Marks & Spencer reveals it’s ‘proud’ to be donating 4,000 sets of pyjamas to be worn as scrubs and We Are NHS slogan t-shirts for the ‘wonderful people who are saving lives’
- Marks and Spencer revealed they are donating thousands of branded T-shirts
- 4,000 pyjamas to be used as scrubs and will start a free food delivery service
- Announced its plans to support the NHS in its response to COVID-19, and admitted they were ‘proud’ to be able to help the ‘amazing people saving lives’
Marks and Spencer have revealed they are donating thousands of branded T-shirts, 4,000 pyjamas to be used as scrubs and will start a free food delivery service for NHS workers at the Nightingale Hospital, St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington and Great Ormond Street Hospital.
On Thursday the high street retailer announced its plans to support the NHS in its response to COVID-19, and admitted they were ‘proud’ to be able to help identify the ‘amazing people saving lives’.
The retailer is also donating clothing care packs for NHS Nightingale patients to help provide some comfort and normality when they get discharged.
Marks and Spencer have revealed they are donating thousands of branded T-shirts, 4,000 pyjamas to be used as scrubs and will start a free food delivery service for NHS workers at the Nightingale Hospital, St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington and Great Ormond Street Hospital
A spokesperson revealed they are sourcing, packing and delivering the individual care packs for male and female patients, which each contain a t-shirt, jumper, joggers, knickers or boxers and socks, and will be available in a range of sizes.
Specially branded ‘We are the NHS’ t-shirts will form part of the uniform pack for NHS Nightingale London’s team – making it easier for everyone to identify the doctors, nurses, staff and volunteers.
They will also be starting a new, twice-weekly free food delivery programme to help feed the teams at their charity partners Great Ormond Street Hospital and St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington, with deliveries of nearly 5,000 prepared meals, sandwiches and treats every week for the next two months.
On Thursday the high street retailer announced its plans to support the NHS in its response to COVID-19, and admitted they were ‘proud’ to be able to help identify the ‘amazing people saving lives’. The T-shirts will form part of the hospital uniform and help identify workers
Some of the T-shirts say ‘we are Londoners’ and some say ‘we are NHS’ as they help create a uniform for hospital workers
Meanwhile the team at their Castle Donington distribution centre will donate over 4,000 pyjama sets required for doctors and nurses at NHS Royal Derby Hospital to wear as scrubs as they care for patients.
Steve Rowe, CEO of M&S, said: ‘We’re doing our bit to help the NHS by focussing on what we do best – providing great food and clothes – in the hope we can make it just a little easier for our NHS heroes to do what they do best, as well as the patients in their care.
‘We get through these challenging times by pulling together and it’s been truly humbling to read the suggestions that have been pouring in from colleagues and customers alike with ideas for how we can help those on the NHS frontline.
A spokesperson revealed they are sourcing, packing and delivering the individual care packs for male and female patients, which each contain a t-shirt, jumper, joggers, knickers or boxers and socks, and will be available in a range of sizes
‘At a time when everyone is facing into personal challenges and our own frontline colleagues are working round the clock – it’s heartening to see the whole nation is getting behind the fantastic NHS teams we’re relying on right now.
‘We really are all in this together and I’m delighted we have been able to turn some of those ideas into action.’
Natalie Forrest, Chief Operating Officer at NHS Nightingale London said: ‘These packs will ensure real dignity for our patients and make the nurses very proud to be able to provide such an amazing level of care.’
It follows the introduction of special shopping hours for NHS, emergency service and health and social care workers every Tuesday and Friday during the first hour of trade and dedicated M&S Bank telephone banking hours from 6pm to 7pm every day.
M&S has also increased the size and product range of daily deliveries to its 46 hospital stores across the UK to help NHS workers access essential family products, including more meat, fish, produce and personal care items.
The retailer is also donating clothing care packs for NHS Nightingale patients to help provide some comfort and normality when they get discharged. Pictured: Staff at NHS Nightingale hospital watching the Queen’s speech at the weekend