Our impact

At this level, funding often supports small but meaningful touches that bring comfort, understanding and reassurance, such as:

• Refreshments for Christmas carol services and patient gatherings
• Sensory activities for mental health inpatients
• Peer support meetings for young people with diabetes transitioning to secondary school
• Radios for patient bays
• Memorial days for bereaved parents
• Keepsake teddy bears for children who have lost a parent in critical care
• Ramadan provisions for staff working unsociable hours
• Specially designed activity packs to help children understand and cope with a parent’s cancer diagnosis
• Canvas prints to create calmer, more welcoming ward environments
• Secure storage and equipment to support inhaler education for patients
• Hot drinks for patient waiting areas
• Books that help families talk about cancer in a gentle, supportive way
• Equipment and enhancements for staff areas such as microwaves, fridges and kettles.
• Training and restorative days for NHS staff

This level supports projects that enhance care, dignity and wellbeing for patients and staff, including:

• Supporting awareness and training initiatives to promote organ and tissue donation
• Simulation training equipment to build staff skills and confidence
• Greetings cards for patients
• Memory boxes and keepsakes for end of life care and child bereavement
• Improved child development resources for clinics and home visits
• Mastectomy pillows and drain bags to support comfort and dignity after surgery
• Equipment to create engaging spaces within dementia units
• Children’s ward Christmas celebrations
• Cookbooks designed for people living with cancer and their families
• Post-operative support bras for people recovering from cancer surgery
• Hope and recovery packs co-designed with service users
• Volunteer thank you and seasonal events
• A range of staff support initiatives, including team-building and training days and professional development through conferences

At this level, funding can deliver larger improvements to environments, equipment and patient experiences, such as:

• iPads to support stroke assessments in patients’ homes
• Toys and resources to improve children’s waiting areas
• Additional seating for patients and visitors
• Memorial trees with dedication leaves
• Specialist equipment such as vein finders to support clinical care
• Wheelchairs to support volunteer teams assisting patients
• Activities for mental health and dementia patients to support wellbeing
• Improvements to children’s ward facilities for those with complex needs
• Refurbishment of parent rooms on children’s wards
• Access to wellbeing programmes such as chair yoga for people with cancer
• Tablets for patients in critical care to stay connected and engaged
• Enhancements to maternity environments with furniture and calming décor
• Ultrasound devices to support diabetes care
• Staff training and team development opportunities
• Staff room improvements to support wellbeing at work
• Antenatal education in multiple languages to reach diverse communities

Larger donations help us deliver transformative projects, new technologies and research that shape future care:

• Interactive sky ceiling tiles to provide distraction and comfort during treatment
• Dedicated spaces to support compassionate end of life care in emergency settings
• Digital screens in imaging departments to reduce anxiety and improve understanding
• Multilingual birth preparation workshops for diverse communities
• Advanced surgical technology to support robotic-assisted procedures and training
• Major ward environment improvements, including refurbishment and redesign
• Digital devices to enhance chest drain therapy
• Innovative diagnostic equipment to reduce the need for invasive procedures
• Specialist equipment to improve emergency care for children with additional needs
• Outdoor space renovations for respite care settings
• Research projects focused on improving care for underserved communities with diabetes
• Specialist research roles to advance urology and diabetes care
• New treatment approaches for early-stage prostate cancer
• NHS staff reward and recognition programmes and events