At Southampton Hospitals Charity, our mission is to fund projects that improve patient care and support excellence across our hospital and community services.
We are committed to creating meaningful and lasting change in healthcare, backing initiatives that make a real difference for patients and staff alike.
Grant funding is available to NHS staff across our hospitals, with a focus on improving patient experience, outcomes and wellbeing. Our objectives as a Charity are to:
Our open funding
The below programmes will be open in phases throughout the year.
Click below to see further information about each programme, open dates, key priorities and draft application forms. If you miss an application window, there will be opportunities in future to re-apply.
All applications must be submitted via Southampton Hospitals Charity’s grants portal. If you have difficulty using the system, please contact our grants team on grants@southamptonhospitalscharity.org or 023 8120 8881 to discuss alternative application methods.
All funding is delivered as a strategic partnership with UHS. The Charity is unable to fast-track approvals or side-track Trust processes. The application and approval process will vary according to the type of grants programme you are applying for.
Whatever funding programme you are applying to, the following checklist should be utilised to determine whether the charity is best place to support a proposal.
Is the project…
- consistent with charitable objectives?
- consistent with UHS strategic alignment?
- beyond core NHS costs and services?
- able to show demonstrable positive patient impact and reach?
- deliverable and good value for money?
Please note that charity finances are limited, and therefore not all who apply are guaranteed to receive funding for projects.
Our programmes
As well as our grant funding opportunities, Southampton Hospitals Charity delivers a number of ongoing programmes directly within the hospital to benefit patients and staff. See what else we’re making happen across UHS – these programmes aren’t currently open for applications, but offer a snapshot of the difference your charity is making.
Our impact
From April 2024 – March 2025, the Patient Benefit programme distributed approximately £1,000,000 across hospital departments.
I have been awarded funding, what now?
- You must sign and return your grant award letter and terms and conditions to grants@southamptonhospitalscharity.org. Terms and Conditions can be viewed here.
- Sometimes we may need to specifically fundraise for your project. There may therefore be a slight delay as we secure the necessary funds for the project to be delivered. This will be clearly communicated to you.
- The amount you have asked for will be transferred into your cost centre
- Use Trust procurement system to order the items that you require for your project.
- If the item is not available through usual channels, please speak to the procurement team about alternative options for ordering.
- Keep a log of what you have spent the money on, and how much. If your grant is above £500, you will be sent a spreadsheet to help keep track of spending against your budget.
- It might be helpful to liaise with the budget holder of your cost centre
- Collect feedback from staff, patients, and carers about the item or project delivery. You can use our further information here.
- You may already collect information through surveys, patient records, feedback forms, writing down quotes etc. All of this can help to show the impact of the Charity funding.
- Please use our Logo to advertise your project or place it on the equipment you have purchased.
- You can also use our templates to collect feedback data: