Apply for funding LTHT staff update newsletter Funding Newsletter - October 2024 Funding Newsletter – October 2024 We are excited to announce three new funding opportunities designed to support patients, advance research and provide equipment that will enable Leeds Teaching Hospitals to be at the forefront of timely and innovative patient care and treatment. Patient Experience Grant: £75 to £10,000 Application window open: 23 October – 4 December 2024 We’re interested in receiving applications that will improve the experience of patients treated and cared for at Leeds Teaching Hospitals, leading to enhanced service delivery and/or improved clinical outcomes within a 12 – 18-month timeframe. Examples of Patient Experience projects funded in Q1: Baby suitcases for babies born with down syndrome Comfort care packs for relatives of dying adult patients Peer support groups and targeted education for children and young people with diabetes Find out more: Patient Experience Q3 Research Seed Funding Grant: £75 to £10,000 Application window open: 23 October – 4 December 2024 We are looking for applications that will seed fund research that will benefit patients treated at Leeds Teaching Hospitals. This should be research that acts as a springboard to leverage larger research grants and/or builds greater research experience for an individual. You could apply for: A proof of principle project Feasibility activity Pilot studies A bolt on to an existing study that answers an additional research question which was not part of the original study Find out more: Research Seed Funding Grant Q3 Equipment to Deliver Clinical Excellence Grant: £10,001 - £150,000 EOI stage application window open: 23 October – 20 November 2024 This is a two-stage application process: the first stage is an Expression of Interest (EOI), deadline is 20 November. EOIs will be reviewed by our Funding Review Group, who will decide if the applicant will be invited to make a full application. We’re interested in receiving applications for equipment that will: Enable Leeds Teaching Hospitals to be at the forefront of timely and innovative patient care and treatment Help Leeds Teaching Hospitals to maintain or gain centre of excellence status Help Leeds Teaching Hospitals to maintain or gain regional or national profile Find out more: Equipment to Deliver Clinical Excellence Grant Q3 We’re pleased to report that so far this year, we’ve achieved a 73% approval rate for applications, amounting to over £1.27 million. Earlier this year, we introduced our new funding model which included themed funding calls as well as funding for strategic projects. We’re pleased to see we are reaching more staff across all hospitals through these open funding opportunities. So far this year staff have had the opportunity to apply for funding for Patient Experience, Innovation, Research, Workforce Wellbeing and Education and this funding has already begun to make a difference to patients, families and staff across Leeds Teaching Hospitals. Super Saturday at Leeds Kirkgate Market One of the Q1 innovation projects that is already having an impact is the ‘Super Saturday’ events, a public health initiative being led by Leeds Children's Hospital. Earlier this year, staff from Leeds Children Hospital took their services out into the community, to the centre of Leeds at Kirkgate Market. The team delivered free and fun sessions on asthma, diabetes, dental and weight management to the general public, as they went about their day. Rebecca Baldaro-Booth, Head of Grants at Leeds Hospitals Charity said: “Leeds Hospitals Charity is committed to tackling health inequalities across the region. Thanks to the generosity of our donors, we were proud to fund the Super Saturday event, which offers local families in Leeds the opportunity to speak to experts about a range of health conditions, so that they are better able to manage them. We were delighted to be working in partnership with Leeds Children’s Hospital on this important initiative. Together, we can change health outcomes for the better.” In Q2 we continued to support projects via spending plans, specific donation, strategic grants and via our Linked Charities: Our panel will meet later this month to discuss application made against our Q2 funding opportunities for Workforce Wellbeing and Education Q2. Applicants will be informed of the outcomes as soon as possible. Come and chat with us! Throughout November we will be hosting engagement stalls across the hospital sites, so please do pop down and have a chat with us. We will be there to talk about our funding calls, fundraising or answer any questions you may have! 5 November: Wharfedale Hospital 10am – 1:30pm 6 November: Leeds Cancer Centre, Bexley Wing 9am – 2pm 14 November: Leeds Children’s Hospital, Clarendon Wing 9am – 2pm FINAL DATE & LOCATION TBC 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. If you have any questions, please contact the Grants Team on 0113 539 7091 or email [email protected] Best wishes, Becky, Charlotte, Alex, Jess & Andrea Manage Cookie Preferences