Sheffield Hospitals Charity

Sheffield Hospitals Charity, an independent company limited by guarantee since gaining autonomy from NHS governance in 2017, enhances patient care and outcomes across Sheffield's NHS services—from birth to end of life—by funding essentials beyond statutory budgets. Rooted in collaboration with local trusts like Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust, its mission emphasizes compassion, excellence, and innovation, ensuring top equipment, treatments, and environments for patients and staff. Distinctively, it leverages public donations, lotteries (74% to grants), and partnerships to distribute over £2.45 million annually, prioritizing high-impact needs identified by NHS professionals and communities.

It supports life-changing research (e.g., multiple sclerosis), specialist equipment, patient comfort initiatives, technology innovations, hospital environment upgrades, staff wellbeing, training, and mental health services across specialties like maternity at Jessop Wing, cancer at Weston Park, and community care. Beneficiaries include Sheffield residents, families, and NHS staff, via programmes like Little Wishes Fund (small projects), themed calls (e.g., Supporting Caring & Cared Staff, Reducing Health Inequalities, Dragons’ Den), travel scholarships, and strategic grants.

Eligible applicants are staff from specified Sheffield NHS Trusts, collaborating academic institutions, or linked UK charities, strictly serving Sheffield areas—no income thresholds apply. Grants range £500–£50,000 (typically £5,000–£25,000), with rolling applications for under £2,500 (monthly reviews) or EOI-to-full process for larger ones, reviewed by panels six times yearly (next deadline: 21 April 2025); themed calls have fixed closes (e.g., 1 May 2025). Exclusions cover NHS top-ups, certain staff roles, or non-linked initiatives; its edge lies in direct NHS ties, rapid small-grant decisions (within 4 weeks), and proven local impact.