NHS Deals

NHS workers can sign up for free to Health Service Discounts to get a code for 15% off tickets for outdoor adventure activity Go Ape (30+ locations, find your nearest). Tickets normally cost between £20 and £35.

The offer is valid Sunday to Friday, so you can't get 15% off on Saturdays. The code can't be used with any other offers.

If you've a Blue Light Card, Pure Gym (find your nearest) is offering 5% off monthly memberships or 10% off fixed-term memberships, plus no joining fee (normally about £15).

The cost of membership depends on the location, but Pure Gym says monthly memberships start from £15.99 a month.

To get the discount, sign in to Blue Light Card (£4.99 for two years – see more info), and generate a code from its website or via the app.

NHS staff can get 5% off on service and MOT bookings at Mr Clutch Autocentres (40+ branches in England and Wales – find your nearest). To claim the discount, show your NHS ID in any branch.

The offer can be combined with discounted online prices, but can't be used with any other offer.

Bear in mind Mr Clutch may not be the cheapest place to get your MOT, even with the discount. Check our Cheap MOTs guide for ways to cut costs.

Mental health programme Unmind is giving free access to NHS staff who sign up online with their NHS email account.

Unmind says it provides clinically-backed tools, resources and support for proactively nurturing your mental health.

Access Unmind via the special NHS link, sign up with your NHS work email, answer a few questions to get set up, then download the app to your phone.

Welcome Break service stations (find your nearest) are offering emergency services and NHS workers with a Blue Light Card 10% off Starbucks (including 'Drive-Thru') and KFC. The previous 20% discount valid at other retailers does not seem to be active, but it's worth checking the Blue Light Card website to see if it comes back.

Simply present your discount card before you pay. See full T&Cs. It's worth noting that both Starbucks and KFC offer 10% off at non-Welcome Break locations, so you don't have to go out of your way to visit Welcome Break to get this discount.

If you have a Blue Light Card (see our full Blue Light Card info), don't just assume it'll give you the best discounts – always compare offers to check you're getting the best deal.

If you're shopping online at JD Sports, you can get a unique code from Blue Light Card (£4.99 for two years – see more info) that gets 10% off most full-price items.

You can't use the discount on gift cards, plus some excluded items. See full T&Cs.

NHS staff and emergency service workers looking to join a Nuffield Health fitness and wellbeing centre can get 30% off a full individual monthly rolling or 12-month membership – prices vary by location (find your nearest). See 'More info' below for full eligibility criteria. See full Nuffield Health T&Cs.

To sign up online, if you work for the NHS use the code NHS30 in the corporate discount code section at the checkout. For fire service, use the code FIRE30 and for the police service, use the code POLICE30. You'll need to show your work ID on your first visit.

Emergency Services and NHS workers, can register for a Blue Light Card to receive discounts for online and high street retailers. Check more info to see if your service is included.

It costs £4.99 for a two-year membership - well worth it if you think you'll save over £5 during this time. See full T&Cs.

Unfortunately, you can't see which other offers are available until you've signed up, but in the past we've spotted offers such as 10% off at Iceland, 10% off at Starbucks, 20% off Superdry, 30% off yoga classes, and discounts at several popular restaurants.

If you have a Blue Light Card, don't just assume it'll give you the best discounts - always compare offers to check you're getting the best deal.

If you're looking for ways to help improve your health and fitness, you can download the free NHS fitness app Active 10. 

The free app (downloadable for Apple/iOS and Android) is designed to fit easily into your daily routine by monitoring how much you walk. Unlike other fitness apps that measure steps, Active 10's intended to get you doing regular 10-minute long brisk walks - ie, walking at a faster pace than usual to get your heart pumping, making you slightly out of breath.

So, we reckon this is aimed more at people who currently aren’t getting a lot of exercise, rather than people who already do a lot to keep fit.

The NHS app says that regular 10-minute brisk walks can benefit your short-term and long-term health, eg, help those with lower back pain and high blood pressure, and reduce your risk of heart disease and type two diabetes.