Blue Light Card: NHS Discounts

Discounts for emergency services, NHS, social care ,teachers and armed forces

Blue Light Card: NHS Discounts App

"Blue Light Card: NHS Discounts" is the leading app for frontline services in the UK, providing exclusive discounts for NHS staff, emergency services, social care, teachers, and armed forces. With a user-friendly interface, members can easily find discounts, utilize a virtual card, and enjoy unique experiences. The app includes features such as search options, favorites, and notifications for new offers, helping over 300,000 members save on everyday purchases and exclusive events.
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App stats

Version: 4.22.3 (Last updated: 2024-12-11)
Creation date: 2013-11-11
Permissions
Location: approximate location (network-based), precise location (GPS and network-based)
Photos/Media/Files: read the contents of your USB storage, modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
Storage: read the contents of your USB storage, modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
Camera: take pictures and videos
Other:
  • receive data from Internet
  • view network connections
  • change network connectivity
  • control flashlight
  • full network access
  • run at startup
  • prevent device from sleeping
  • install shortcuts

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App summary

We are Blue Light Card – the UK’s largest provider of online and in-store discounts for frontline services including the emergency services, NHS, social care sector and armed forces.

We have recently welcomed early, primary and secondary school teachers into our community. Teachers provide essential services to society – often going above and beyond the call of duty, as we saw during the pandemic.

We exist to show our appreciation for our community and their service and sacrifice. Giving them access to the discounts they deserve, and unique member-only experiences.

We have the largest selection of discounts available in one place, from the daily coffee and weekly groceries through to exciting days out and the family holiday. In 2023 we helped our members save over £330 million. And we offer value beyond discounts, with access to exclusive member events, competitions and free tickets.

We’re dedicated to giving back to our members who dedicate much of your lives to keeping us safe, healthy and supported.

Your Blue Light Card app

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Quickly and easily find discounts to suit your shopping needs straight from the main screen. From discounts on all your favourite brands and exclusive updates on new partners and exciting offers, we’ve even included a virtual copy of your Blue Light Card to help you shop and save while out and about!

Highlights:

- Search - all search features are now in a single screen. We have a new 'Search by Phrase' option, 'Companies' showing an alphabetically ordered list with quick filter and 'Search by Category' which helps you find companies and offers grouped together.

- Near Me - we have made this even easier, which is hard as it is one of the most used features. There was always a list view, but it was hard to spot - so we’ve made it really easy.

- Favourites - now much easier to use and simple to understand, you can even change their order.

- Offer improvements - we have tweaked how we display each offer, for time limited offers we show an expiry caption that is easy to understand, for all offers we colour code and show the type of offer like High Street & Online. For offers you are likely to use in person we automatically add a quick access to your Virtual Card if you have one.

- Redeeming online offers - we have added a mini-browser with back and forward buttons so you do not accidentally come off the screen entirely (we understand how annoying that can be).

- Blue Light Card - you can get one of these directly inside the app and for members that have one we have a virtual card inside the app.

- Notifications - we will keep you informed of select offers, plus when we need update you about your account.

- Suggestions - we really value your ideas and your help in pointing out issues we may not yet be aware of - so we have added features in the app for you to quickly share them with us. This really is the fastest way to get things fixed or improved.



Who qualifies?

4x4 Response, Ambulance Service including retired, Blood Bikes, British Army Cave Rescue Community First Responders, NHS Dental Practice, Fire Service including retired, Highways England Traffic Officer, Home Office, HM Armed Forces Veterans, HM Coastguard, HM Prison & Probation Services, Lowland Search and Rescue, MoD Civil Servants, MoD Fire Service, MoD Police Mountain Rescue, NHS including retired & volunteers, Optometrists, Police including retired, Red Cross, Reserve Armed Forces, RNLI, Royal Air Force, Royal Marines, Royal Navy, Search and Rescue, Social Care Workers, State school teachers & assistants

Not sure if you’re eligible? Find a full list of all our eligible services at: https://www.bluelightcard.co.uk/contactblc.php

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Google Play Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Good in theory for providing discounts and offers.
  • Used to work well for savings and had a good user interface initially.
Cons
  • Constant login issues, including being logged out frequently.
  • App crashes or fails to load, making it unusable.
  • Search functionality is poor and often returns blank results.
  • Biometric login options are unreliable or non-functional.
  • Difficulties with password resets and account verification.
Most mentioned
  • Login/logout issues and crashes.
  • Frustration with search features and navigation.
  • Need for app improvements and better user experience.
User reviews
The application is powered by your favourite browser. I guess snooping goes on with shopping habits, I have to go web based access as the app and Duck Duck Go don't work well. Ditch the browser usage and a 5* would be posted.
by Stephen Brown, 2024-12-16

App is pretty much useless on Google Pixel 9 with Android 15. The search function doesn't work and none of the categories show up. Only Offers Nearby appears for some reason. I can see the card itself but random, giant magnifying glasses show up when I'm trying to use the app and unfortunately it is almost too buggy to use. Please provide a fix as soon as possible. Edit: The search function has stopped working completely 'due to high demand' and won't show up any of the offers.
by Luc Marot, 2024-12-14

The app itself is good however the discounts are not. Most are online codes and they raise the price which effectively invaledates the discount code. There are some bargains but read the small print first. Nice try, but not what it promises.
by kevin jones, 2024-12-09
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