Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals Charity

Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals Charity, rooted in a philanthropic tradition dating back to the 1840s, supports pioneering healthcare at these London NHS hospitals by funding innovative treatments, equipment, research, and patient experience initiatives beyond standard NHS provision. Its mission is to improve lives of those with serious heart and lung diseases through medical progress, guided by core values of ambitious goals, teamwork, creative problem-solving, staff growth, and celebrating achievements. Distinctively, it empowers hospital staff—clinical and non-clinical—to drive immediate patient benefits via flexible, targeted funding that fills critical gaps.

The charity prioritises research and innovation (e.g., fellowships, pump-priming grants, pilot studies), COVID-19 recovery, and patient experience enhancements, funding activities like genetic sequencers, artificial hearts, ICU extensions, imaging centres, and micro-projects via the Patients' Fund (palliative care, comfort boxes, ward improvements). Beneficiaries are patients, families, and staff at Royal Brompton and Harefield hospitals, with emphasis on non-medical staff research skills and patient-focused welfare.

Eligibility is restricted to staff employed by Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust delivering projects at these London sites; external organisations, charities, or non-Trust projects are ineligible, with no income thresholds or religious restrictions. Typical grants range £10,000–£40,000 (Seed Grants up to £40,000; micro-grants smaller), via competitive online forms in rounds (next Research Seed Grants deadline: 19 December 2025). It excludes large strategic/core funding, capital-only grants, or rolling applications, standing out for small-scale, high-impact staff-led initiatives complementing NHS care.