St. Bartholomew's Hospital Charitable Fund

St. Bartholomew's Hospital Charitable Fund is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1211936).

St. Bartholomew's Hospital Charitable Fund is a registered charity whose purpose is to help patients and staff at St Bartholomew's Hospital and to support medical students at the Queen Mary Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry. It gives small grants to patients, their families and carers, funds hospital services and facilities, supports staff education and training, and provides prizes and scholarships for students. Its annual report shows £930,000 paid out.

Priority Areas

The Fund supports patients of St Bartholomew’s Hospital, their families and carers when other resources are unavailable and a grant can make a significant difference. Patient support includes mobility aids, cancer-related wigs and bras, travel, household essentials, emergency help while state-benefit applications are assessed, and end-of-life expenses. It also funds hospital services and facilities for patients and staff, and supports staff education, training and conference attendance; emergency welfare help is available to staff. For students at Queen Mary University of London’s Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, it provides prizes and scholarships, including medical training and research awards. Its approach is to identify where need is greatest and deploy funds where they can be most effective. Patient requests are prioritised where there is a clinical or therapeutic need and a clear financial reason the patient cannot meet the cost.

Themes

• Patient support
• End-of-life care
• Hospital facilities
• Staff development
• Medical education
• Medical research
• Staff welfare

Geographic Focus

London.

For hospital equipment or resource requests, wards or departments should email the Fund with their requirements and associated costs.

Who can apply:

• Staff grants: All staff working or training at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, at any level, can apply to us for help to further their careers and the care they give to patients.

What to send:

• Staff grants: Support for what you want to do from your line manager or department head.
• Staff welfare grants: A brief summary of your circumstances, why you are seeking a grant, and what the grant is needed for.
• Hospital facilities grants
  • Confirmation that the requested items have been refused by the Trust or are outside the limits of what the Trust can fund.
  • The requirements and associated costs.

What the charity says:

• Trustees want requests for hospital facilities to show how the requested items will benefit patients and staff.
• Facilities requests are considered only if the Trust has refused them or they are outside the limits of what the Trust can fund, with confirmation required.
• Patient claims are prioritised where there is a clinical or therapeutic need and a clear financial reason the patient cannot meet the costs.
• Patients and those applying on their behalf are encouraged to seek other providers first and treat the Fund as a last resort.