Funding to support community health projects focussed on tackling health inequities
Community health work which is focused on improving health and life-chances, and aims to reduce or prevent the likely need of NHS care is within the scope of NHS charities. This is a developing area of funding for NHS charities, given the increasing emphasis of the NHS on prevention rather than cure.
Projects and initiatives which aim to reduce health inequities will be considered, both within hospital sites and out in the community.
Funded projects challenging health inequalities will:
- Demonstrate how they will tackle community health issues highlighted as a priority in partnership with the trust in a demonstrable manner
- Demonstrate consideration as to whether the project/activity can be delivered by a third party or external organisation, on a contract basis, rather than directly employing individuals
Decisions on whether to fund external organisations will involve consideration of whether restrictions need to be imposed on any funding, and the scheduling of funding provided.
Fundable projects will include:
- Community health work which helps NHS patients and serves to aid prevention and improve life chances – for example community groups to support rehabilitation after a stroke
Projects will not be funded if:
- They do not clearly link to the trust’s strategy and priorities in this area
- They cannot evidence support from key trust personnel as to how this will enhance the work of the trust in this area
Proposals involving digital and technical aspects
Before submitting a proposal, advice should be sought from the Trust’s Information Technology team.
Funded projects utilising digital and technical aspects will:
- Provide evidence that the trust’s ‘Digital Request’ process has been followed if required
- Provide approval from the director of communications if funding is to be used for a website
- Demonstrate that the Information Governance Team has been consulted to support a privacy impact assessment where a proposed project includes the use of personal data
Hospitality
Hospitality involves the reception and engagement of guests or visitors whose work normally falls within the funding themes supported by the charity. Funding for projects involving hospitality will:
- Be provided only where it can be shown to provide tangible benefits to the strategic aims of the trust and/or charity
- Be connected to fundable activities which disrupt normal meal arrangements or may be provided in circumstances where it would be discourteous to fail to offer hospitality
- Provide sufficient details to justify the expenditure including the names and titles of the person(s) receiving the hospitality
- Will use the meal allowances used by the trust in connection with supporting staff to attend learning opportunities to inform the cost of hospitality per person (f a visiting speaker or lecturer has given up their time for free, an above standard level of hospitality may be appropriate; please contact the charity to discuss such cases)
Funding can include payments relating to visiting researchers or lecturers who provide valued input into the work of the trust.
