In Scotland or Northern Ireland, a health visitor or social worker may be able to apply for funds on your behalf from the Chest, Heart and Stroke Association. These agencies can act on your behalf, give guidance about which charities are suitable and help with the application form. Some charities will not consider applications for financial help from individuals - they insist that all enquiries should be made by a welfare agency on your behalf. Help to purchase medical equipment GP's cannot prescribe electric nebulisers on the NHS but can prescribe the drugs to put in a nebuliser. Hospital consultants can apply for NHS funding to obtain nebulisers to loan out to patients, if they decide a nebuliser is essential for their patient.
Some hospitals operate a nebuliser loan service.
Unfortunately, whether money is available for this depends on local funding priorities. Some GPs may have nebulisers they can loan out, but sometimes this is only possible for a few days. If your doctor recommends that you buy a nebuliser and you wish to apply for financial help from a charity, you should send an accurate medical diagnosis with your application. This should be provided by a doctor. Some charities prefer to donate equipment rather than money or specify that the money should be used solely for medical purposes.