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Please note, donations are now closed and Meals for the NHS has wrapped up with the final meals delivered on 30th June. We’d like to thank you all for your continued support!

"Meals for the NHS saved my business. We wouldn't have been able to survive without them."

Helios Gala, owner of Pabellon, London

For restaurants

We supported independent, local restaurants whose businesses were at risk of closing during COVID-19.
100% of donations went towards funding meals.

Total meals cooked
303,767
Food providers
223
Staff saved from furlough
65
Cash injected
£1,815,617

Meet the people behind the meals

215 Hackney: "Special thanks to everyone at Meals for the NHS for making this possible.. to support independent businesses in daunting circumstances (such a relief)"
Full of Chaat: "We made and distributed over 2000 meals and because of this we have not had to furlough all of our staff"
Gorilla Coffee Cafe: "[Meals for the NHS] quickly safeguarded the jobs of two employees. We were able to take three further staff members off furlough"
Corporate Catering Ltd: "We lost all of our orders overnight, and we prepared for the worst. Meals for The NHS offered us a lifeline"

Our provider principles

Default to local, independent food providers
Help as many food providers stay open
Help keep food providers operate at cost
Deliveries will be on time, all the time

Feeding the NHS Safely

We took food safety seriously. Quite simply - we cared about the NHS workers we fed and showing our appreciation to them - in a way that helps them, not harms them. We developed comprehensive food safety guidelines for both our hospitals and our food providers.

Our full food safety guidelines