Southampton Hospitals Charity is proud to offer a range of funding throughout 2024 – 2027 for the benefit of UHS staff via annual allocations to the Trust. Individual staff members / departments can request support from the relevant budget holder as laid out below.
Our annual staff education, training, and wellbeing programme has been developed in partnership with UHS and will support projects identified by UHS leadership as strategically important for the Trust.
Southampton Hospitals Charity aims to support staff projects that:
- Improve staff wellbeing (small ideas, collaborative initiatives and awareness campaigns)
- Enhance education and training access (particularly in underfunded staff groups)
- Improve the Trust’s EDI journey
- Improve the environment within prioritised staff areas
Staff Wellbeing
Our Staff Wellbeing Programme supports the following projects and initiatives:
- Staff Amenities Fund
- We have a small allocation of funds to support domestic items for staff areas. The aim is to improve wellbeing of staff whilst working at University Hospital Southampton. This might include microwaves, fridges, kettles, or small furnishings. Items should cost less than £300 and have as wide-reaching benefit as possible.
- We have a small allocation of funds to support domestic items for staff areas. The aim is to improve wellbeing of staff whilst working at University Hospital Southampton. This might include microwaves, fridges, kettles, or small furnishings. Items should cost less than £300 and have as wide-reaching benefit as possible.
- “We Are UHS” week, October 2025
- Funding renovation of staff areas as identified by the Trust
For more information on these initiatives, please refer to StaffNet. Please note that decisions about allocating this funding to individual projects are made by the Trust, and the Charity does not have an influence.
The Charity is unable to support any further or individual requests beyond the agreed annual allocations in an effort to centralise and further our impact. Our annual funding commitment will be revised from 26/27 financial year onwards.
Staff Training and Education
Southampton Hospitals Charity Staff Training and Education Programme will provide an annual grant to UHS to support staff training and education.
For more information on our Staff Training and Education Programme please refer to StaffNet.
Staff members can download an application form and email it to your divisional education lead. Please note that decisions on individual applications are made by decision makers at the Trust, and not by the Charity.