How NHS Charities Translate Public Appreciation To Practical Support For UK Health Service

WREXHAM, WALES - MAY 14: Intensive care nurses wait for a colleague to enter the unit before they leave at Wrexham Maelor Hospital where staff have received funding from local NHS charity Awyr Las (Blue Sky) on May 14, 2020 in Wrexham, Wales. As the National Health Service grapples with the Covid-19 pandemic, members of the British public have raised tens of millions of pounds for charities that support NHS institutions and their workers. In Wales, initiatives by the local NHS charity Awyr Las (Blue Sky) show how that fundraising translates to material assistance, going over and above what core NHS funds support. Awyr Las have funded items ranging from appliances and refreshments for staff break rooms to medical equipment like blood pressure monitors and catheterisation models. Awyr Las, one of over 200 NHS charities across the country, is part of NHS Charities Together, the national organisation of charities that was the beneficiary of Captain Tom Moore's historic fundraising campaign. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)