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Ways To Give

Thank you for choosing to donate to NHS Lothian Charity.

We are grateful for all your donations and support and are happy to accept your donations in a way that best suits you.

There are many ways you can donate, and whatever way you choose, our patients, their families and our amazing NHS staff are incredibly grateful for your support. From the everyday to the transformational, together we can make healthcare better for everyone.

Donate a gift through our donation page today. It’s quick, easy, secure and you’ll be helping us to continue to improve the wellbeing of NHS Lothian’s patients and staff.

By setting up a direct debit and making a regular donation, you can help us plan for the future. Your committed support would mean that together we can make the wellbeing of NHS Lothian’s patients and staff our long-term priority.

Sign up for regular giving today and make a lasting impact

If you would like to give a gift or have carried out a collection, fundraising event and want to pay by bank transfer, please contact us. We’ll provide you with our bank details and any other information you need.

Your fundraising can help transform the lives of patients and staff across Edinburgh and the Lothians.

If you would like to join our incredible group of fundraisers and start your own challenge, visit our Fundraising events page for upcoming events that you can get involved in.

If you have already undertaken a challenge and raised money through sponsorship, you can pay this in through your JustGiving page, through our donation page or by BACS transfer. Get in touch with us to pay by BACS transfer, we’ll provide you with our bank details and any other information you need. And remember to include a note about what it’s for so we can send you a thank you to share with your supporters.

Please accept our condolences if you have lost someone special to you.

Giving in memory of someone is a special way to remember them, say thank you, and give hope to future NHS Lothian patients and staff.

There are many ways you can make a meaningful and lasting tribute to your loved one’s memory while supporting NHS Lothian Charity.

Find out more on our dedicated Giving in Memory page.

After ensuring loved ones are looked after, many people choose to remember charities in their Will. By choosing to leave a gift to NHS Lothian Charity, you will ensure that we can be there for our growing patient and staff population in years to come.

You may have personally experienced the great care our NHS staff provide, or perhaps you’re inspired to consider a gift in your Will in memory of a loved one. Whatever your motivation, you can be sure that your generosity will help make our healthcare better for years to come.

Find out more on our dedicated Gift in Wills page.

Fundraising in celebration is a simple way to take any special occasion you’re planning – from your wedding to retirement – and raise money to support the patients and staff of NHS Lothian.

Setting up an online collection page on JustGiving, means you can share your page with friends and family and if someone gives you a donation directly, you can easily add this to your page.

When setting up your page, be sure to indicate this is money raised as a celebration of a special event.

If you would rather not donate online, you can send cheques to the address below made payable to NHS Lothian Charity. This is our registered charity name with OSCR and the name our bank account is in.

You can let us know if you wish your donation to go to a hospital or area of NHS Lothian’s work, we will be happy to make sure that it does.

We would encourage you to complete a Gift Aid declaration. If you are a tax payer your gift could go further, please consider if you are eligible and include a Gift Aid declaration in your envelope.


NHS Lothian Charity
2nd Floor, Waverley Gate
2-4 Waterloo Place
Edinburgh EH1 3EG

Please do not send cash in the post, we can’t guarantee it will reach us safely.  If you’ve had a fundraising event or held a collection and want to hand in some cash, you can take this to any one of our hospital cashier offices. For details of a cashier desk to suit you and their opening hours, please email [email protected]

The difference your donations make

Thank you for supporting NHS Lothian Charity and helping us be there for our patients, their families and staff now and in the future. Find out more how your donations make a difference to staff and patients across NHS Lothian.

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