Trade union Unison said seven sites opened at the start of the year for NHS Lothian workers, and will run for three months.
The food pantries are receiving "steady use" and were designed to be accessible to staff who work anti-social hours. Tracy Anne Miller, Unison Lothian's health branch secretary, said the "food pantries" started after stories emerged on social media of staff struggling to pay their bills.
"I can't thank them enough for the work they have put into organising this project. We have agreed to run them for three months and review them in March. "We decided to run the pantries over the winter months as these would be when people were struggling to meet energy costs and other costs after Christmas. We are not claiming that NHS staff are struggling more than anyone else.
"The evidence so far is that the food pantries have steady use and will hopefully get our staff through the winter months when energy bills are higher. They are being used and we have anecdotal evidence of those staff visiting the pantries being very grateful for them being there.
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