Hywel Dda Health Charities

Hywel Dda Health Charities funds projects across a broad range of themes and sectors within the health service, including patient care, patient experience, quality and innovation, and the wider welfare of patients and staff. It supports initiatives that enhance healthcare services for local communities across Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and bordering counties. The charity is interested in projects that go beyond routine NHS service delivery, such as medical equipment, staff training, welcoming care environments, and preventive services addressing chronic illness, mental health, social isolation, and health inequalities. It also funds arts-on-referral programmes, ecotherapy retreats, bereavement support, staff rest areas, lifelong learning, outreach for minority communities, and innovations that reduce primary care pressures. The charity supports both small enhancements and larger service developments, with a focus on evidence-based initiatives that have lasting impact.

Applications are accepted from internal NHS staff or service leads within Hywel Dda University Health Board. The charity does not accept unsolicited applications from external charities, organisations, or the public. Projects must directly benefit patients, service users, families, carers, and NHS staff across Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, and Pembrokeshire. The charity prioritises initiatives that align with Health Board priorities and the health needs of the region, with a focus on non-clinical enhancements, wellbeing, and wider health determinants. There are no income or size restrictions on applicants, but projects must clearly demonstrate how they will benefit the local community and support the charity's objectives.

The charity does not fund core NHS expenditures or initiatives that are the statutory responsibility of the Health Board. It also does not support projects led by external or third-sector organisations, as applications are limited to internal NHS staff or service leads. The charity focuses on complementing statutory services rather than replacing them, so it does not fund activities that fall within routine NHS service delivery.

The charity makes funding awards across a broad range of themes and sectors, supporting both small enhancements and larger service developments. It welcomes unsolicited applications from internal NHS staff and service leads. The charity prioritises projects that are clearly aligned with Health Board priorities and the health needs of the region, and it is open to a wide range of funding ideas. Funding decisions are made by the Charitable Funds Committee, which meets on a quarterly basis.