NHS Charities Together

The Association of NHS Charities, operating as NHS Charities Together, is a federation of over 250 charitable organisations that supports all the devolved National Health Service (NHS), their staff, volunteers and patients, in the United Kingdom. The organisation acts as collective voice for NHS charities as well as coordinating national fundraising efforts.[3][4][5][6]

NHS Charities Together
Formation2008 [1]
Legal statusCharitable Company
HeadquartersLake View House, Wilton Drive, Tournament Fields, Warwick CV34 6RG[2]
Region served
United Kingdom
Membership
Various NHS Charities
Chief Executive
Ellie Orton
Websitewww.nhscharitiestogether.co.uk

The charity came to increased prominence during the COVID-19 pandemic, when 99-year old Captain Tom Moore raised over £30 million for them, by walking laps of his garden, and releasing a single with Michael Ball, which went to number 1 in the UK charts.[7][8] In December 2020, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge became joint patrons of the organisation.[9] In April 2022, NHS Charities Together released an official digital collectible card[10] created in partnership with British photographer Rankin and the digital collectible card company philropy,[11] to pay tribute to the NHS Staff and mark the 2nd year since the beginning of the pandemic, with proceeds going to the organisation.[12] The picture on the card is part of a series of portraits Rankin photographed of doctors, nurses and other NHS staff who were early responder to the COVID-19 pandemic.[13]

References
  1. NHS Charities Together (2021) Annual Report 2020, p6 "Charity Commission". Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  2. "Contact Us". Association of NHS Charities. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  3. "What we do". Association of NHS Charities. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  4. "NHS Charities Together - Formerly Association of NHS Charities". Association of NHS Charities. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  5. Weakley, Kirsty (17 April 2020). "NHS Charities Together appeal raises £55m for members". CivilSociety News. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  6. Butler, Patrick (16 April 2020). "Covid-19 appeal to benefit NHS staff through array of charities". The Guardian.
  7. Lavender, Jane (23 April 2020). "Captain Tom Moore given special Pride of Britain award in emotional TV surprise". Mirror. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  8. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  9. Perry, Simon. "Kate Middleton and Prince William Arrive in Scotland for First Stop of British Tour on Royal Train". People. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  10. "philropy and Rankin present a new way to pay tribute to NHS Staff". Association of NHS Charities. 5 April 2022.
  11. "Rankin and Philropy Partner To Create A Digital Tribute To The NHS Staff". ArtPlugged. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  12. Rowe, Katrina (8 April 2022). "Photographer Rankin and philropy partner to create a digital tribute to the NHS Staff". West Wales Chronicle.
  13. Barrie, Thomas (4 July 2020). "Photographer Rankin talks through his stunning portraits of NHS workers". GQ.
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