London North West Healthcare Charitable Fund

London North West Healthcare Charitable Fund (LNWH Charity) is the official charity of London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, supporting hospitals and services across the diverse boroughs of Brent, Ealing, and Harrow in north west London. Established as an umbrella charity with designated ward and departmental funds, it is governed by the Trust Board to deliver public benefit by enhancing patient care, staff wellbeing, and community health beyond core NHS provision. Its mission emphasizes partnership, transparency, and ethical stewardship, enabling "above and beyond" initiatives that improve health outcomes through innovation, frontline support, and quality-of-life enhancements for over 1 million people.

The funder prioritizes health-focused projects such as patient care activities (e.g., music therapy for dementia, memory boxes for end-of-life care, paediatric treats), staff welfare and training, medical equipment purchases, facility improvements, clinical support programmes, and pioneering research in illness prevention and treatment. Beneficiaries are exclusively patients, families, staff, and communities directly served by the Trust, with a strong emphasis on tangible impacts like better experiences, empowerment, and research catalysis.

Eligibility is highly restrictive: only applications from Trust staff, wards, or departmental fund managers are accepted—no unsolicited proposals from external charities or organizations. Projects must align with Trust services in Brent, Ealing, or Harrow, demonstrate added value outside statutory NHS budgets, and secure departmental support.

Grants typically range from £500 to £15,000 (most £1,000–£10,000), awarded on a rolling basis via an internal online form, with decisions at regular committee meetings within 1–3 months. It excludes core operating costs, unrestricted external funding, or non-Trust-linked activities. Distinctively, LNWH Charity provides vital, localized supplementation to NHS services in one of London's densest areas, channeling donations directly to embedded, high-impact healthcare innovations.