A 99-year-old war veteran has walked 100 laps of his garden to raise £17.000.000 and counting for the NHS.
Captain Tom Moore originally aimed to raise just £1,000 for NHS Charities Together by completing laps of his garden before his 100th birthday. ref BBC
I was wondering where all this money would go...................
How Will Captain Tom Moore's £14m Be Spent To Help NHS Workers?A 99-year-old veteran has become a national hero by raising cash for the health service. Here’s where the money is going.
We know that the millions will be donated to NHS Charities Together.
The charity, which is an umbrella body for NHS charities nationwide, has set the ambitious target of raising £100m for NHS workers through its NHS Charities Covid-19 Appeal.
Before its fundraising appeal began on March 23, NHS Charities Together was not a household name, but within weeks it has raised a huge amount of money.
Here’s what we know about the charity and how the appeal funds will be spent.
What is NHS Charities Together?
NHS Charities Together is the official charity partner of the NHS nationally.
It holds a licence from the health secretary to use the NHS brand, and to fundraise for NHS charitable funds in the UK. It is the only national charity able to do this.
The charity acts as an umbrella organisation for the other 230 NHS charities.
It is a small organisation that, as of last week, had only five staff – but has despite its size managed to channel the outpouring of public goodwill for the NHS into a formidable fundraising operation.
According to Charity Commission records, NHS Charities Together was newly registered as a charity on November 25, 2019, but it formerly operated as the Association of NHS Charities with a rather more modest income of £271,262 in 2018.
NHS charities will be the ultimate beneficiaries of money donated to the Covid-19 appeal, and it will support NHS staff and patients.
But charity money does not replace core government funding and cannot be used to buy frontline NHS equipment, such as ventilators, personal protective equipment or coronavirus testing.
NHS Charities Together says it is working with trustees, NHS charities, and the fund management company CCLA to set up an emergency grants fund.
The fund will do three things.
Firstly, it will quickly hand out money to be spent on enhancing the well-being of NHS staff, volunteers and patients by paying for things like well-being packs, meal deliveries, wash kits and furniture for rest rooms.
Money will also be available to support patients’ mental health by providing electronic devices so they can talk to family and friends.
Secondly, the charity says it has ring-fenced funds to be spent after the coronavirus crisis on supporting the mental health and recovery of NHS staff and volunteers.
And, thirdly, money will also go to bolstering care and hospice services in the community so more patients can leave hospital quickly (and stay out of it), reducing the pressure on inpatient beds.
The charity’s chief executive Ellie Orton told BBC One that the £14m raised by Captain Tom Moore would be used to support these efforts.
How much has been raised?
As of April 16, the NHS Charities Together appeal has raised £27,154,185 separately from the £14m also raised by Captain Tom Moore.
The £27m total includes two multi-million donations made in the first weeks of the campaign, which launched on March 23.
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https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/captain-tom-moore-nhs-appeal_uk_5e981f86c5b65eae709fb903Details of the "NHS Charities Together"
https://www.nhscharitiestogether.co.uk/