Apply for funding LTHT staff update newsletter Funding Newsletter - July 2025 We are your charity, here to support you every step of the way. Every year we provide over £3 million in additional funding that turn your great ideas into reality. We’re excited to announce the next round of funding opportunities that will be available throughout Q2 2025/26. These opportunities will be open to all staff across all hospitals. Find out more: Funding Opportunities Patient & Family Wellbeing Trolley: This is a fantastic opportunity for wards, outpatient clinics, and departments across Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust to have a free wellbeing trolley. Following a successful pilot, we're expanding this initiative to bring comfort and support to more patients and their families. The trolley, stocked with complimentary snacks, fruit, hot drinks, and toiletries, will be managed by the Charity and run by dedicated volunteers. Your team simply provides a main contact, storage, and ongoing collaboration. Apply Now! Submit your Expression of Interest (EOI) by 12 August 2025. Find out more: Patient & Family Wellbeing Trolley Application Form Our Trolley Volunteers brightening hospital stays Lidia Lunga is one of the trolley volunteers, she wanted to give something back after her son received specialist care at Leeds Children’s Hospital. As a single mum, caring for a son with complex medical needs, Lidia found it difficult to find a full-time job, so this voluntary role opened up an opportunity that works around her family commitments. We spoke to Lidia about why she loves being a Trolley Volunteer, she told us: “As someone who has been on the other side in hospital with my poorly son, I know exactly how these parents are feeling. When you’re by your child’s side worrying about them, you’re putting them first and can forget to take care of yourself and feel guilty about leaving their bedside to just grab a snack or a drink. It’s lovely to see how parents react when we offer them a drink, snack or even a listening ear, they are so grateful and appreciative and you can see that it just makes their day! The parents are so tired and having someone recognise them and their wellbeing is equally as important.” Research: Improving outcomes in Mental Health for Children & Young People Leeds Hospitals Charity is offering a new funding opportunity to support research focused on the mental health of children and young people treated within Leeds Teaching Hospitals. This funding, made possible by a generous legacy donation, aims to support innovative research projects with a direct impact on patient care over the next five years. With rising national concerns around poor mental health in young people and increasing admissions to acute medical wards for mental health conditions, we will look to support studies that explore and improve care for children presenting at A&E, admitted to inpatient wards with mental health concerns, or experiencing medically unexplained symptoms. Projects might investigate new therapeutic approaches, test health technologies, or inform policy and practice improvements within hospital settings. Find out more: Research: Improving outcomes in Mental Health for Children & Young People The Marie Curie Research Grants Scheme 2025/26: Application Window: Open now – 21 July 2025 Applications are still open for the Marie Curie Research Grants Scheme 2025/26. This is a unique collaboration between Leeds Hospitals Charity and Marie Curie, the UK’s leading end-of-life charity. This partnership brings an exciting funding opportunity for researchers aiming to improve hospital care and discharge processes for people with palliative and end-of-life care needs in Leeds. This funding opportunity focuses on improving the quality of palliative and end-of-life care in hospital settings and enhancing discharge processes for people with serious life-limiting illnesses. Find out more: The Marie Curie Research Grants Scheme 2025/26 Our Q1 Funding: Since the start of the financial year, we have launched our Patient Experience funding opportunity and following a review of initial expressions of interest we have invited selected applicants to make a full application. We’re looking forward to reviewing these in due course. In addition to the open funding opportunities, we support projects through other means like specific donations, strategic funding and via our Linked Charities. We have committed to supporting the second year of 7 Days of Play at Leeds Children’s Hospital, ensuring every child and young person has access to the Play Team seven days a week. We are supporting an additional ten staff room refurbishments across the Trust and provided funding to continue to support the Employee Support Fund which offers immediate financial support to staff experiencing financial hardship. These projects continue to make a difference to patients, their families and staff across Leeds Teaching Hospitals. Charity Engagement Sessions: We’re continuing to hold charity engagement sessions across the hospital sites - these are a great chance to chat with you and other staff across the Trust and share details on how we can keep supporting patients, families, and staff across Leeds Teaching Hospitals. We’ll be at the upcoming LTHT Research and Innovation Conference on 10th July where you’ll find the funding team ready to answer any questions you might have - so please pop by to say hello and find out more about how we can support you. Are you aware of any upcoming meetings or opportunities that could benefit from our attendance? We are always on the lookout for the change to engage with staff across the Trust. If you know of any opportunities, please share them with us. Your insights and suggestions are invaluable in helping us stay connected and informed. Let’s work together to ensure we don’t miss out on any chances to grow and support each other. Contact the Grants Team on 0113 539 7091 or email [email protected] Leeds Hospitals Charity is proud to fund a range of projects across Leeds Teaching Hospitals to make a real difference to patients, families, and staff. Stay tuned for more updates and further funding opportunities throughout the year! 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