Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust Charitable Fund and Related Charities

The charity supports projects that directly enhance the patient experience or contribute to the development of staff, ultimately leading to improved patient care. Examples include amenities for wards, technology for paediatric care, therapeutic equipment, staff training programmes and wellbeing initiatives. All funded work must take place within the geographical area served by Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust, covering Wakefield, Pontefract and Dewsbury. The focus is on areas where NHS budgets cannot stretch, such as specialist equipment, enhancements to hospital environments and innovative therapies that bring comfort or distraction to patients.

Applications are open to individuals within the Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust catchment area – Wakefield, Pontefract and Dewsbury. Typically, proposals are submitted by Trust staff on behalf of patients or departments, but the charity welcomes approaches from individuals who can demonstrate a direct link to the Trust's services. Priority is given to ideas that improve the patient journey or help staff deliver better care. There are no income or size restrictions, but the project must clearly address a non-statutory need.

The charity works on a rolling basis, welcoming unsolicited applications. It considers both one-off projects and ongoing initiatives, and funding is typically directed towards specific project costs rather than core overheads. The charity does not provide match funding or impose a fixed funding cycle, instead reviewing proposals as they are received. Its approach is collaborative, with the fundraising team available to guide potential applicants through the process.