Becky's Blog

Our latest funded projects, by head of grants Becky Baldaro-Booth.

Innovation Grants at Leeds Hospitals Charity

Thanks to a generous gift in a Will, we were able to offer a pot of £100,000 for Innovation Grants. Any member of staff from Leeds Teaching Hospitals was able to apply for a grant of up to £10,000 for an innovation project. Read more

Forcing Brain cancer cells to be more vulnerable to radio- and chemotherapy

Leeds Hospitals Charity has awarded £200k to fund the final two years of a PhD for new researcher Christopher Yusuf Akhunbay-Fudge. Read more

Latest

Charity funded equipment helps patients recover quicker after oral surgery

Leeds Dental Institute (LDI) is one of only a few hospitals in the country using this innovative surgical technique. Over the past six months over 300 patients have now benefitted from this new surgery.
Charity funded scanner helps improve outcomes for skin cancer patients in Yorkshire

Thanks to generous donations from the people of Leeds, we reached our target to purchase this innovative technology, helping to detect the recurrence or spread of melanoma quicker for skin cancer patients.
Donations enable stroke team to integrate technology into patient speech and language rehabilitation

“The iPads have not only enabled our staff to provide new and more engaging ways of working with patients, they have also encouraged patients to drive their own recovery with our support and guidance."
Rays of Hope funding enables expert training for doctors in Uganda

Funding from our linked charity Rays of Hope enabled experts from Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust to attend a training camp at a hospital in Uganda.