Stockport NHS Foundation Trust General Fund

The fund supports a wide range of projects and initiatives that directly benefit patients and staff across Stockport NHS Foundation Trust's acute, specialist, and community services. This includes patient welfare projects such as bereavement suites and dementia-friendly environments, staff wellbeing initiatives like mental health programmes and rest areas, medical equipment purchases, facility enhancements, training workshops, and medical research. All funding is directed where NHS budgets fall short, with the aim of driving tangible improvements in care quality and staff capacity. The fund operates exclusively within the Trust's operational footprint in Stockport and surrounding areas.

Eligibility is highly restrictive: only internal Trust staff, teams, or departments may apply for funding. No external charities, organisations, or individuals are eligible. The fund does not accept unsolicited proposals or applications from outside the Trust. There are no income or size criteria for applicants, reflecting the fund's purpose to support internal needs across the Trust's operations.

The fund does not support external charities, organisations, or individuals outside of Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. It does not accept unsolicited applications or proposals from outside the Trust. Core NHS funding or statutory services are not covered; instead, the fund fills gaps where NHS budgets fall short.

The fund operates as an unrestricted general fund, enabling flexible and responsive grant-making. Grants are allocated based on Trust priorities and recommendations from fund holders, with decisions made by the Charity Committee. The fund welcomes internal requests from Trust staff, teams, or departments, and does not accept unsolicited applications from external parties.