as the nation's biggest employer..."
Not sure that is true anymore since most non 'acute hospital' staff are actually (and unfortunately) not employed by the NHS, but by some community interest company or even national (i.e. Virgin health) and just provide NHS services.
However their ID will still have the NHS symbol on, so heat from me for the post.
mikewazowski
18 Jan 14#126
We also get 50% Domino's if we collect! Yeah NHS !!
Common Sense
18 Jan 144#127
I do not accept that public workers are underpaid. Many get better working conditions than private sectors and work less hard.
Many even get final salary pensions. The average secondary school teacher who is supposed to be underpaid receives almost £40k a year and ridculous amounts of holiday and have to have teacher training days.
If NHS workers do not like their job and are unhappy with their conditions they can change their employment and work in the private sector. Nobody forces anyone to work in a job they don't like. As long as someone is paid the minimum salary and health and safety condtions are complied with, the goverment should replace the right to strike to to right to resign. Off they go and find a better paying job... that includes doctors, dentists and London underground drivers, teachers and poorly paid workers.
Sir Charles to Common Sense
18 Jan 141#129
Dead right.
krazykizza to Common Sense
18 Jan 141#156
Laughable.
1ke
18 Jan 142#128
come off it I call BS every one has a valid role in society how about the guys who work in factorys for minimum wage who supply the country with food, no one forces people to become nurses it's a choice and £13 an hour is not a low wage.
STi_prodrive
18 Jan 14#130
where would a security guard come in this content ? can anyone shear any light on this please
Xiaoda
18 Jan 14#131
How wonderful to see the NHS staff members be recognised for all their hard work! Respect for the NHS, making Britain a great place to live, despite the weather!
theyiddo
18 Jan 14#132
I'm glad they've changed the O2 Open offer back to 30% off the tariff, I never really liked the account credit they changed it to a few years back.
Edit: Although saying that, if its only for the refresh tariffs, it may not be so good.
monogram
18 Jan 14#133
Stupid bloody quote system on this site, apologies.
kellyandhoney
18 Jan 14#134
Im a new nhs employee and bought something in dorothy perkins yesterday and just enquired if nhs employees get a discount, she said yes and gave me a discount even though I didnt have my badge! :-)
themachman
18 Jan 14#135
Nurses should get a phone and rental for free
effingandjeffing
18 Jan 141#136
phewwww!
Aston Martin is on the list !
finally
ma11wi11
18 Jan 14#137
For O2, if you are in the Civil Service you can get the deals.
DYEROO
18 Jan 14#138
I used to work at the RAC, anyone in the NHS, Police etc used to get full cover for about £30 if you called up - not sure if still on but worth a go!
aljack to DYEROO
19 Jan 14#256
Nah I got about £10 off the 2nd top rac cover.
hyenadog
18 Jan 143#139
you did forget to add "gold plated" final salary pensions that no one in the private sector has a hope of getting and accounts for £1 in every £5 of council spending - close the care homes but never the gold plated pension schemes - disgusting
JJMN1987
18 Jan 142#140
I work for the council and just because im not in a hospital I get **** all, doesn't mean they work any harder than what I do!
Orekul
18 Jan 144#141
That is largely a myth, I certainly don't have a final salary pension scheme and neither do the overwhelming majority of my colleagues. Agenda for change put paid to that nearly ten years ago, it's another one of the daily mail type scandals.
Do you really think frontline staff, who are overworked and underpaid, haven't had a pay rise in four years have gold plated final salary schemes.
This is the real world we are talking here, not some tabloid journo's dream.
john306
18 Jan 141#142
I'll have to show my friend this, was a nurse just retired at 60 years of age, £28000 lump sum and £17000 a year pension.
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Sir Charles
18 Jan 143#143
Is not having a pay rise in four years bad then? I haven't had a pay rise my entire working life.
copperspock
18 Jan 14#144
If you don't get a VIP badge for this, there's no justice in the world :smiley:.
copperspock
18 Jan 141#145
Since there hasn't been any accounting for inflation, yes it's very bad.
Sir Charles
18 Jan 14#146
Maybe I should get a new job then. Although I am thankful I have one at the moment so no tears from me.
Orekul
18 Jan 1477#147
This isn't about salaries, pensions etc. it's simply about existing offers for nhs staff.
In real terms my salary has been cut by £2000 and I've not had a penny increase (even inflation), I'm worse off financially than I was four years ago.
But you know what, I don't care because I love my job and helping people is what I chose to do. Nobody made me and the benefits were never in my thinking.
I'm a frontline nhs nurse who works in an environment where I get threatened and abused daily, and there is a very real threat of serious assault in my line of work.
If you disagree with the schemes that are in place then don't post, please don't insult your fellow man who like us all is struggling through this financial climate.
If you benefit from this thread then I'm very happy for you, if you don't then ask your own companies HR if yours do any benefits.
You never know
scotia
18 Jan 14#148
Excellent work. Many thanks.
dweino
18 Jan 145#149
I always love the arguing in here. NHS staff haven't demanded these discounts, they are offered. Perhaps business owners want NHS workers as customers. Maybe they like Doctors nurses and police and feel appreciative. It doesn't cost you whiny mugs anything. It costs whoever owns the business, and it is a cost they are happy with.
I suggest to all the whingers to go start a company and run it how you want. Or go buy shares in a company and then moan at the annual GM. Until then go pay full price for your Nandos.
nataliestewart20
18 Jan 14#150
Thanks so much for this information. I use a lot of these places regularly and never knew they offered nhs discount.
pauline35
18 Jan 14#151
You dont have to work for NHS to get vodafone deal, just find a friend who works for one of the companies. Each person that works for one of the companies is entitled to 6 discounts for themselves and friends and family. I just got a friend to do this for me, got iphone 5s free and 20% off my monthly charge.
messiahcomplex8 to pauline35
18 Jan 14#158
How much are you paying a month out of interest? I think its time to upgrade from my trusty ol 3gs...
TygerrTygerr
18 Jan 143#152
Does every submission remotely related to benefits have to devolve into absurd rhetoric?
Everybody needs to put down their Winchesters and Daily Mail because this is getting incredibly old. If anybody would like to be on easy street as a nurse, teacher, or any other government-related job, the door is always open. These opportunities are always available. My guess is that such offers will not be taken up because the airheaded blowhards firing off complaints like Stevie Wonder with a Tommy gun know, on some level, that they are airheaded blowhards. And I would enjoy a convincing explanation as to why being an airheaded blowhard is less of a problem to society than healthy pensions, because I personally don't see it.
If posts are irrelevant and making it difficult to follow actual contributive content then it's spam by any other name and a problem to the community as a whole. I'm fed up of wading through increasingly powerful waves of junk of it to find what I'm looking for. It's the kiss of death to a website which revolves around just that.
BruceEBonus
18 Jan 14#153
The whingeing in here is a UK disease only. We always hate those who seem to get a better deal than we do. And always compare ourselves to the worst. Never to what we could be. Hence the mess the country is in. And always will be. Enjoy the discounts y'all! :sunglasses:
Ludicrous thinking. I certainly don't have a final salary pension either.
messiahcomplex8
18 Jan 141#160
From all the negative comments on here... You do realise its not the government giving out these discounts, nor some sort of conspiracy against any profession not in the offer... But a discount offered by the retailers, much like student discount, right? Perhaps to entice more customers from their point of view?
Shard
18 Jan 141#161
Being a student isn't all bad, your English tends to improve.
hooray henry
18 Jan 14#162
The wonderful NHS staff eh ? Take your heads out of bum and remember the thousands of people that were killed in Stafford and other hospitals or the thousands that are left on trolleys in corridors or the thousands that get slow cancer treatment resulting in painful deaths.
The NHS does good work but also contributes to the deaths and suffering of tens of thousands of people a year.
Surgeons dont want to work at weekends neither do senior doctors so the death rates spike higher at weekends.
So get real with your endless blinded praise of the oh so wonderful NHS, and remember its short comings when your struggling to see your 200K a year GP.
tianuk3 to hooray henry
18 Jan 1437#167
Completely out of touch and clinging to your Daily Mail newspaper I'm sure.
Those thousands of people who were killed in Stafford Hospital and who were lying in hospital beds were treated like that due to a culture of targets SET BY THE GOVERNMENT and insufficient nurses & resources, and was due to the systematic failure across all levels particularly management not the majority of hard working nurses and doctors and other clinicians.
Working for the NHS is one of the toughest jobs there is, resources are so tight, you want to care but you are often overcome with unnecessary bureaucracy and government intervention when they have no idea how a Hospital should be run and works, it's pretty hard working for an organisation whose upper management (Government) wants to destroy it.
It wouldn't be feasible with the staffing levels there are now to have senior doctors & surgeons to work at weekends, there aren't enough nurses & doctors as it is in the NHS hence why unfortunately so many trusts rely on overpaid locums, the moaning of Cameron & co is just to create public angst against the NHS workers, that's all.
Oh, and GPs don't earn 200k a year, that's more **** peddling from the Daily Mail.
The NHS does fantastic work which goes unrecognised simply because it doesn't sell newspapers, there is of course room for improvement, but we have a better system than 99% of the countries in the world, try getting ill in USA and see how you fare.
Grow up!
badgerman2 to hooray henry
18 Jan 14#182
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Must be a WUM. Nobody is that gormless, surely?
Fabio77 to hooray henry
18 Jan 141#222
One of the many idiots who believe everything they read in "The Sun" From your writing style you sound like you have below average intelligence so I'll let you off.
puli
18 Jan 143#163
Orekul
You did a marvellous job taking so much time in preparing this post with discounts. I do not work for NHS but as a user of NHS, I feel it is the pride of England and a showcase for the whole world. The staff need more support being so much overstretched always due to shortage of personnel, budget cuts, etc. but caring and highly capable.
1jim
18 Jan 147#164
It's really a shame that people complain about any group getting discounts of this type. Let's face it, this site is set up to allow us to look for bargains and take advantage of deals where possible. Not every deal is available for every one, that's life.
Firstly a disclaimer, I work for the NHS, so shoot me
These discounts are offered by each individual company. No one in the NHS has spent any taxpayer money negotiating these deals. Your tax pounds are not paying for these deals. These discounts are not offered as perks of the job, nor are they to compensate for low pay etc. The NHS was/is the largest employer in the country. Any large company would like to attract employees of the largest employer into their stores etc, they do that by offering discounts or incentives to the employees. This in turn may induce people to spend money in their store as opposed to their competitor. That's how business works. That's life.
It's just a sad reflection on people's attitude to the NHS and it's employees that people object to discounts like this. This kind of attitude is exactly what the government and the daily fail want to foster, that way it is so much easier to dismantle the system and replace it with private providers. But fear not, if they get their way we can have a new deals thread on medical insurance deals, bargain hip replacements, extra clubcard points or air miles with every hospital stay, the option to upgrade your bedding etc. please don't let this happen, the NHS belongs to us all, they want to divide and conquer, for every bad story there are literally millions more positive stories, stories you will never hear, stories of normal people doing normal jobs, looking after normal people, helping them in so many ways when its needed most, when patients are scared, anxious, unwell. Many of those staff not realising or having any feedback on the positive impact they have on their patients lives yet they still turn up day in and day out trying to help and do their job to the best of their abilities. It is an oldy but is generally true that most do not consider an NHS career for the money, and if you ask most, they will tell you that they want things to remain in the NHS so that future generations can benefit from this world class service.
Back to the op, you are indeed a star, thanks
Jatt
18 Jan 14#165
Reserved
The-Stranger
18 Jan 14#166
i havent had a pay rise in over 6 yrs unless minimum wage level is increased by the government
mark9412
18 Jan 14#168
I've just upgraded my contract on O2 last month and had no idea about the discount.
My dad works for NHS would I be able to get the discount?
missmintymoo
18 Jan 141#169
You normally just need an ID badge, which most volunteers would have I guess.
thesimpsons_uk
18 Jan 14#170
Thanks, NHS workers rule.
midjet666
18 Jan 146#171
I was saved at 10 days old by amazing NHS doctors and nurses, treated for cancer when I was 14, looked after when I had pre-eclampsia (a month in hospital and induced labour- for 23 hours) and looked after again when I was in labour for the second time for 33 hours. I've been in and out of hospital a lot for other procedures too. I cannot thank NHS staff enough, I've seen first hand how they have very little time to eat or drink, have breaks etc as they're so busy. To be given discounts is a very small gift to them- they deserve a lot more thanks than they are given. I cannot thank them enough for all that they have done for me and my family.
nataliestewart20 to midjet666
18 Jan 143#177
Its nice to see that someone appreciates the work that the nhs staff do instead of just slagging it off. Many employees work tirelessly with littlr or no breaks and have have to suffer with pay cuts etc and many are effected by staffing cuts due to the government's spending cuts. In my opinion nhs staff deserve this reward.
nurseydebs76
18 Jan 141#172
The Bear Factory also do NHS Discount
Babbler
18 Jan 142#173
You can also join Costco as an NHS staff member.
mdady99
18 Jan 14#174
Do these discounts apply to NHS volunteers who have a badge?
jag69
18 Jan 14#175
I'm a nurse and went to my local EE store but they wouldn't accept my ID badge - they needed a recent wage slip.
jag69
18 Jan 14#176
I'm a nurse and went to my local EE store, they wouldn't accept an ID badge - they needed a wage slip as they take a photocopy of it.
hooray henry
18 Jan 14#179
So how come you hear of patients lying in their own p*ss for hours on end,others dying of dehydration,others literally starving because the food is placed out of reach.
You nhs staff make me puke with your holier than thou attitutes. You stand by and watch hundreds of people die and turn your backs on them and blame any government or the press for scaremongering.
vixmony
18 Jan 14#180
Have booked marked this deal, thanks.
1jim
18 Jan 145#181
You hear because these are terrible incidents, rightly so they make the news.
NHS funding has been cut
NHS staffing has been cut
Patients have more complex needs
There are less staff to deal with those needs
The family of patients do not visit or take as much responsibility for care as they used to do ( for a wide range of reasons)
A greater workload with less staff, what could possibly go wrong?
However
The vast majority of care provided by the NHS is world class
The vast majority if staff do give a stuff
No one turns to the NHS for a career of indifference, no one sets out to cause harm
The NHS saves millions of lives, and impacts on everyone, even you! Even with your views, even if the staff recognise your attitude and the beliefs you hold, even you will be provided with treatment to enhance or extend your life should you ever require it without regards to your financial position.
How many countries can say that? Most countries would love our system, but of course you are free to never darken the doors again.....and you may not.....until you ever really need it, and those same people will be waiting to help you even though you are an obnoxious individual with views consistent with that of your user name
Orekul
18 Jan 144#183
What a refreshing comment, you sound like a really nice person.
Should you ever be in need of urgent medical care (and I wish this on nobody) you must remember to express this view to the care team who look after you.
1jim
18 Jan 143#184
Fortunately for this particular individual, the NHS team he/she seems to despise so much will provide them with the same high quality care that everyone else will receive, that's the beauty of our system. And to be fair it's not like we haven't heard it from patients and their relatives before, no matter how ill informed they are.
tallica
18 Jan 141#185
Hooray henry.....we stand back and watch people die? You, idiot......go boil your head! .....and then proceed to your fantastic private healthcare provider, not your local NHS hospital!!!
hooray henry
18 Jan 14#186
Any criticism and I must be some rich private healthcare guy lol. How come most old folk are terrified of going into your hospitals ? They know if they feel they`re getting poor care and they complain about it the care they receive will get a lot worse.
Failed hospital managers get promotions and transfers and the holier than thou nurses turn a blind eye and keep their heads down and say nothing to expose it all.
The ones I feel genuinely sorry for are the A&E staff and the trainee doctors.
midjet666 to hooray henry
18 Jan 144#189
Most old people?! My grandad has been in and out of hospital with various heart problems- he hasn't got a problem with them. The only logical explanation is that hospitals when the older generation were younger, weren't anywhere near as good as they are today. So they have negative thoughts of them, then once there, they aren't bothered at all. There have been a few hospitals where elderly have been neglected, but it's not just down to staff, the family should have some blame as they shouldn't rely on a nurse who is caring for many other patients to have sole care for their family member. A hospital can only do so much, the family members should be caring for them too- to take the burden from low staffing.
1jim
18 Jan 14#187
And you base your statements on what exactly?
CrispEditor
18 Jan 141#188
In general - from my research - you can pay from 0 to more than 100% of the phone price, depending on the contract. The "free" phones usually imply huge monthly cost. The good thing is you can choose - low upfront cost/higher monthly, or lower monthly/higher upfront cost. The definition of "good" will depend on what you need from phone/text/data. What I know is that shopping on the vodafone/o2 sites is usually very poor (for me) [I have bought from O2 twice because it worked in my favor]. Dont listen to me, but always shop around.
From what I calculate, the operators can easily do 20% discount, and many of the third party outlets offer the same; equally, most phones can get a 100 pound saving (eg compared to Apples list price).
Its worth adding OVIVO - they are *free* per month for 200mins/300texts/500MB data (apart from one-off 20 sign up cost). Then theres giff-gaff with good monthly deals and 3/T-Mobile have good sim-only deals, as does Tesco.
preecey
18 Jan 141#190
Fantastic post. My mum's going to be working for the NHS soon so this would be a massive help.
Thanks.
midjet666
18 Jan 142#192
Some people lack respect for others. It's disgusting. Can you please thank your wife for giving up many hours with her family, to care for others- just so they can be well enough to go home and be with their families xxx
hursty321
18 Jan 141#193
This site has turned real nasty the last couple of weeks. Utterly disgusting we don't care about your opinions on the nhs this is a deal site and your opinions irrelevant
aljack to hursty321
19 Jan 14#260
BRAVO!
Wadokai
18 Jan 142#194
Hooray henry...... My wife is a nurse and she treats every patient as if they were her own family as the majority of NHS staff do. She works long hours of which she does not get paid for alot of them. She has been punched, strangled, and verbally abused, she as all NHS staff do is give the best possible patient care they can with the limited resources they have. It is governments passed, present and i am sure in the future that have failed our NHS not the front line staff that try in dificult circumstances to make a positive difference to peoples lives. To all that work in the NHS i have the utmost respect for what you do and the challenges you face on as daily basis, I can't thank you enough. To you Hooray henry you really are a sorry excuse for a human being with little or no regard for your fellow man, shame on you!
lambyUK
18 Jan 14#195
Thanks for your post Midget666
hursty321
18 Jan 141#196
This site is full of vile disgusting people keep your opinions to yourselves or take them somewhere that is appropriate
buzby99
18 Jan 14#197
great job
lambyUK
18 Jan 141#198
Hoorah henry, your posts are coming across extremely uneducated and quite frankly disgusting.
My wife is in fact an A & E nurse and its the system that's screwed up and certainly not the people in the roles. As a couple of posts mention above, my wife has had her life threatened by drug addicts yet receives no support from Police.
For you to say what you have is actually extremely offensive.
Yes, we have terrible incidents, but to pigeon hole all those staff as one is a disgraceful statement.
singer
18 Jan 141#199
true so true , but people like that have no consideration for others and thats how they live their lives for themselves and themselves only , they are so shallow and so selfish.
singer
18 Jan 143#200
i can go to sleep every night knowing i have made a difference to my patients and their families lifes, whether it be in a small way or on the grander scale , it doesnt matter really as long as i helped ,im happy .
Zuulan
18 Jan 14#201
Heated for all the effort put in by the Op.
Tornado
18 Jan 143#202
Think! If you were without the NHS, would you go to a fee paying doctor if you were wanting to be seen when ill, get hospital treatment without paying etc etc. DO NOT MOAN - we have a great system and should not deride it! And the staff providing the service deserve some advantages in a quite thankless job.
ttheli
18 Jan 14#203
Although the post does not apply to me, my workplace isn't listed sadly, you'll save a lot of other people some hard earned cash. Brilliant post
biggysilly to ttheli
18 Jan 14#210
AARON glad you have made a nice virgin comment after 5 years of being a member. If you don't qualify for this scheme then try this one. I signed up as a Bereaved relative as my great grandma made bullets in world war one
Peegy
18 Jan 14#204
It's called perks of the job. Most companies have them of one type or another. If your company does not then complain to them or change jobs.
orthopod
18 Jan 14#205
thanks knew a few already but found some new
Rens11
18 Jan 14#206
I work in the NHS how do u go about getting discounts in currys or pc world?
Peegy to Rens11
18 Jan 14#209
You don't. They are not listed as giving discounts.
preep
18 Jan 141#207
I have been a nurse in the NHS for 34 years and proud of the work I do......the disgusting comments on here are quite hurtful, wish I hadn't read them.
iglimpse
18 Jan 14#208
Routine everyday stuff.
It is a bit of a read but worth it, if you have been fortunate never to have needed the NHS
Thank you for this, it's always useful to be reminded how lucky we are. £50,000 can you imagine having to find this kind of money to pay for something so incredibly important, I am sure most of us don't have that kind of cash lying around in our child rearing years, can you imagine that dilemma. This is why we should stop knocking the NHS and believe in it.
they renamed it last to cover all aspects of healthcare... no need to be in the NHS
LadyofD
18 Jan 14#213
I've worked for Cineworld for 3 different branches (one in Scotland and 2 in England) and we DO NOT do any NHS or military discounts. Please take it off your list as it causes a lot of hassle for staff and I also don't want anyone to be disappointed.
For 10% off sign up to 'MyCineworld' online and book your tickets that way! 10% off all tickets, available to all!
biggysilly
18 Jan 14#215
This all looks like topcashback and quidco and even has the same format
jsumner
18 Jan 14#216
I think you will find that the overwhelming majority of NHS workers are very hard working people, thanks for your valuable input though; keep it up.
I find it nice to be linked to asylum seekers and benefits claimants, keep this attitude up next time you
Hi
You will find that UK NHS employees do not like to be stereo typed to your comments what is your profession darling or are you not receiving the correct benefits from my country? Are you British/ E U born? Come to the care of the NHS and air your views I dare you goodnight
badar121
18 Jan 142#217
Just a salute to all of you working on the front line for us at the NHS
yorkie
18 Jan 141#218
That's what you get for voting Tory, after 16 years working as a nurse for the NHS I'm soon to move on to pastures new, I'm fed up of being portrayed as a leech who is going to be rewarded with a gold plated pension that is going to be rich beyond my wildest dreams! As if!
hursty321
18 Jan 14#219
Thanks all nhs workers reading this. Ignore the haters .
We recently had a child and all nhs staff were amazing.
Enjoy your deserved discount
hooray henry
18 Jan 14#221
Good for you.My cousins did the same after seeing what was happening.All politicians treat the nhs shockingly.
hooray henry
18 Jan 14#223
Bravo :laughing:
mrdude
18 Jan 14#224
wicked!
ali137
18 Jan 14#225
Heat added, nhs staff do a great job.
xxgemxxw
19 Jan 14#226
great find I work for the nhs and knew of certain deals but was not aware of the specsavers 1 which is ideal for my self and will be using next time around.
dealhunter1233
19 Jan 141#228
snexxy
19 Jan 14#229
Thank you for the list.
meuswills
19 Jan 14#230
Took my daughter into a very quiet A & E 2 weeks ago with a genuine complaint. Fortunately my first visit. The staff nurse on duty was vile. I did not make a fuss but the consultant who subsequently saw my daughter a week later was amazed by the lack of care which was unprompted by us and apologised for the nurses demeanour and uncaring nature. What frightens me is that this individual is a full time SRN nurse, she is probably on 30k plus a year with a pension at the end of it which does not require her to get another job to survive. Saw her in Tesco a few days later off duty in her nurse outfit which looked liked a surgeons. Gave the impression how good and important she was. If the public only knew the truth. There are plenty of hard working people out there in the private sector who earn £6 odd an hour who can't afford to pay for a pension who would run rings around some of these people in relation to care, compassion,common sense and in some cases basic intelligence. The NHS is potentially an excellent idea. Thank you Mr Aneurin Bevan but the rubbish need to be got rid of and the money wasted on empire making managers needs to be contained.
PS I like to think my fleeting experience of NHS staff is uncommon and I apologise to genuine hard working staff out there and my views maybe somewhat unbalanced due to this recent experience.
dalipsinghno1 to meuswills
19 Jan 14#232
Yes I agree re my above reply but there are bad as we have experienced first hands ourselves(I'll not go into myself) as well as good which my above comments should be suffice....
dalipsinghno1
19 Jan 14#231
Thanks to all NHS staff. I as a service user I can say there are good and bad side but using the service for the last 35 years most has been on good side, our GP, carers, ambulances, hospital transport of NGH's. other emergencies
I know for a fact that my mum's carer works for the love of it as she doesn't get the wages she deserves, treats her as if she is her own mum and doesn't accept gifts, lifts come rain or thunder she gets there because she doesn't want to leave her venerable clients alone comewhat may, I don't know how she does it I would give up at times and call in sick etc.etc.
Thank you for your input
LET ME GET MY GRUNT OUT HERE to the general public drivers
TO ALL THOSE IDIOT DRIVERs not all just some WHO STOP AT RED LIGHTS AND THERE IS A EMERGENCY CREW BEHIND YOU, YOU ARE ALLOWED TO JUMP THE RED TRAFFIC LIGHT TO LET THE EMG VECHILE GO IT IS THOSE FEW SECOND THAT MAKES IT MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH..... as we have waited for ambulances at times ourselves....
nishanttailor
19 Jan 14#233
ROYAL MAIL ????????
veato
19 Jan 14#234
Er, no you're not allowed to jump a red light at all.
butlins give a discount to nhs and other services on day passes. just show ID
Qnagi
19 Jan 14#236
I think the o2 discount allows 1 member of NHS staff to have an additional 3 friends/family members to also have the same discount applied to their contracts.
kyllerbuzcut
19 Jan 14#237
I work for the NHS and new there was a staff scheme involving discounts for things. But when I've wanted something, then looked at the things on offer- it's never really been that interesting. You can get much better deals elsewhere anyway usually. I am sure there are some really cool things on there I just don't know about, fir things I just have never wanted to buy yet etc.
The mobile contract thing for example- Does anyone know if I went thorough quidco etc and got money back and then got an amazing deal with a discount code or something for a contract phone- can I THEN ask them to apply the NHS discount at a later date? Because THEN it would be worthwhile knowing about. The NHS discount on it's own is just not worth it if you are missing out on the other deals that might be going.
And just to add my 2p on the whole "Why do NHS staff get benefits" thing.
1st of all the "benefits" aren't really THAT amazing, and there are 100s if not 1000s of private businesses doing the same or better.
NHS staff get paid WAY less than in the private sector for doing equivalent jobs. The pension makes up for that a tiny bit , but the government have been eroding away at that and new starters now can't get a decent pension. It's pretty much just a normal pension these days. Probably not even worth joining because the basic pay is so low, that anything that comes off that hurts. It's really disgusting that the same argument used by politicians when they want a pay rise (i.e when they say " I could be earning 2 or 3 times this wage in the private sector, so everyone should pay me more to continue being a politician") means they get that wage increase, but NHS stuff have to cope with pay CUTS (yes- a freeze on pay is a cut because of inflation), dwindling staff numbers. So the job becomes more stressful and harder to do at the same time as your wages are less in comparison to everyone else.
I definitely agree that a lot of "NHS Managers" ( I wouldn't call what a lot of them to "managing") could be got rid of without a lot of people even noticing. But every time there is a cut it is always front line staff that have to go, and yet manager numbers seem to stay the same or even increase for some reason. The NHS DOES need a shake up- but not in the way most red top newspapers would have you believe. I probably needs a bottom-led revolution.
Shard
19 Jan 141#238
I think an injection of common sense is needed here.
- The guy is a troll, he's spouting crap to get a rise out of people
- No one thinks NHS workers are leeches
- If the job was easy and fantastically well paid there would be a glut of people wanting to do it. There's not because it isn't
- Horror stories are news because they are the exception, if they weren't it wouldn't be news
kooltariq
19 Jan 141#239
Thanks for posting OP - its great to see NHS staff getting something back for all the hard work they do. NHS has helped my father so much over the last few years and the nursing staff do such a brilliant job with very long hours and constantly on their feet all the time. I just wish if we could all do so much more to encourage and help them to stay great. My belief is that if you have saved even one life in whatever way then it is as if you have saved all humanity. God bless! :smiley:
sly200sx
19 Jan 14#240
Thanks to the OP for your work, posting this deal and as a frontline staff nurse. I'm sorry this thread has turned into all manner of BS postings, and its about time a MOD stepped in since some can't play nice. This is not the place for a NHS bashing either.
I would like to thank all NHS staff for their hard work, they do a fantastic job, mostly in our hour of need. They deserve more that a few quid off a mobile phone contract.
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Hummy
19 Jan 14#242
I have been using the Nando's discount since my student days!
hursty321
19 Jan 141#243
You cannot jump a red light your the idiot
meuswills
19 Jan 141#244
I presume the person suggesting that we have permission to jump red lights if there is an emergency vehicle behind has said this as a wind up. Just in case some people believe this policy, Please do not do it. Imagine the scenario of jumping a red light and causing for example a double fatal. Imagine the human suffering, then the cost of dealing with the incident, more emergency vehicles and do you really think that the authorities will attach no blame to yourself because of this alleged law of being allowed to jump the red lights. I very much doubt it!
JTS4815162342
19 Jan 14#245
Where do you stand on getting the NHS discount on an already existing contract for a phone?
Orekul to JTS4815162342
19 Jan 14#247
There is little you can do, unless the existing contract is under 30 days old (vodafone only) and bought from vodafone.
Any NHS employee
MightyBadger
19 Jan 14#246
Is this only applicable to nurses or doctors or would people who work as a medical secretary or in building services still be eligible?
midjet666
19 Jan 143#248
I praise the NHS wholeheartedly, but to the haters out there- you have to remember in every work place there's an idiot. There'll be some who are arrogant and think they're God's gift, there's those who do as little work as possible and expect to paid a lot. It happens in all work places, so when you see the few staff that have been highlighted by the media, it'll stick in your mind as it's an unpleasant story.
I have had a few bad experiences with the NHS but I don't think of the quality of the NHS based on these few experiences. When I was born, I was saved at 10 days old. It took a lot of arguing from my mom to be taken seriously about my condition- I had "back to front" intestines so wasn't absorbing any food- I went from 6lb 2oz to below 4lb as I was starving to death. They saved my life though, so I'm thankful.
When I had cancer when I was 14, it was a slow-growing cancer, but I was misdiagnosed for over a year. Again it took my mom shouting at the doctor which got the ball rolling on blood tests etc. We were told it was a ganglion to begin with. But he's human, he makes mistakes- it wasn't from not being bothered.
When pregnant with my 2nd child, I had a problem with my hips and should have had a plaster cast, I could barely walk, but the midwife/health visitor kept ignoring my requests to be checked out. She was over-worked and working during the day and was on call out at nights at the same time, she admitted she couldn't sleep properly because she was worried she'd sleep through an important call. Again, she's human, she didn't do it deliberatly, she was overworked and exhausted. I still suffer pain now, my daughter's 4 years old, so it has affected me, but I don't whinge about the care I wasn't given.
When my mom was in hospital being checked for endometriosis, there was a nurse who, every appointment, walked up and down the corridor staring at the ceiling! We never saw her do any work at all, my mom had a number of appointments. It just made us laugh. We didn't tut or were disgusted by it- it was comical to see her in her own little world. For all we know, she was over-worked and was exhausted. But just because we saw her like that, it doesn't mean it was all she did. It made our visits more interesting, looking for the nurse who stared at the ceiling...
My grandad, he had to go in for a few different things- heart operations, problems with his prostate etc. He's diabetic, and they had it on a sign over the top of his bed. Yet he managed to charm the nurses into seconds of puddings! Again, it made us laugh, they shouldn't have given him any at all, but the cheeky so and so got seconds!
So please remember, nurses and doctors are human. They have good and bad days. They have problems at home, suffer from depression and anxiety attacks and struggle through work. They're ill themselves (a nurse friend of mine has carpel tunnel and is struggling to move her hands but is still working) and they do this, not for a pay cheque- the wages are pitiful compared to the work they do, they do this because they want to care for others.
scrasie
19 Jan 14#249
only worked for the nhs for two months so this info is perfect ! heat added!
elbs
19 Jan 14#250
National Express website says 'Code Expired' if you try to search for prices using the travel planner
Amend OP post?
dalipsinghno1
19 Jan 14#251
I'll EAT MY HUMBLE PIE from your web link
From RAC Forum....
In regards to the last bold quote from RAC one should flash the HW code
Thanks for pointing it out
But the emergency vehicles put the fear in drivers be it any of the 3.. people will move on to the pavements and red lights and sometimes it is not safe to do as the last line above proves it....
NOW I KNOW IT whole of the HUKD'rs on this post.
elphantasmo
19 Jan 14#254
Vue cinemas give you the same discount they give students when you show your NHS ID
aljack
19 Jan 141#255
Ha ha, it would be good of you to add all of the facts. A quick search for nurse pay scales (agenda for change) on the net shows that It will take a nurse approximately 6+ years in post to reach your quoted £13/hr by which time they are probably managing a whole ward. Also they haven't had a pay rise in line with inflation for the last 4 yrs. Also they have 3 yrs of higher education to pay for!!! I compare this to someone I know who has no qualifications and works for a well known defence company handing out tools in a store. He earns £11/hr, so based on this comparison I would say that nurses are underpaid for the level of education and skills that they have!!
aljack
19 Jan 142#257
Get your facts right. Pensions in the NHS are moving to career average and not final salary pensions.
If it's so good and easy working in the public sector specifically the NHS then you can always join them!!!
laplap
19 Jan 14#258
Hot.
aljack
19 Jan 14#259
Yes it is, you should get a pay rise inline with inflation.
dalipsinghno1
19 Jan 14#261
With this in mind I think UK should have these automatic traffic signal system implemented like they have in US
Don't listen to the small minded people. Keep up the good work!
digitalray
19 Jan 14#263
Do NHS volunteers qualify for these discounts?
elbs to digitalray
19 Jan 14#264
pretty sure you have to be an employee
stemcell to digitalray
20 Jan 14#274
Read the 1st page it was asked and answered a bit different from the reply you received above.
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gordondr1980
19 Jan 14#265
L news
misselaineious
19 Jan 14#266
I just contacted O2 via online chat they said go to O2open.co.uk and you'll get a code to discount your contact. Unfortunately when I did it says it's just 02 refresh contracts not current contracts.
noshin98 to misselaineious
1 Jul 14#327
That is unfortunate.
Has anyone got discount on non - refresh?
charlie_johnston
19 Jan 141#267
I am not an NHS worker but I just want to say that I think it is great that they are finally getting something for all that they do for us. Thank you for all that you do
misselaineious
19 Jan 14#268
I just contacted O2 via online chat they said go to O2open.co.uk and you can get discount off your current contact. Unfortunately when I got there it's just on new O2 refresh contracts.
Switzerland
19 Jan 14#269
Yes Thank You all NHS workers.
I love you!
Nurse123
19 Jan 145#270
Wow, I agree how lovely it is to be compared to asylum seekers and benefits claimants! We as NHS workers get no benefits or rewards for how hard the majority of us work, so why shouldn't we get 10% off items here and there?!
I would love for you to come and do my job as a staff nurse in Paediatric Intensive Care for one day. Irregardless of the fact we regularly work 13/14 hours shifts without sitting down, eating, or even drinking a glass of water. We see babies and children who are critically ill, and we are regualrly saving their lives. And unfortunately, some also pass away. And this is all in a days work!
If you hate the NHS so much you can always pay to go private :smiley:
581d
19 Jan 14#271
excellent
ipmanwck
19 Jan 14#272
These deals apply to other emergency services to. So I hear.
scorpio iscariot
20 Jan 14#273
Excellent.
Something that isn't JUST for students or Armed forces
duberl1j
20 Jan 14#275
Thank you. Much appreciated.
iglimpse
20 Jan 14#276
Teachers and other professions also can get similar discounts, as said before not all of them are genuine discounts, you have to be careful not to assume they are.
Not convinced John Lewis is involved in this discount scheme and would be interested to know what % they offer?
Orekul to iglimpse
20 Jan 14#277
I didn't put john lewis as a retailer that offers discounts, where did you see that information?
iglimpse
20 Jan 14#278
Apologies if I have got it wrong, #2, John Lewis is in that list. :confused:
Orekul
20 Jan 14#279
John lewis have a partnership with o2 for their employees to get 30% off o2 bills.
iglimpse
20 Jan 141#280
OOOpppps. Sorry
Katie1111
20 Jan 141#281
Apple store will give you a very small discount (the percentage varies) it is only a few percent, but better than nothing, you just need to show them valid id or a payslip. I forgot mine, so I logged onto my NHS discounts website in the store and they accepted it. I have also not had much in the form of discounts despite working for the NHS over 15 years. The airport parking deals are usually good. I use them every year through healthservicediscounts.com (previously nhsdiscounts.com). I have a Vodafone contract and found out about the discount 2 months into a 2 year contract. They would not honour the discount, as it has to be applied within 30 days. :disappointed:. Some attractions will give you a discount if you show them your ID card. I always ask now, no harm in asking.
Bobo17
20 Jan 14#282
I do agree with OREKUL...NHS are very hard working people? And no one else but them working hard?
I was in a emergency room once, and that was enough for me...I brought there my friend with an open fracture and we were waiting hours!! And when finally someone came to see us,it seemed that I know more about medicine with my absolutely basic military paramedic degree than most of the NHS personel - so please don't think even for minute that our NHS giving exellent services and there are always hard working people. For most of the problems we have, most of the doctors gives you paracetamol... Always.You don't have to be doctor for something like that. (Paracetamol is number 1 reason for liver damage,liver failure or/and death in UK...)
westiekate
20 Jan 141#283
For nhs workers in the m1 tankersley area ( Sheffield /barnsley /wakefield) there is The company shop ( join online and take Id to get member card ) it's a supermarket with near sell by date or overstocked or rejected quality control stock
lambyUK
20 Jan 145#284
What on earth are you talking about? Is this a debate about any other worker? In fact, what you've said it's absolutely irrelevant. No one has come out and said that someone is working harder than any other person.
However, you're not in the right mind if you believe that someone who's in an office job, 9-5 (that includes myself) has a similar working environment and pressures to a nurse or doctor working on an A & E ward in a busy city centre. The things they see every day just defies belief. I know this as the things my wife has seen is like something in a Hollywood movie. Patients with poles through their stomach, people who have had legs severed off, the list is endless.
Then your quote about you and your friends waiting time. This statement just defies belief. Who's fault do you believe this is if you're waiting 4 hours to be seen? The nurses and doctors or perhaps the endless queues of people who shouldn't be in an A & E department to begin with? You have endless amounts of people calling out ambulances and coming into the A & E department when it's nothing more than a headache and the person's GP should really be the point of contact.
Then you talk about Doctors prescribing paracetamol most of time? Do you know why this is? Because that's all that person requires. What do you want? The Doctor to send someone into the ER room simply because they've got a headache? Quite conveniently you are forgetting the Doctors performing surgeries every day that saves people's lives.
Personally, I think you're a disgrace
Binkyjay
20 Jan 14#285
Do retired NHS workers qualify for any or all of the discounts ?
TelfordWolf
20 Jan 141#286
Can't believe all of the slagging off towards the people who work hard for the NHS, despicable behavior. Have a day off will ya!
Anyway, don't know if its already been said, but I too get discounts working for the MOD. In fact, got 20% knocked off my contract at Vodafone a couple of days ago when I got a new contract. Funny as no one I work with knew you could do it.
krazykizza to TelfordWolf
20 Jan 14#287
That's the Defence Discount Scheme. They do discounts on cars now too!
ccactus
21 Jan 142#288
Many thanks to Orekul for all the information which I will pass on to my daughter who works for the ambulance service, who I am sure who was not aware of any of the discounts available. For the record people choose to work in what ever sector - for what ever reason - if there are perks with the job then its a bonus. For the record my daughter is lifting grossly over weight people everyday; along with abusive, drunken and just plain rude people, who think the ambulance is nothing more than their personal taxi, with the staff as servants to carry their luggage, drop folk of etc. I am sure those that work for NHS don't begrude other people the perks they get with their choosen jobs, so don't begrudge them.
choice4
21 Jan 14#289
Thanks
sheikhhh10
21 Jan 14#290
Brilliant. Working at Care UK as an IT technician, never been happier to have a choose and book card eh :wink:
rodman
21 Jan 14#291
Heated to 3000
13norfolk
22 Jan 14#292
My brother is currently undergoing chemotherapy for leukaemia and as a family we cannot speak highly enough of the care he has received in Coventry and Norwich hospitals. I think any discounts NHS staff get are well deserved. I could not do the job even for four times the pay. Heat to op and NHS frontline staff.
BadCredit
22 Jan 14#294
Voting HOT HOT HOT because we all love the NHS and the people who work in it.
urgurinder
22 Jan 14#295
Thanks a lot. Wife is NHS employee so will save this link in the favourites and try the NHS staff card for everything.
micmac69
22 Jan 141#296
JOKE , I thinnk you,ll find most nurses are badly trained and lazy these days whilst patients are going without the basics , bring back the matron.
ledazzy
22 Jan 14#297
does anyone know if you can go through quidco. and still get your 30 percent off of refresh
iglimpse
22 Jan 14#298
The NHS is not just doctors and nurses. There are also thousands of highly skilled and unskilled staff which the NHS relies on. This offer, quite rightly covers anyone who works in the NHS. If you have NHS on your ID badge, you will get it.
From the laboratory scientists, who are totally invisible to the highly organised secretaries, all part of the NHS. I know I have left out lots of jobs but as a nurse, gets on my nerves that nobody understands the bigger picture. Rant over :innocent:
TelfordWolf
22 Jan 14#299
yeah I know, had the email couple of weeks back, you'd be surprised how many don't know about it though!
meowmix
23 Jan 14#300
Oh dear....
craggy72
23 Jan 14#301
I am ill health retired on an NHS pension...can i still get the discounts? I dont have an id card now but have pension statements
choice4
23 Jan 14#302
I registered on the nhs discount site and got an email from them but no password or pin number. So how do I prove I work for nhs . I don't have nhs ID but work for NHS dentist. So even though I am registered on the site , if I wanted to buy a phone or pizza what do I do to get the discount
iglimpse to choice4
23 Jan 14#303
Unless you are employed by a local community trust, many dentists and GP's are contracted to the NHS but they employ their own staff. You may not be employed directly by the NHS but by the dentist / GP
Same applies to many contracted staff in the NHS, e.g many hospitals no longer employ their own cleaners, they are employed by an outside contractor.
nnenne
24 Jan 14#304
Don't work in nhs but voted hot! Happy for you guys and you deserve it. Anyone who's jealous, ought to quit their job and train up to be an nhs worker, get abused daily and see how the like it.
Oh and get paid peanuts, the once that complain the most are in my opinion the worst offenders and they won't go private neither.
hugh_jass
27 Jan 14#306
Student nurses still get the discount! I am a student and receive it. As previous posters have stated, as long as you have an ID badge with the NHS logo on it, you are good to go :-)
snatch_master
27 Jan 141#307
Flashing the badge gets 25% off in Chiquito's too
tanjan
27 Jan 14#308
Do GP surgery staff qualify for these? As we do not carry any form of I.D badge.
tanjan
27 Jan 14#309
Do GP surgery staff qualify for these? As we do not carry any form of I.D badge.
missmintymoo to tanjan
27 Jan 14#312
Do you have a Smartcard or work ID badge? Alternatively you could get a Blue Light Card, OK it's a fiver but if you have no other ID probably worth it.
mummygardiner1986
27 Jan 142#310
classic i'm an a&e nurse! hope they never need a catheter!!! :smirk:
vkeast1990
27 Jan 14#311
Does this also apply to northern ireland?
interfece to vkeast1990
2 Feb 14#316
Yes it does !
interfece to vkeast1990
3 Jan 151#391
Yip took contract from Vodafone 20% off friends and family discount.
HSBC
prudenza
27 Jan 142#313
Dunno about Cineworld, they declined to give an NHS discount in Aberdeen.
Dorothy Perkins DO give a 10% discount - very nice!
geesepeace
28 Jan 141#314
How incredibly brutal.........................and disappointing that your comment has likes, one of them being the op. Nhs staff reveal your dark side..............
mummygardiner1986
28 Jan 141#315
I agree walk a day in my shoes with drunks trying to spit and punch at staff, people picking fights for no reason and 12hr shifts that lead to no breaks when we are too busy or patients are too ill to leave. I work hard and often cry with my patients and relatives so if you think its easy come walk in our shoes!
loveabargain13
10 Feb 14#317
Was refused discount in Topshop today, I said I thought all P.Greens stores were eligible ??
suelana15
11 Feb 14#318
Currys don't do Nhs discount anymore I asked last week!
ELLEALAW
11 Feb 14#319
Wow! Thank you so much will share this now. Whats ppls advise from experience if the shop is unaware?
Sincere thanks again x x x
Kath12345
5 Mar 14#320
Domino's aren't discounted anymore :disappointed: I phoned last week and refused to apply the nhs discount
Bexj1
7 Mar 14#321
Fantastic savings. Just a note to be aware that with the childcare voucher scheme as they are deducted from your salary prior to any further reductions it may have an impact on your pension contributions.
traceytaylor9026
8 Mar 14#322
I tried cineworld and they said no to discount
CS1985
8 Mar 14#323
Last time I asked in Evans they said they didn't accept NHS discount anymore yet Dorothy Perkins still do.
Nsk3012
11 Mar 14#324
Does anyone know if national express has opted out ...
Can't spot them in the merchant section of nhs discount websites
marmatdav
26 Jun 14#325
Dorothy Perkins and Burtons dont give NHS discount in the north east anymore
vixmony
28 Jun 14#326
With ee, do I have to take the handset in store for the discount to apply?
movva
15 Jul 14#328
Thanks a lot..missed a lot till dated.
loualarta
21 Jul 14#329
Does anyone know if this Will apply to students? As of September I will be a student nurse xx
zoggy184
21 Jul 14#330
Fab I just got mine as a volunteer this will help loads! Well done!
kayls87
21 Jul 14#331
Has this been proven. it's just I've bought things from some shops on the list before and they have never issued discount for working in the NHS despite me asking them. also I just upgraded my phone on EE and the guy that served me said they don't offer discounts anymore. It would be absoulutley fantastic if people can advise if they have had joys with obtaining discount through working in the nhs and which shops they worked in. Much appreciated
howsaboutit
21 Jul 14#332
Arcadia group.... Evans refuse it They used to take it years ago then stopped.
Has it been reintroduced
twilliamssbt
21 Jul 14#333
Do these offers apply to retired NHS staff in receipt of NHS pension. I know I can still use health discounts as I still have account and get emails.
suziebee1011
21 Jul 14#334
Whetherspoons do 10% nhs discount on all food
IAMTHEDANGER1
21 Jul 14#335
The dominos my son works in gives 40% discount for collection. And 20% if delivery
k_m_w
21 Jul 14#336
O,work for east of England coop, would this qualify for the 02 discount or is it just the cooperative??
Thanks to anyone who can help
Ld76
21 Jul 14#337
My job is funded by the nhs, but I am not an "official" NHS employee and I still got this discount for O2 refresh and was able to share it with 5 friends. 2 of my friends used it and got a discount and another tried but she didn't sign up for refresh, so could get the discount.
I wasn't even aware of the discounts until the sales assistant told me about it and he didn't want to see any ID.
1grandma3
21 Jul 14#338
What about people in receipt of NHS Pensions. My late husband worked for our local health board and I receive a small NHS Pension. I don't have a card but have pension statements.
Pan111
21 Jul 14#339
Lots of this list has appeared on other websites. Are there links to where its actually written that some of these discounts apply?
Id love the Subway offer of 10% to be correct but can only find info on the same list on MSE
Orekul to Pan111
22 Jul 14#349
The reason I created this thread is because there seems to be no centralized resource for discounts available to NHS employees.
If this info is on MSE then it has been copied from here, I created this thread myself and wrote it myself. There is some info I gleaned from around the web however, and that has been mentioned in the op.
Subway being a franchise your milage may vary much like dominos, there should be some benefit to asking though. Good luck.
westiekate
21 Jul 14#341
The company shop ( tankersley Sheffield )
vixmony
21 Jul 141#342
I took a contract direct from EE, and only after reading this thread found out I qualified for the 20%, discount. Rang them and the discount was back dated to the day I took out the contract. I then took a contract from EE again, but from carphonewarehouse but unfortunately if contract is obtain from third party they don't discount.
rumana1985
22 Jul 14#343
Was just wondering how it works at the retailers mentioned above, i.e asda, morrisons, new look etc... Is it at till and have you tried?
lisamarie34
22 Jul 14#344
My local cineworld wouldn't give discount a couple if weeks ago :disappointed:
fairchild
22 Jul 14#345
It doesn't work in burton and hasn't for some time now
Nettle_Warrior
22 Jul 14#346
Burtons and Dorothy Perkins no longer participate. You may find a helpful member of staff to put a purchase through as student discount though...
jlovie
22 Jul 14#347
How much do we get off John Lewis..
Orekul to jlovie
22 Jul 14#348
There is no discount listed for NHS employees from John Lewis, they are just listed as a partner for the o2 discount (i.e o2 offer a discount to employees of the john lewis group)
CGH12
22 Jul 14#350
Unfortunately specsavers don't offer free eye tests for NHS, well they certainly didn't when I went in last week and also Dominoes, you can't order over the phone and state you are NHS staff, you have to show proof :-(
Orekul to CGH12
22 Jul 14#351
With domino's I take id in when collecting or show the driver for delivery, never had a problem and have been using domins discount for years in a variety of stores
ANNW
23 Jul 14#352
Thanks for this great link. Can I just say that the Westbourne Clinic ( surgical/ non surgical & dentistry ) give a 20% discount to NHS staff. Great savings can be made :smiley:
samisa
5 Aug 141#353
they already get paid way toooooo much for the low level of compassion, understanding n humanity they show in their jobs! :disappointed: Cold vote from me :/
clur82
5 Aug 14#354
Chiquitos also offer Nhs discount
gringlishgirl
5 Aug 14#355
some of the discount cards are as a student nurse i found i was eligible for the blue light card as i asked them today
iglimpse
5 Aug 142#356
Compassion, understanding.....None of which you appear to possess
Thanks OP for an excellent resource.
samisa
11 Aug 141#357
If this is compassion, understanding and COMMON SENSE,,,I AM BETTER OFF WITHOUT IT..COMMON WE READ EVERYDAY HOW IDIOT NURSES N DOCS ARE AT NHS..WHO DOSNT KNOW BASIC DIFF BET MEDICINES!
Did you read the article or just jump to a conclusion based on the headline?
The girl had a rare condition that affects 1 in half a million which caused her to have a sever allergic reaction. Her life was saved 9thanks to nurses and doctors). Where is the lack of compassion in this story? What does it have to do with "IDIOT NURSES N DOCS" ? Or "WHO DOSNT KNOW BASIC DIFF BET MEDICINES"
Go back and read it again properly this time.
samisa
13 Aug 14#360
Hummy
19 Sep 14#361
I popped into an EE store and was told the perk was only available to existing Orange customers, is this everyone's experience?
kimmoorin
19 Sep 14#362
Merlin also gives 10% discount which is legoland, thorpe park, chessington, alton towers etc.
circle
19 Sep 14#363
:sunglasses: Thanks for this, not sure if anyone has mentioned it but check out places like the Comedy Store for discounts with your ID too. Think it applies to armed forces, and police too
gavbut
19 Sep 14#364
this is great info unfortunately I no longer work for the nhs but to find out after working there for 4 years these are all the discounts I could of benefited from is a little frustrating
gavbut
19 Sep 14#365
as a former nhs staff that worked in the kitchen, I was one of those that fell under nhs employees alot like the cleaners, the drivers, the porters, the office workers and many more. how dare you paint people with the same brush just because you have no care for your common man.
geesepeace
19 Sep 14#366
free wages for receptionists who spend their entire day discussing last night's telly instead of answering the telephone :smirk:
geesepeace
19 Sep 14#367
3 in 4 break hygiene rules in the kitchens, exemplary example of caring for your common man Your text here
hmcorfield
25 Sep 14#368
How does the national express discount work please? I have gone via the link above but the price is the same if you go via the normal website.............
johnson293
9 Oct 14#369
Cheers for the heads up. Wife works for NHS so this may be helpful.
ebngy
16 Oct 14#370
Not sure if this has been posted elsewhere in this thred but Apple give NHS Staff a 5% on all their products. You need to call the sales team the number is 0800 048 0408 (found from their website). I haven't ordered but know someone who ordered a MacBook Air and got the discount.
geraldfitzsimons
19 Oct 14#371
i work for local gov... got a discount from orange
PrincessCaribou
25 Oct 14#372
Royal Mail employees get any discounts on mobiles? Can`t see much other than cashback on our own benefits page.
rabjabesb
27 Nov 14#373
I think that there are so many jobs out there where people get discount. M&S give discount to their staff for instance as do a number of retailers. In addition there are a number of cost saving apps now available. This site regularly posts deals which everyone can benefit from. I appreciate your sentiment however in this day and age there are so many discounts available in various forms that a little looking about benefits us all in some way.
Karen87
4 Dec 14#374
Topshop have now stopped offering the NHS discount, it is still available in Dorothy Perkins though
lelelec
4 Dec 14#375
Newlook dont do discounts, they do with blue light card! Bit naughty really as u have to pay for it x
TheSweeney
4 Dec 14#376
Heat for the NHS staff. Working in the public sector isn't as great finacially as some would have you believe.
His attitude was certainly well off, but there is a bit of something to his point. Why do some professions get an automatic privalligage towards benefits and discounts?
I'm an IT professional for the record, working in the private sector doing constancy into a government area (can't say which unfortunately, but it IS something that effects the general populous).
NHS employees work very hard for long hours.... so do I.
NHS employees do something which affects people's lives... so do I.
NHS employees are overworked... so am I.
NHS employees are underpaid... so am I.
NHS employees are unappreciated... so am I.
People battle on about supporting NHS employees, great! Someone battle on for IT professionals, plumbers, gardeners, supermarket workers, etc. would be great too.... OR... same treatment for all.
Aberfal expressed this in totally the wrong way I agree, but the fundamental point isn't that unreasonable... I would like these companies offering discounts to recognise my trade too, and the trade of everyone.
krazykizza
4 Dec 14#380
The company you work for, will undoubtedly be creaming a hefty fee from the government for the consultancy service it is providing.
What it chooses to give you in compensation and benefits is completely upto them.
If your job isn't making you happy because of what you get out of it, maybe you should do something that does; rather than berate the perks staffers of the NHS get, without actually asking for it.
Northwest1
4 Dec 14#381
How do you go about getting discount at currys pleasee?They say they don't do it anymore and you needed a voucher but i haven't a clue where to go to get voucher. All advice appreciated.
Fergs73
5 Dec 14#382
I'm sure the nhs volunteer ID will be fine as St John Ambulance volunteers can also get most NHS discounts by showing their ID badges.
psmith1958
5 Dec 141#383
Don't forget this, its for ALL emergency services and NHS :wink:
vodaphone do 25% off youre end bill and you can nominate 6 other people who dont work in the nhs to get the discount too if they want the %. i took it out and gave it to my boyfriend who doesnt work in the nhs
waterloo
6 Dec 14#385
Forgot about this thread good info thanks.
juliayork
7 Dec 14#386
Just tried using the NHS discount in the Basingstoke Topshop today and they claim they don't accept this discount. I protested but came up against a brick wall. Can we contact anyone about this?
vijay41
7 Dec 14#387
o2 does not do the discount on iPhone 6.
Orekul
16 Dec 141#388
I'm glad this threadf is still receiving attention and good luck to anyone who has benefitted from it
Iffi
20 Dec 14#389
Fair response, but I'm curious what your issue is with being compared to benefits claimants and asylum seekers?
Orekul
20 Dec 14#390
I didn't say I was being compared to anyone, I said it was nice to be linked to. I have no personal issue with anyone from any particular walk of life, however my comment was based on the fact that the originator of the post I replied to implied that we are not honest working people and pigeon holed us into a category with a derogatory intonation.
angelwithblackwings
15 Jan 151#392
When I shop at outfit which includes miss selfridges, Dorothy Perkins, burton, wallis. They have said it's only Dorothy Perkins where u get 10% off
amzzybaby
15 Jan 15#393
Hi guys how do we get the bus discount in asda and McDonald's and so on.. Do we just show our badge, has anyone done this ?
Orekul to amzzybaby
15 Jan 15#394
Which bus discount are you referring to?
shona45
15 Jan 15#395
How do u get the discount in Asda..
Orekul to shona45
16 Jan 15#396
There is no discount in asda, they participate in the scheme run by o2 for discount on line rental.
krazykizza
16 Jan 15#397
No discounts for you in asda.
Orekul
16 Jan 15#398
I have edited the offending post to clarify it, it should be clearer for anyone reading it now.
I will endevour to update this info in the near future as it has become clear that some offers have been withdrawn and a few others have been made available.
Thanks for all the positive comments guys, I didn't think this thread would have interest one year down the line however it appears that new people are discovering it all the time. I'm happy if anyone has saved any money from this information.
Allyj
17 Jan 15#399
Hi
Can you tell me how you get discount for national express is it a code ,it's not automatically discounted ?
mejmo
17 Jan 15#400
Gps ...50.000 grand fool and 10 years study -you should give it a go
steve220
29 Jan 15#401
I got the NHS discount through knowing somebody who worked for NHS and they sorted it for me
fencespice
29 Jan 15#402
Good thread
Band3
28 Feb 15#403
Eyecare Voucher can be printed off from NHS hospital intranet or contact your Health&Safety Dept for a 'Request for Eye Sight Test form'. Fill in basic details, then hand to Health & Safety Dept for their signature. I got free eye test at Vision Express in Oct 2014. There is a choice for Specsavers too but VE voucher was worth more.
pineapple12
11 Mar 151#404
Never had any problems claiming a discount at any Nandos, just show id badge.
hicksmat
28 Mar 15#405
I work at a university (and I also have a student nus card) do I qualify for any discounts? Thanks.
eddyday
6 Apr 151#406
Best to get in there quick before the Tories get wind and remove them.
Can't be having rewards for our hard-working NHS workers under this government.
barnehurst
8 Apr 15#407
On Mobiles - Beware these 20% off line rental deals for NHS etc. Often much cheaper to go to Mobiles.co.uk and get a half price line rental by redemption and £50 back on Quidco or TCB.
Agree the Tories comment
abeezar
16 Apr 151#408
MOSCOW Circus : 50 % discount when buying tickets at the gate , need to show NHS badge.
Go Ape : Outdoor activity : 15 % discount. Booked over Phone.
Mirmee
16 Apr 15#409
20% perk was available for orange customers and needs to be purchased from an orange store! unfortunately EE don't offer the same discount. If it is on your orange account and is existing it can be carried over however, cannot be applied at an EE store at upg or point of purchase
the porter
18 Apr 151#410
if you go through healthservicediscounts now you can get 20% of all ee contracts with the latest code
jonnypb
24 Apr 15#411
Whats the latest code?
adrian2000
7 May 15#412
Thanks, great deal.
MissyZara
8 May 15#413
Do these discounts apply to council workers too? Can anyone help me with finding the code for the Hilton discount pls.
jsberkshire
30 May 15#414
If you have NHS id then yes but your student id will probably get you the same if not better deals anyway!
jsberkshire
30 May 15#415
No codes just ask when booking
jsberkshire
30 May 15#416
Go through the website and it will give you the code
jsberkshire
30 May 15#417
Has nothing to do with government?!
Katie1111
31 May 151#418
I have started taking my NHS ID card with me when I go shopping or to amusement parks. It is surprising how many retailers offer NHS discount but do not advertise it. I got 30% discount at Lightwater Valley this week, one card covers up to 6 people.
the porter
2 Jun 15#419
Using the 20% code you can get the iPhone 6plus 64 gb for £1099 over 2 years 20gb data unl everything else good as new handset from EE poss but very doubtful £93 tcb
K811
19 Jun 15#420
Asked for NHS discount in Topshop (Westfield Stratford City ) today and was told they don't offer the discount anymore :disappointed:
I have always received the NHS 10% discount in Dorothy Perkins but never knew it was offerred through the whole Arcadia Group until I saw this thread. Its a shame Topshop have stopped but unsure of the other Arcadia stores.
LizEb
25 Jul 151#421
Completely agree as an NHS worker I don't get special treatment at the doctors or in A&E. I don't get health benefits or a company car. I don't get a discount on the products/service we provide, so it feels good to be recognised for the bone breaking shifts, full of no respect, impossible patients and media slating cheers though
Jhg65
31 Aug 151#422
I've been an NHS volunteer for nearly 7 years years. I have a photocard (with NHS logo) but it says VOLUNTEER on it. Am I eligible to get an O2 open discount? Thanks for any information. J. Graham
Carrie.F
10 Sep 15#423
Just ask - no one gets hurt for asking... post your result as somebody else maybe sitting there asking the same question. (and most people get a discount if they ring - just not as high)
therealbadpanda
12 Sep 15#424
If you have a NHS ID Badge with your photo on it you should be ok.
aabarcellos
1 Oct 15#425
60% of GPs and 70% of consultants over 50 ish reported in guardian article as burnt out and retirement beckons
1800 young doctors leaving last week
NHS needs a discount. Or better respect and care
LuisJeanlarch
9 Oct 15#426
Great Find Thank You :smiley:
barneystuta
16 Nov 15#427
Mega bump.
Do EE still offer discount?
afnoor
24 Nov 15#428
awesome heat for effort and I have just realised how much I've been missing out on
fijwood
24 Nov 15#429
50% off @ papa johns if you collect!! papa johns vs dominos
clareeyy
26 Nov 15#430
it worked for me at my local dominos when I was a student, as long as its got an NHS trust logo on it (which my stn ID did) it should be fine. they only seemed to glance at it anyway!
MayIdunkMyBag
26 Nov 15#431
anything for the security industry in general? i work for a security company not listed above. thanks in advance
BadBoy20
29 Nov 15#432
everyone votw cold because this is only a deals for NHS STAFF AND THEREFORE IT SHOULDNT BE POSTED HERE SO...
rnr81
30 Nov 15#433
I believe ee will still offer discount in store ONLY if you are upgrading from Orange and you ALREADY have the discount on that orange account, and you need a wageslip to show you still work for the company that qualifies for the discount
flashman21
1 Dec 15#434
and a gold plated pension to ! I love communists
ruban7
10 Dec 15#435
HSBC staff get 30% on O2
qwerta369
10 Dec 15#436
Cool story bro.
luminox
12 Dec 15#437
I dont understand all of the hysterical banter about hard working NHS staff.
Reminder,, thats what you get paid for, if you are paid to work 8 hours, if you are paid to work,8,10.15 hours thats what you get paid for, it doesn't mean you work harder than anyone else in thousands of other jobs. No-one ever talks about what happens in the clinics forming a major part of the hospital. I have never seen any clinic staff run off their feet, being overworked or underpaid. My father worked down the coal pit, but all he used to say was "I work hard but thats what I get paid for" . I have worked for 54 years and always worked hard, sometimes under extreme pressure, so what,, thank your lucky stars you have a job , get on with it, never mind the Unions constantly manipulating their membership for political gain, strange really when its a known fact that 80% of members never go to meetings unless industrial action is being organised. The NHS are paid to work hard which they do, alongside millions of other people who get no perks at all. GP's salaries are far too generous for what they do, they are not GODS they are paid to do the job they chose, but are not interested in providing a service to people when they need it. It has been recently proven that some hospital are deliberately delaying Ambulance turnarounds, yet another slice of evidence political activity. The general public are not supporting the Doctors actions irrespective of what the "unbiased media" suggest's. Never forget this country was left in the gutter but the last Labour Party, THATS A FACT.
revmacca
30 Dec 154#438
The amount of negative comments toward NHS staff on various threads is appaling (I'm hoping this is more indicative of HUKD personality types, not the broader UK) if you honestly believe the NHS isn't an amazing service to have then you really need to stop reading the Daily Mail (Daily Heil) and look to the US in particular, this is where we are heading, Dave and his Govt cronies with interests in Private Health companies will drive the NHS to bankruptcy allowing the private sector to step in and pick up the pieces.
I say this after 15 years in NHS admin, watching our pay and pensions eroded year on year always giving more for less, my wife a ward based nurse for several years running the unit understaffed and over scrutinised.
We're in Australia now and won't return to a country I still think of as home, a country that each year gets meaner and more divided by the endless chipping away of our decency by a hollowed out political process & MSM grinding axes against the weakest members of society while ignoring the blatant corruption of our leaders and there corporate masters.
Apologies for the lengthy post.
mittromney
5 Jan 16#439
and they moan
MoBilly2
12 Jan 16#440
Does this apply to care in the community staff who work for agency
cherisse
28 Jan 16#441
I always ask everywhere get 10% warehouse 20% KFC sometimes; rarely works at top shop a lot of shops put it through as NUS
qwerta369
28 Jan 16#442
Right so you receive a discount meant for students that you're not entitled to.
polarbaba
30 Jan 16#443
i didnt know either... cheers OP
LouMegrath
3 Feb 16#444
I tried to obtain the ee discount but was told ee servers were no longer authorised to check NHS employee status so I'd need a code from my HR department and my HR department isn't aware of any code! So in a nutshell, it seems as though ee are no longer offering a discount. If anone is able to find out anything different, I'd be grateful as I only have 3 months from the start of my new contract to apply for the discount!
graeme2002k
7 Feb 16#445
How do you get the discounted national express ? Just shows standard prices?
cherisse
12 Mar 16#446
Yes once was a student and got nowt! But since I contributed little didn't winge!
eccentrictree
12 Mar 16#447
if you saw that on one of the nhs voucher sites then it's probably not a discount. 90% of their offers are either affiliate links with no saving, or they're actually worse deals than you can get by going direct.
naimaicp
14 Mar 16#448
I'm sure there's an update for this now. my sister gets 30% off with 4GEE
darkido
4 Sep 16#449
Did anyone manage to get the SIM only deal with EE £19.99 for 16GB data including unlimited minutes/text???
noshin98
9 Sep 16#450
really I only got 20%
okaybg
10 Sep 16#451
Did anyone manage to get the SIM only deal with EE £19.99 for 16GB data including unlimited minutes/text???
I did actually refuse this offer and loyalty team phoned me next day with 15.99£ for 15gb inl.txt and min.
farmeruk1
11 Sep 16#452
Sister got 10% off in new look yesterday and 20% in kfc. So can be added to the list. Yes sorry with nhs card.
pez555
28 Oct 16#453
Do teachers qualify for O2 open?
ResveZ
7 Dec 16#454
great someone put this all together! great work and heat added!!
Calming Thunder
18 Dec 164#455
For all those people who are slating the NHS you have no idea what goes on behind the headlines. Every day hospitals, GP surgeries and ambulances are at breaking point trying to deal with demand. There is also the mental pressure staff are exposed to whether it's from verbal / physical abuse or just having to get on with their job when the little girl who was brought in from a car crash dies.
Do we deserve store discount for doing our jobs over other peoples occupations? Not necessarily. However you should be praising all the hard working staff who continually look after your friends and family when they are ill.
Paramedic and proud of it.
Spikeywikey
18 Dec 161#456
People like to bury their heads in the sand when it comes to saving our beloved NHS, our goverment couldn't give a shoot about it either, but on the other hand when it comes to saving other countries problems they seem to have billions of pounds to spend to boost their mighty ego!
1) People who get too drunk and waste NHS time should be made to pay for it.
2) People who come here for health tourism should be charge first then treated like they do in USA etc...
3) Top management should work shadow the front line staff to get an insight how things really work before they budget cut this and that!
-Rant over... wishing all our NHS staff a Merry Christmas :smiley:
Calming Thunder
18 Dec 16#457
Well said.
farmeruk1
19 Dec 16#458
Just a couple of things seemingly to be missed.
Are the nhs staff paid ? yes and imo well, BUT there now being treated like everyone else. I.e overworked and long shifts and thats the same in most professions these days. So nothing new.
Getting a discount because someone works for the nhs seems a farce to me. I walk past over a dozen charity shops everyday and all these staff are unpaid, these are the people who should be getting the discounts. Those that work in social care are on minimum wage,are these people not deserving of a discount or are they not hard working? .
Im of the opinion that those that work in the nhs are on the upper scale of the wage scale and also benefit from final pensions (maybe not everywhere).
Impulsive1
19 Dec 16#459
Just an update ok the Vodafone VEA scheme - it's now changed to 15% off handset plans and 30% off SIM only plans. There's now also a one off £10 charge to add the discount but it pays for itself after a month or 2
mrty
28 Jan 17#460
Great post. Well done. A pity it seems it seems to have been hijacked by people who all work harder than nurses and doctors, are unappreciated and earn less than nurses. To them.. IF IT BOTHERS YOU THAT MUCH TRAIN AS A NURSE!!
dealchaser72
10 Feb 17#461
It looks like the people who have voted this to 4488° have heeded you advice. I think people can make their own choice whether to vote or not
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Opening post
The discounts for mobile phone contracts are not limited to NHS staff, however they are limited to the particular providers list of corporate partners, and they vary from provider to provider. I will try to list the companies that I am aware participate in these schemes however as I have set this thread up mainly as an NHS staff thread I will be focussing on the discounts provided to those staff.
I have taken some time to find out the list of available benefits for Staff employed by the NHS and am now passing on this information, a lot of the information has been gleaned from various websites, forums and my own finding over the years. I hesitate to call this a mega thread however the list is all that I am aware of. I realise that this will not be of use to everybody, however as the nation’s biggest employer it will surely help some and that is the reason for this post.
Please don't vote cold simply because the discount does not apply to you, or if your vote is based on any political agenda (pensions etc.). Some of the companies (e.g. Vodafone) even allow you to add up to five of your friends and family members for the discount and are not exclusive to NHS staff; however for the benefit of this post I am focussing mainly on the NHS discounts provided. The other participating companies for mobile discounts can be found in post #2.
Remember to always ask retailers and always carry some form of NHS employment id, you never know.
There are websites that specifically deals with discounts for service staff including, but not limited to:
www.healthservicediscounts.com (formerly nhsdiscounts)
www.bluelightcard.com (all emergency services)
www.psdiscounts.com (all public sector employees)
However this is not ideal for me and doesn't seem to list discounts that they do not get affiliate links for, therefore in the real world I have found that it hasn't been much use to me. They do however offer discount on gift cards for most major retailers, saving up to 10% on purchases if you have the foresight to purchase them in advance. I’m not including deals on these websites as they are all quite easy to find, the information I am offering isn’t commonly posted together and most of my colleagues are unaware of them.
I have taken quite a lot of time to find out the list of available benefits for Staff employed by the NHS and am now passing on this information
I am hoping that others may also know some information that I don't and that we can create a pool of information that will help others out.
Links in the first post due to not allowing direct links in the top post.
MOBILE PHONES
O2 (called O2 open) 30%
(thanks to Bossworld) O2 Open has changed. It's only valid for the newer 'Refresh' tariffs, and therefore it's 30% off the line rental portion, and nothing off the handset portion (airtime plan vs phone plan).
Vodafone (called employee advantage scheme) 10-20%
10% for contracts under £20pm
20% for contracts over £20pm
Online via form and must be done within 30 days of upgrade/new contract and renewed at end of contract in order for it to continue
Everyone everywhere (EE) (called perk discount) 10-20%
20% off their monthly line rental with any 24 month animal or selected iPhone monthly talk plans over £20.50 per month.
10% off a mobile broadband plan of 12 months or more.
£20 off any pay as you go phone over £30.
25% discount on accessories purchased with a Perk pay monthly phone.
EE have some exclusions:
The Perk Promotion isn’t available with all phones (particularly some newly launched phones), or in conjunction with any other offer or promotion unless otherwise specified. The phones, plans and other offers that are currently not available with the Perk Promotion include:
•iPhone 5C
•iPhone 5S
•All The Works plans
•All Tablet and Tablet Extra plans
•All Connected plans
•Double your Phone Fund on all pay monthly plans
•Early upgrade on all plans
•All SIM only plans
•Customers with U24 on their account
•Any additional line promotions
•HTC One Mini
•Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini
(thanks to rohail20) applicable to Orange Brand only. Not T Mobile or 4GEE (20%) perk and selected handsets
This must be done at the time of upgrade/new purchase and must be done in an EE store
INSTORE RETAILERS (just show NHS ID badge instore at time of purchase)
Arcadia Group (BHS, Burton, Dorothy Perkins, Evans, Miss Selfridge, Outfit, Topshop, Topman, Wallis) 10%
Bodyshop 10%
Specsavers (free eye test and varying discounts for Glasses)
FOOD (just show id badge instore at time of purchase)
Nando's 20%
Domino's 50% on collection 25% on delivery (franchised stores, may vary from store to store 25% minimum) (if ordering over the phone state you are NHS staff)
Cafe! Rouge 20%
Jimmy's world Grill 15%
Subway 10%
Frankie and Benny's 20% off entire bill from main menu all day every day
(thanks to BillyBits) Smith and Jones Pubs give 30% off food for NHS workers.
Their Big Eat & 2 for 1 pizzas after 2pm make the food exceptionally cheap.
Add the discount for CAMRA members on the drinks and you have a quality food and drink at a great price.
OTHER INSTORE RETAILERS (just show NHS ID badge instore at time of purchase)
Bodyshop 10%
Specsavers (free eye test and varying discounts for Glasses)
TRAVEL
Haven 10% (ring up and proceed with phone booking, state you are NHS staff and the discount will be applied)
National express 15% (book online at link below)
Park and go 12% discount for airport parking, book online
Hilton (participating venue’s only) book online 40% off best weekend rate including breakfast
OTHERS
Cineworld 10% (just show NHS ID badge at booking office)
CHILDCARE
Computershare (formerly Busybees) offer a scheme where you can pay for nursery fees directly from your pay prior to income tax being deducted meaning you save paying tax on the payments for childcare (you will need to speak to you HR advisor with regards to this)
(thanks to adi0604) Most nurseries would accept Childcare payments (formerly vouchers). Which is bought by employer from service providers. Employer deducts the cost (upper limit applies) from gross salaries of employee and saves NI on it.
This scheme is due to change in 2015 to a system slightly less beneficial to the employee, it has to do with the way tax is deducted from your salary.
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I find it nice to be linked to asylum seekers and benefits claimants, keep this attitude up next time you are required to visit A&E and you will see how easy the frontline staff have things.
In real terms my salary has been cut by £2000 and I've not had a penny increase (even inflation), I'm worse off financially than I was four years ago.
But you know what, I don't care because I love my job and helping people is what I chose to do. Nobody made me and the benefits were never in my thinking.
I'm a frontline nhs nurse who works in an environment where I get threatened and abused daily, and there is a very real threat of serious assault in my line of work.
If you disagree with the schemes that are in place then don't post, please don't insult your fellow man who like us all is struggling through this financial climate.
If you benefit from this thread then I'm very happy for you, if you don't then ask your own companies HR if yours do any benefits.
You never know
Those thousands of people who were killed in Stafford Hospital and who were lying in hospital beds were treated like that due to a culture of targets SET BY THE GOVERNMENT and insufficient nurses & resources, and was due to the systematic failure across all levels particularly management not the majority of hard working nurses and doctors and other clinicians.
Working for the NHS is one of the toughest jobs there is, resources are so tight, you want to care but you are often overcome with unnecessary bureaucracy and government intervention when they have no idea how a Hospital should be run and works, it's pretty hard working for an organisation whose upper management (Government) wants to destroy it.
It wouldn't be feasible with the staffing levels there are now to have senior doctors & surgeons to work at weekends, there aren't enough nurses & doctors as it is in the NHS hence why unfortunately so many trusts rely on overpaid locums, the moaning of Cameron & co is just to create public angst against the NHS workers, that's all.
Oh, and GPs don't earn 200k a year, that's more **** peddling from the Daily Mail.
The NHS does fantastic work which goes unrecognised simply because it doesn't sell newspapers, there is of course room for improvement, but we have a better system than 99% of the countries in the world, try getting ill in USA and see how you fare.
Grow up!
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O2 open 30%
https://o2open.co.uk/O2Open/servlets/SignUp
Vodafone employee advantage scheme 10-20%
http://www.vodafone.co.uk/employee-advantage-vea/index.htm
Jimmy's world Grill 15%
http://www.jimmysworldgrill.co.uk/HEALTHCARE-AND-PUBLIC-SECTOR-DISCOUNT
National express 15% (book online at link below)
http://www.nationalexpress.com/coach/offers/nhsdiscount.aspx
Park and go 12% discount, book online
http://www.parkandgo.co.uk/nhs/
Hilton (participating venue’s only) book online
http://www.hiltonpublicsector.co.uk/leisure
Staff discount websites
http://www.healthservicediscounts.com (formerly nhsdiscounts)
http://www.bluelightcard.com (all emergency services)
http://www.psdiscounts.com (all public sector employees)
O2 30% discount is offered to employees of the following companies
Marks and Spencer
John Lewis partnership
McDonalds
Asda
NHS
Police
Fire service
Armed forces
BBC
River Island
British Sugar
Thomas Cook
Kwik Fit
Lloyds
Argos
Co-operative
DHL
G4S
Home base
Curry’s
PC world
Dixons
Lloyds pharmacist
Pizza hut
Nationwide
Network rail
Transport for London
Vodafone 10-20% discount is offered to employees of the following companies
Thomson Reuters
WPP
Lloyds Banking Group
BDR Thermea
Kraft
Cadbury
Nestle
Ford Retail
Pepsi
Thorntons
MITIE
Colliers International
Gladedale
Agilent
HP
RBS
Blackrock
NCG
Punter Southall
Chubb Insurance
GSK
Goldman Sachs
GE
BBC
DTZ
Northern Rail
Hawker Beechcraft
Medtronic
Barclays Capital
Gilead Sciences
Biffa
NHS Dumfries & Galloway
3663
Trelleborg
AXA Tech
Thames Water
NHS Grampian
Centrica
British Gas
HCL
Panasonic
Unipart
Electronic Arts
Berkhamsted School
Ford
Whitbread
Nexus
BLNW
Accenture
Halcrow
JD Sports
HSBC
Hallmark
Cunningham Lindsey
Arriva
Constellation Brands
Innserve
New Look
Expro
Computer Associates
IBM
Reed Elsevier
United Utilities
Resource
Cordia
Visteon
Black and Decker
Maersk
Compass
Ernst and Young
UBS
Cueta Healthcare
DPD
Interlink express
GeoPost
The Scottish Government
Alix Partners
ADP
BP
Carlsberg
Shop Direct
Aston Martin
Global Radio
Local Government
EE 10-20%
NHS
Greggs
Asda
Morrisons
Mcdonalds
Capgemini
There are others however I have been unable to find them out.
Most nurseries would accept Childcare vouchers. Which is bought by employer from service providers. Employer deducts the cost (upper limit applies) from gross salaries of employee and saves NI on it. Childcare voucher people would charge service fee but oppose to saving NI cost employers saves around 5%..
The mobile phone deals you can get direct from vodafone/o2/orange are appallingly bad value, and a quick web search (and here on huk) will enlighten people so much more.
Their Big Eat & 2 for 1 pizzas after 2pm make the food exceptionally cheap.
Add the discount for CAMRA members on the drinks and you have a quality food and drink at a great price.
Highly recommend them.
BillyBits
Maybe we need a national ID scheme for volunteers and a place where businesses can sign up to offer discounts. I'm now off to pen a message to that git Cameron and tell him to make it part of his 'big society' (which is really just an excuse to get unpaid volunteers to do jobs we're all too tight to pay for).
Should have heat for all the info posted here and extra heat for the deal itself!
a lot of hard work gone into the post so heat added from me
I think the discounts are being given just to get people "through the door" they are just a quidco for organisations, and if you work for a big organisation you may find that many of them have "deals" with other organisations.
Sure I'd like discounts because my employer is recognised by these retailers but I'm not going to whinge on here and say I get shafted at the expense of immigrants, the jobless and NHS workers (though I'm not really getting how all these relate to one anothe!?!) as that's just daft.
Great post by the way Orekul...heat added as I can see you've gone to a lot of effort here.
If you work for a large(ish) company ask your HR people what discounts you have or check your internal web site(s).
Another tip I was given was if booking hotels direct there can be a code for corporate discounts which is 3 letters - want to guess what IBM's code is or accenture (acc) etc then say you are having a meeting with but never questioned.
Nice find, heat added
about time we had a discount scheme for honest working people who dont claim nothing
Start being friendly or ask family to include you!!!
If not you can always use HUKD, cashback websites ( topcashback, quidco etc ), eligible discount vouchers or sites. Most of the times these beat these public sector discounts, perks etc.
As always do not rely on one try using more than one to see which is best for you. ( Sorry ! compare the market )
Enjoy!
Most NHS workers outside of the overpaid management sector and high level surgeons take home very small salaries compared to the hours they put in and dealing with probably the worst "customers" in the country. They represent a massive portion of the working population of the UK and those numbers allow you to negotiate discounts with retailers for staff benefits.
No need for sour grapes because your company HR team doesn't work to get you discounts that are available.
- MANY public sector workers earn less they would in comparable roles in the public sector. Many choose to make this sacrifice to do work they passionately believe in.
- Why do you think it fit to deny the NHS workers a few quid in perks after all they go through and all they do for us? If you got smacked in the mouth in a pub for incorrect use of a double negative tonight, the people who would help you out would be underpaid, overworked and under appreciated members of the health service - everyone from the paramedic who sees you first to nurse who wipes the blood off you as you are discharged. Saving £3.57 off a monthly phone bill doesn't go far to make those long Saturday nights of drunken A&E antics seem shorter, but at least it may help a little with balancing the books.
- Don't believe everything you read in right wing propaganda press. Do you really think asylum seekers live the Life of Riley? Are you aware of the concept of asylum? These are people fleeing persecution from dangerous, life-threatening situations. How would you like it if you were threatened with death just because of the football team you supported or the car you chose to buy? Although the UK has long had a reputation for offering refuge to refugees, we take a fraction of asylum seekers compared to many others. It's a shame this program is no longer on BBC as you may have learnt a little about what life is really like for people who slip through the net when they come to this country. It's not all play stations and iPads and cheap Galaxy S4 Minis.
edit: here's the link to the program: http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2014/01/hidden-world-of-britains-immigrants.html
Also, grow up you divvy. Those working for the NHS have to shoulder an incredible amount of responsibility and misguided individuals who spout jealous, knee-jerk comments like this are unwelcome.
She deals with some of the worst people in the country who think they have a god given right to abuse staff and the system.
Next time you visit a hospital make sure you tell them just how much you appreciate them, especially if they end up saving your life.
And this particular discount scheme is paid for by tax-payers.
The National Express link shows the following when you enter journey details:
"An error occurred whilst processing your request, please see below for more details. This promotion code has expired."
I find it nice to be linked to asylum seekers and benefits claimants, keep this attitude up next time you are required to visit A&E and you will see how easy the frontline staff have things.
However check with the company that you work for as you might get corporate benefits and discounts like discounted gym membership etc
I think you have to get forms from employers.
Heated :smile:
I just booked my half term holiday and the valet parking company my husband uses are quite reasonably priced and seem to be reliable, they also offer discounts to anyone in the public services. Discount code they provided to us was PUB15 (we were give 15% off) a quick google search and you'll see that they're well known and seem to have good reviews. Think they only do Heathrow though. http://www.mbwparking.co.uk
Imagine Tesco... Bread Standard Price: £1. NHS Staff 90p, Unemployed 50p. Police 25p.
What next, discounts based upon race?
Speaking personally, I haven't had a pay increase for over 4 years, and my lot actually claim that as there are discounts like this available, (even if you have no use for them) then that is a perk and it's used as an excuse to keep our pay low! (Not the Chief Execs's pay though).
Stayed in The Psalter in Sheffield on Wednesday/Thursday.
Got food discount and they are still trading.
I also use The Abbey in Liverpool on a regular basis.
Get both food and ( CAMRA) drink discount.
BillyBits
http://www.jimmysworldgrill.co.uk/HEALTHCARE-AND-PUBLIC-SECTOR-DISCOUNT
Longleat Offer Discount to Emergency Services
http://www.longleat.co.uk/emergencyservices
Haven NHS Discount Works online also, Butlins offer various Discounts at different sites for NHS & Armed Forces
for NHS staff its £3.50 for a sub (6 inch) or £4.70 for a footlong and a drink
also emergancy service people get this ...
Thanks
Just follow the smells of biscuits and cakes in atmosphere:)
Double negative "Don't claim nothing" means "does not claim nothing", meaning you DO claim something....
"... as the nation's biggest employer..."
Not sure that is true anymore since most non 'acute hospital' staff are actually (and unfortunately) not employed by the NHS, but by some community interest company or even national (i.e. Virgin health) and just provide NHS services.
However their ID will still have the NHS symbol on, so heat from me for the post.
Many even get final salary pensions. The average secondary school teacher who is supposed to be underpaid receives almost £40k a year and ridculous amounts of holiday and have to have teacher training days.
If NHS workers do not like their job and are unhappy with their conditions they can change their employment and work in the private sector. Nobody forces anyone to work in a job they don't like. As long as someone is paid the minimum salary and health and safety condtions are complied with, the goverment should replace the right to strike to to right to resign. Off they go and find a better paying job... that includes doctors, dentists and London underground drivers, teachers and poorly paid workers.
Edit: Although saying that, if its only for the refresh tariffs, it may not be so good.
Aston Martin is on the list !
finally
Do you really think frontline staff, who are overworked and underpaid, haven't had a pay rise in four years have gold plated final salary schemes.
This is the real world we are talking here, not some tabloid journo's dream.
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In real terms my salary has been cut by £2000 and I've not had a penny increase (even inflation), I'm worse off financially than I was four years ago.
But you know what, I don't care because I love my job and helping people is what I chose to do. Nobody made me and the benefits were never in my thinking.
I'm a frontline nhs nurse who works in an environment where I get threatened and abused daily, and there is a very real threat of serious assault in my line of work.
If you disagree with the schemes that are in place then don't post, please don't insult your fellow man who like us all is struggling through this financial climate.
If you benefit from this thread then I'm very happy for you, if you don't then ask your own companies HR if yours do any benefits.
You never know
I suggest to all the whingers to go start a company and run it how you want. Or go buy shares in a company and then moan at the annual GM. Until then go pay full price for your Nandos.
Everybody needs to put down their Winchesters and Daily Mail because this is getting incredibly old. If anybody would like to be on easy street as a nurse, teacher, or any other government-related job, the door is always open. These opportunities are always available. My guess is that such offers will not be taken up because the airheaded blowhards firing off complaints like Stevie Wonder with a Tommy gun know, on some level, that they are airheaded blowhards. And I would enjoy a convincing explanation as to why being an airheaded blowhard is less of a problem to society than healthy pensions, because I personally don't see it.
If posts are irrelevant and making it difficult to follow actual contributive content then it's spam by any other name and a problem to the community as a whole. I'm fed up of wading through increasingly powerful waves of junk of it to find what I'm looking for. It's the kiss of death to a website which revolves around just that.
See http://www.psdiscounts.com
Ludicrous thinking. I certainly don't have a final salary pension either.
The NHS does good work but also contributes to the deaths and suffering of tens of thousands of people a year.
Surgeons dont want to work at weekends neither do senior doctors so the death rates spike higher at weekends.
So get real with your endless blinded praise of the oh so wonderful NHS, and remember its short comings when your struggling to see your 200K a year GP.
Those thousands of people who were killed in Stafford Hospital and who were lying in hospital beds were treated like that due to a culture of targets SET BY THE GOVERNMENT and insufficient nurses & resources, and was due to the systematic failure across all levels particularly management not the majority of hard working nurses and doctors and other clinicians.
Working for the NHS is one of the toughest jobs there is, resources are so tight, you want to care but you are often overcome with unnecessary bureaucracy and government intervention when they have no idea how a Hospital should be run and works, it's pretty hard working for an organisation whose upper management (Government) wants to destroy it.
It wouldn't be feasible with the staffing levels there are now to have senior doctors & surgeons to work at weekends, there aren't enough nurses & doctors as it is in the NHS hence why unfortunately so many trusts rely on overpaid locums, the moaning of Cameron & co is just to create public angst against the NHS workers, that's all.
Oh, and GPs don't earn 200k a year, that's more **** peddling from the Daily Mail.
The NHS does fantastic work which goes unrecognised simply because it doesn't sell newspapers, there is of course room for improvement, but we have a better system than 99% of the countries in the world, try getting ill in USA and see how you fare.
Grow up!
Must be a WUM. Nobody is that gormless, surely?
You did a marvellous job taking so much time in preparing this post with discounts. I do not work for NHS but as a user of NHS, I feel it is the pride of England and a showcase for the whole world. The staff need more support being so much overstretched always due to shortage of personnel, budget cuts, etc. but caring and highly capable.
Firstly a disclaimer, I work for the NHS, so shoot me
These discounts are offered by each individual company. No one in the NHS has spent any taxpayer money negotiating these deals. Your tax pounds are not paying for these deals. These discounts are not offered as perks of the job, nor are they to compensate for low pay etc. The NHS was/is the largest employer in the country. Any large company would like to attract employees of the largest employer into their stores etc, they do that by offering discounts or incentives to the employees. This in turn may induce people to spend money in their store as opposed to their competitor. That's how business works. That's life.
It's just a sad reflection on people's attitude to the NHS and it's employees that people object to discounts like this. This kind of attitude is exactly what the government and the daily fail want to foster, that way it is so much easier to dismantle the system and replace it with private providers. But fear not, if they get their way we can have a new deals thread on medical insurance deals, bargain hip replacements, extra clubcard points or air miles with every hospital stay, the option to upgrade your bedding etc. please don't let this happen, the NHS belongs to us all, they want to divide and conquer, for every bad story there are literally millions more positive stories, stories you will never hear, stories of normal people doing normal jobs, looking after normal people, helping them in so many ways when its needed most, when patients are scared, anxious, unwell. Many of those staff not realising or having any feedback on the positive impact they have on their patients lives yet they still turn up day in and day out trying to help and do their job to the best of their abilities. It is an oldy but is generally true that most do not consider an NHS career for the money, and if you ask most, they will tell you that they want things to remain in the NHS so that future generations can benefit from this world class service.
Back to the op, you are indeed a star, thanks
My dad works for NHS would I be able to get the discount?
You nhs staff make me puke with your holier than thou attitutes. You stand by and watch hundreds of people die and turn your backs on them and blame any government or the press for scaremongering.
NHS funding has been cut
NHS staffing has been cut
Patients have more complex needs
There are less staff to deal with those needs
The family of patients do not visit or take as much responsibility for care as they used to do ( for a wide range of reasons)
A greater workload with less staff, what could possibly go wrong?
However
The vast majority of care provided by the NHS is world class
The vast majority if staff do give a stuff
No one turns to the NHS for a career of indifference, no one sets out to cause harm
The NHS saves millions of lives, and impacts on everyone, even you! Even with your views, even if the staff recognise your attitude and the beliefs you hold, even you will be provided with treatment to enhance or extend your life should you ever require it without regards to your financial position.
How many countries can say that? Most countries would love our system, but of course you are free to never darken the doors again.....and you may not.....until you ever really need it, and those same people will be waiting to help you even though you are an obnoxious individual with views consistent with that of your user name
Should you ever be in need of urgent medical care (and I wish this on nobody) you must remember to express this view to the care team who look after you.
Failed hospital managers get promotions and transfers and the holier than thou nurses turn a blind eye and keep their heads down and say nothing to expose it all.
The ones I feel genuinely sorry for are the A&E staff and the trainee doctors.
From what I calculate, the operators can easily do 20% discount, and many of the third party outlets offer the same; equally, most phones can get a 100 pound saving (eg compared to Apples list price).
Its worth adding OVIVO - they are *free* per month for 200mins/300texts/500MB data (apart from one-off 20 sign up cost). Then theres giff-gaff with good monthly deals and 3/T-Mobile have good sim-only deals, as does Tesco.
Thanks.
My wife is in fact an A & E nurse and its the system that's screwed up and certainly not the people in the roles. As a couple of posts mention above, my wife has had her life threatened by drug addicts yet receives no support from Police.
For you to say what you have is actually extremely offensive.
Yes, we have terrible incidents, but to pigeon hole all those staff as one is a disgraceful statement.
It is a bit of a read but worth it, if you have been fortunate never to have needed the NHS
http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/jan/18/intensive-care-ill-baby-heart-defect
they renamed it last to cover all aspects of healthcare... no need to be in the NHS
For 10% off sign up to 'MyCineworld' online and book your tickets that way! 10% off all tickets, available to all!
I find it nice to be linked to asylum seekers and benefits claimants, keep this attitude up next time you
Hi
You will find that UK NHS employees do not like to be stereo typed to your comments what is your profession darling or are you not receiving the correct benefits from my country? Are you British/ E U born? Come to the care of the NHS and air your views I dare you goodnight
We recently had a child and all nhs staff were amazing.
Enjoy your deserved discount
PS I like to think my fleeting experience of NHS staff is uncommon and I apologise to genuine hard working staff out there and my views maybe somewhat unbalanced due to this recent experience.
Thanks to all NHS staff. I as a service user I can say there are good and bad side but using the service for the last 35 years most has been on good side, our GP, carers, ambulances, hospital transport of NGH's. other emergencies
I know for a fact that my mum's carer works for the love of it as she doesn't get the wages she deserves, treats her as if she is her own mum and doesn't accept gifts, lifts come rain or thunder she gets there because she doesn't want to leave her venerable clients alone comewhat may, I don't know how she does it I would give up at times and call in sick etc.etc.
Thank you for your input
LET ME GET MY GRUNT OUT HERE to the general public drivers
TO ALL THOSE IDIOT DRIVERs not all just some WHO STOP AT RED LIGHTS AND THERE IS A EMERGENCY CREW BEHIND YOU, YOU ARE ALLOWED TO JUMP THE RED TRAFFIC LIGHT TO LET THE EMG VECHILE GO IT IS THOSE FEW SECOND THAT MAKES IT MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH..... as we have waited for ambulances at times ourselves....
http://www.sussex.police.uk/help-centre/ask-us/roads,-driving-and-cycling/what-should-i-do-when-an-emergency-vehicle-(ambulance,-police-car-or-fire-engine)-is-flashing-its-blue-lights
Now apologise to the 'idiots'
The mobile contract thing for example- Does anyone know if I went thorough quidco etc and got money back and then got an amazing deal with a discount code or something for a contract phone- can I THEN ask them to apply the NHS discount at a later date? Because THEN it would be worthwhile knowing about. The NHS discount on it's own is just not worth it if you are missing out on the other deals that might be going.
And just to add my 2p on the whole "Why do NHS staff get benefits" thing.
1st of all the "benefits" aren't really THAT amazing, and there are 100s if not 1000s of private businesses doing the same or better.
NHS staff get paid WAY less than in the private sector for doing equivalent jobs. The pension makes up for that a tiny bit , but the government have been eroding away at that and new starters now can't get a decent pension. It's pretty much just a normal pension these days. Probably not even worth joining because the basic pay is so low, that anything that comes off that hurts. It's really disgusting that the same argument used by politicians when they want a pay rise (i.e when they say " I could be earning 2 or 3 times this wage in the private sector, so everyone should pay me more to continue being a politician") means they get that wage increase, but NHS stuff have to cope with pay CUTS (yes- a freeze on pay is a cut because of inflation), dwindling staff numbers. So the job becomes more stressful and harder to do at the same time as your wages are less in comparison to everyone else.
I definitely agree that a lot of "NHS Managers" ( I wouldn't call what a lot of them to "managing") could be got rid of without a lot of people even noticing. But every time there is a cut it is always front line staff that have to go, and yet manager numbers seem to stay the same or even increase for some reason. The NHS DOES need a shake up- but not in the way most red top newspapers would have you believe. I probably needs a bottom-led revolution.
- The guy is a troll, he's spouting crap to get a rise out of people
- No one thinks NHS workers are leeches
- If the job was easy and fantastically well paid there would be a glut of people wanting to do it. There's not because it isn't
- Horror stories are news because they are the exception, if they weren't it wouldn't be news
I would like to thank all NHS staff for their hard work, they do a fantastic job, mostly in our hour of need. They deserve more that a few quid off a mobile phone contract.
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Any NHS employee
I have had a few bad experiences with the NHS but I don't think of the quality of the NHS based on these few experiences. When I was born, I was saved at 10 days old. It took a lot of arguing from my mom to be taken seriously about my condition- I had "back to front" intestines so wasn't absorbing any food- I went from 6lb 2oz to below 4lb as I was starving to death. They saved my life though, so I'm thankful.
When I had cancer when I was 14, it was a slow-growing cancer, but I was misdiagnosed for over a year. Again it took my mom shouting at the doctor which got the ball rolling on blood tests etc. We were told it was a ganglion to begin with. But he's human, he makes mistakes- it wasn't from not being bothered.
When pregnant with my 2nd child, I had a problem with my hips and should have had a plaster cast, I could barely walk, but the midwife/health visitor kept ignoring my requests to be checked out. She was over-worked and working during the day and was on call out at nights at the same time, she admitted she couldn't sleep properly because she was worried she'd sleep through an important call. Again, she's human, she didn't do it deliberatly, she was overworked and exhausted. I still suffer pain now, my daughter's 4 years old, so it has affected me, but I don't whinge about the care I wasn't given.
When my mom was in hospital being checked for endometriosis, there was a nurse who, every appointment, walked up and down the corridor staring at the ceiling! We never saw her do any work at all, my mom had a number of appointments. It just made us laugh. We didn't tut or were disgusted by it- it was comical to see her in her own little world. For all we know, she was over-worked and was exhausted. But just because we saw her like that, it doesn't mean it was all she did. It made our visits more interesting, looking for the nurse who stared at the ceiling...
My grandad, he had to go in for a few different things- heart operations, problems with his prostate etc. He's diabetic, and they had it on a sign over the top of his bed. Yet he managed to charm the nurses into seconds of puddings! Again, it made us laugh, they shouldn't have given him any at all, but the cheeky so and so got seconds!
So please remember, nurses and doctors are human. They have good and bad days. They have problems at home, suffer from depression and anxiety attacks and struggle through work. They're ill themselves (a nurse friend of mine has carpel tunnel and is struggling to move her hands but is still working) and they do this, not for a pay cheque- the wages are pitiful compared to the work they do, they do this because they want to care for others.
Amend OP post?
from your web link
From RAC Forum....
In regards to the last bold quote from RAC one should flash the HW code
Thanks for pointing it out
But the emergency vehicles put the fear in drivers be it any of the 3.. people will move on to the pavements and red lights and sometimes it is not safe to do as the last line above proves it....
NOW I KNOW IT whole of the HUKD'rs on this post.
If it's so good and easy working in the public sector specifically the NHS then you can always join them!!!
US traffic system
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Has anyone got discount on non - refresh?
I love you!
I would love for you to come and do my job as a staff nurse in Paediatric Intensive Care for one day. Irregardless of the fact we regularly work 13/14 hours shifts without sitting down, eating, or even drinking a glass of water. We see babies and children who are critically ill, and we are regualrly saving their lives. And unfortunately, some also pass away. And this is all in a days work!
If you hate the NHS so much you can always pay to go private :smiley:
Something that isn't JUST for students or Armed forces
Not convinced John Lewis is involved in this discount scheme and would be interested to know what % they offer?
I was in a emergency room once, and that was enough for me...I brought there my friend with an open fracture and we were waiting hours!! And when finally someone came to see us,it seemed that I know more about medicine with my absolutely basic military paramedic degree than most of the NHS personel - so please don't think even for minute that our NHS giving exellent services and there are always hard working people. For most of the problems we have, most of the doctors gives you paracetamol... Always.You don't have to be doctor for something like that. (Paracetamol is number 1 reason for liver damage,liver failure or/and death in UK...)
However, you're not in the right mind if you believe that someone who's in an office job, 9-5 (that includes myself) has a similar working environment and pressures to a nurse or doctor working on an A & E ward in a busy city centre. The things they see every day just defies belief. I know this as the things my wife has seen is like something in a Hollywood movie. Patients with poles through their stomach, people who have had legs severed off, the list is endless.
Then your quote about you and your friends waiting time. This statement just defies belief. Who's fault do you believe this is if you're waiting 4 hours to be seen? The nurses and doctors or perhaps the endless queues of people who shouldn't be in an A & E department to begin with? You have endless amounts of people calling out ambulances and coming into the A & E department when it's nothing more than a headache and the person's GP should really be the point of contact.
Then you talk about Doctors prescribing paracetamol most of time? Do you know why this is? Because that's all that person requires. What do you want? The Doctor to send someone into the ER room simply because they've got a headache? Quite conveniently you are forgetting the Doctors performing surgeries every day that saves people's lives.
Personally, I think you're a disgrace
Anyway, don't know if its already been said, but I too get discounts working for the MOD. In fact, got 20% knocked off my contract at Vodafone a couple of days ago when I got a new contract. Funny as no one I work with knew you could do it.
From the laboratory scientists, who are totally invisible to the highly organised secretaries, all part of the NHS. I know I have left out lots of jobs but as a nurse, gets on my nerves that nobody understands the bigger picture. Rant over :innocent:
Same applies to many contracted staff in the NHS, e.g many hospitals no longer employ their own cleaners, they are employed by an outside contractor.
Oh and get paid peanuts, the once that complain the most are in my opinion the worst offenders and they won't go private neither.
HSBC
Dorothy Perkins DO give a 10% discount - very nice!
Sincere thanks again x x x
Can't spot them in the merchant section of nhs discount websites
Has it been reintroduced
Thanks to anyone who can help
I wasn't even aware of the discounts until the sales assistant told me about it and he didn't want to see any ID.
Id love the Subway offer of 10% to be correct but can only find info on the same list on MSE
If this info is on MSE then it has been copied from here, I created this thread myself and wrote it myself. There is some info I gleaned from around the web however, and that has been mentioned in the op.
Subway being a franchise your milage may vary much like dominos, there should be some benefit to asking though. Good luck.
Thanks OP for an excellent resource.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2721797/Nurofen-nearly-killed-daughter-Girl-2-lucky-alive-suffering-horrific-allergic-reaction-childrens-dose-drug.html
The girl had a rare condition that affects 1 in half a million which caused her to have a sever allergic reaction. Her life was saved 9thanks to nurses and doctors). Where is the lack of compassion in this story? What does it have to do with "IDIOT NURSES N DOCS" ? Or "WHO DOSNT KNOW BASIC DIFF BET MEDICINES"
Go back and read it again properly this time.
voted cold again :disappointed:
I'm an IT professional for the record, working in the private sector doing constancy into a government area (can't say which unfortunately, but it IS something that effects the general populous).
NHS employees work very hard for long hours.... so do I.
NHS employees do something which affects people's lives... so do I.
NHS employees are overworked... so am I.
NHS employees are underpaid... so am I.
NHS employees are unappreciated... so am I.
People battle on about supporting NHS employees, great! Someone battle on for IT professionals, plumbers, gardeners, supermarket workers, etc. would be great too.... OR... same treatment for all.
Aberfal expressed this in totally the wrong way I agree, but the fundamental point isn't that unreasonable... I would like these companies offering discounts to recognise my trade too, and the trade of everyone.
What it chooses to give you in compensation and benefits is completely upto them.
If your job isn't making you happy because of what you get out of it, maybe you should do something that does; rather than berate the perks staffers of the NHS get, without actually asking for it.
http://membership.staffshop.co.uk/membership-shop
I will endevour to update this info in the near future as it has become clear that some offers have been withdrawn and a few others have been made available.
Thanks for all the positive comments guys, I didn't think this thread would have interest one year down the line however it appears that new people are discovering it all the time. I'm happy if anyone has saved any money from this information.
Can you tell me how you get discount for national express is it a code ,it's not automatically discounted ?
Can't be having rewards for our hard-working NHS workers under this government.
Agree the Tories comment
Go Ape : Outdoor activity : 15 % discount. Booked over Phone.
I have always received the NHS 10% discount in Dorothy Perkins but never knew it was offerred through the whole Arcadia Group until I saw this thread. Its a shame Topshop have stopped but unsure of the other Arcadia stores.
1800 young doctors leaving last week
NHS needs a discount. Or better respect and care
Do EE still offer discount?
Reminder,, thats what you get paid for, if you are paid to work 8 hours, if you are paid to work,8,10.15 hours thats what you get paid for, it doesn't mean you work harder than anyone else in thousands of other jobs. No-one ever talks about what happens in the clinics forming a major part of the hospital. I have never seen any clinic staff run off their feet, being overworked or underpaid. My father worked down the coal pit, but all he used to say was "I work hard but thats what I get paid for" . I have worked for 54 years and always worked hard, sometimes under extreme pressure, so what,, thank your lucky stars you have a job , get on with it, never mind the Unions constantly manipulating their membership for political gain, strange really when its a known fact that 80% of members never go to meetings unless industrial action is being organised. The NHS are paid to work hard which they do, alongside millions of other people who get no perks at all. GP's salaries are far too generous for what they do, they are not GODS they are paid to do the job they chose, but are not interested in providing a service to people when they need it. It has been recently proven that some hospital are deliberately delaying Ambulance turnarounds, yet another slice of evidence political activity. The general public are not supporting the Doctors actions irrespective of what the "unbiased media" suggest's. Never forget this country was left in the gutter but the last Labour Party, THATS A FACT.
I say this after 15 years in NHS admin, watching our pay and pensions eroded year on year always giving more for less, my wife a ward based nurse for several years running the unit understaffed and over scrutinised.
We're in Australia now and won't return to a country I still think of as home, a country that each year gets meaner and more divided by the endless chipping away of our decency by a hollowed out political process & MSM grinding axes against the weakest members of society while ignoring the blatant corruption of our leaders and there corporate masters.
Apologies for the lengthy post.
I did actually refuse this offer and loyalty team phoned me next day with 15.99£ for 15gb inl.txt and min.
Do we deserve store discount for doing our jobs over other peoples occupations? Not necessarily. However you should be praising all the hard working staff who continually look after your friends and family when they are ill.
Paramedic and proud of it.
1) People who get too drunk and waste NHS time should be made to pay for it.
2) People who come here for health tourism should be charge first then treated like they do in USA etc...
3) Top management should work shadow the front line staff to get an insight how things really work before they budget cut this and that!
-Rant over... wishing all our NHS staff a Merry Christmas :smiley:
Are the nhs staff paid ? yes and imo well, BUT there now being treated like everyone else. I.e overworked and long shifts and thats the same in most professions these days. So nothing new.
Getting a discount because someone works for the nhs seems a farce to me. I walk past over a dozen charity shops everyday and all these staff are unpaid, these are the people who should be getting the discounts. Those that work in social care are on minimum wage,are these people not deserving of a discount or are they not hard working? .
Im of the opinion that those that work in the nhs are on the upper scale of the wage scale and also benefit from final pensions (maybe not everywhere).