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London North West Healthcare Charitable Fund Our Impact 2019-20
Contents
2 Annual Accounts 2019-20
London North West Healthcare Charitable Fund
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Who we are 3
Our vision 3 16
A message from our team 4
A Year of Achievement 5
Our impact in 2019-20 6
Our year in numbers 8 20
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COVID-19: Our response 9
Enhancing patient welfare 12
Funding life-saving medical equipment 15
Furthering clinical & health service research 17
Advancing staff welfare 18
Fantastic fundraisers making us proud 19
Staff lottery and events update 21
Training and education 22
Looking ahead: Our goals for the future 23
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Fundraising strategy 24
Fundraising through NHS Charities Together 25 21
Who we are
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We are the official dedicated charity for London North
West University Healthcare NHS Trust, raising vital
funds for Northwick Park, Central Middlesex Hospital
Our vision
and Ealing Hospital, as well as local community
To make a positive and lasting
services in Brent, Ealing and Harrow. impact on the lives of our
patients, their families and
the local community, by supporting
We help NHS staff to deliver the best possible healthcare for our our incredible NHS staff to deliver
patients by funding innovation, new facilities, medical research the best healthcare possible.
and cutting-edge technology above and beyond what is made
possible by standard NHS funding.
A message from our team
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This has been an extraordinary year. In the face In the latter part of this financial year, life changed in a way
of many challenges, we have shown dynamism, none of us could have imagined. The impact of Covid-19 led
to rapid changes as we adapted and responded to deliver
courage, collaboration, and determination.
our mission – enhance the lives of staff and patients across
It has been yet another fruitful year for LNWH Charity. the Trust. We continued to bring together a community of
This report demonstrates how we have laid great caregivers and survivors in the face of the biggest health
foundations for the future, and put in place some key crises our generation has ever seen.
infrastructure to support us as we move forward.
We did this by seeking funds, coordinating food and supplies
This is a great credit to our small but powerful team.
for our staff when the stores were shut, creating and
In our last financial year (April 2019 to March 2020), we facilitating staff well-being spaces to provide comfort to our
developed our services to meet the changing needs of our NHS staff in the face of great uncertainty and difficulty.
community across Ealing, Brent, Harrow and beyond.
Read on to find out more about how we funded training for
We have supported Trust research projects, invested in over 500 staff to upskill them through various accredited
pioneering technology, facilitated future-proofed clinical courses, provided a new high-quality image capturing
and recreational spaces, and backed services designed to camera-microscope to the London Regional Cytology
support our community now, and in the future. Training Centre at Northwick Park Hospital, supported
2019-20 has faced the NHS with the greatest challenge various refurbishment plans at Meadow House at Ealing
that most practitioners can remember in their lifetime, in Hospital and so much more.
the form of Covid-19. It was in this context that the Charity Finally, I would like to thank all of our fundraisers,
showed itself to be so valuable in supporting a range of donors and volunteers who have supported us throughout
activities that made a big a difference to the Trust, and to 2019-20 and who continue to do so. The difference we
the wellbeing of its people. We are proud of all that we have are able to make to patients at LNWUH NHS Trust is only
achieved together. possible thanks to you.
We are pleased that the West London Vascular and Thank you to everyone who continues to champion the
Interventional Centre was officially opened earlier this year. Charity and the vital service it provides.
The Centre is the first in the UK to offer fully-integrated care
to patients by bringing vascular surgeons and interventional
radiologists together under one roof. As previously reported,
we supported the Centre’s development with a £1.5m Amyas Morse Wendy George
donation in the last financial year. Chair Head of Charitable Funds
London North West London North West
University Healthcare Healthcare Charitable
NHS Trust Fund
A Year of Achievement
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When considering which projects we undertake,
our corporate trustee board and, particularly, the
members of the Charitable Fund Management
Committee have referred to the Charity
Commission’s general guidance on public
benefit and ensure that the projects are in line
with our charitable aims and objectives.
In 2019/20 the charity’s public benefit can be noted
through the funding of £1.3m on additional items of
equipment purchased for Trust wards and departments,
funding external educational courses and seminars to
keep healthcare professionals up to date with the latest
techniques, assisting with fundraising projects relating
to health and welfare of the general public and providing
staff with amenities such as staff room provisions, staff
recognition awards which promotes staff motivation,
encourages a better working environment and improves
staff morale.
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
operates an equal opportunities policy which extends
to the charity. The charity benefits all members of the
general public regardless of their ethnicity, religion, disability,
colour, race, sex and sexual orientation. London North
West Healthcare Charitable Fund is committed to working
alongside London North West University Healthcare NHS
Trust as an addition to the service which they provide. To
maximise the benefit to the general public the Charity acts
within the guidelines and policies of London North West
University Healthcare NHS Trust. The Charity has achieved
this by the donations received by you, our donors and
supporters.
The following pages aim to share how our charity has made
a difference to our community.
Our impact in 2019-20
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Patients and those who care for them have been at the heart
of our achievements over the last year.
Donations and Staff Welfare and Patient Welfare
legacies Development* and Amenities*
14% 16%
£558,000 £102,000 £182,000
Research and Staff Training and
Income Spend
Investment Clinical Support* Education*
Income
27% 2019/20 2019/20 £100,000 £226,000
59% £259,000 Grants Contribution to
Awarded* Building Costs*
£252,000 £136,000
Other Trading
Activities
84%
£130,000 Charity
Admin
Total Cost of Raising
Funds including
Other Medical Support* Fundraising Cost*
Donations and legacies income was Total Income Expenditure Equipment*
down by 1% (2018/19:£563,000).
£947,000 £224,000 £253,000
Other trading activities income was
down 27% (2018/19: £177,000).
£7,000 £109,000 (2018/19: £324,000) (2018/19: £198,000)
Investment income for 12 months ended 31 March 2020
was down 8% on last year (2018/19: 281,000) during the Total Charity
year the investment units were sold to fund charitable
fund expenditure activities and reduced value of portfolio
expenditure
and returns on investment.
£1.591m
(2018/19: £2.513m).
*excluding charity admin support
Our impact in 2019-20
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The cost of raising funds totalled £253,000 (2018/19:
£324,000) for the year ending 31 March 2020. The
£6,198m fundraising team salaries and training costs totalled £190,000
and included specialist agency recruitment fees and
consultancy fees. The cost of the Charity merchandising and
the fund balance of website upgrade and maintenance, organisation membership
London North West fees to charity groups and regulatory organisations are
Healthcare Charitable included in the overall cost of raising funds.
Fund on 31st March 2020. Charitable activities in 2019/20 totalled £1,331m (2018/19:
£2,184m) includes expenditure categories totalling £1.107m,
(2018/19: £1.985m), the Charity’s administration support
£4.422m costs £224,000 (2018/19: £198,000) and the Expenditure on
other relates to audit fees totalling £7,000 (2018/19: £5,000).
Note that the support costs are apportioned across
is held in restricted funds each area of activity and is included in expenditure
categories totals.
In the latter part of March, 2020 the COVID-19 pandemic
worldwide lockdown reduced the Charity’s investment
£1,776m
portfolio, unrealised gains and produced losses on
investments totalling £170,000.
in unrestricted funds. Unrestricted funds
The unrestricted funds are general funds with no restriction
on how they should be spent. LNWH Charity’s unrestricted
fund balance as at 31 March 2020 is £1,776m. The balance
of the Charity’s reserve is the total balance of the charity’s
unrestricted funds.
Restricted funds
Restricted funds balance at as 31 March 2020 is £4.422m
and are for specific purposes and are allocated to support
a variety of wards and departments.
Our year in numbers
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10,000 16 500+
10,000 patients used the 16 TVs installed in the Over 500 medical professionals
Newly-funded Vascular Unit Infectious Diseases helped through five courses run by
Department Northwick Park Hospital Medical
Education Centre
80 100 160+
Over 80 mothers helped New camera helped Patients diagnosed through
by newly-acquired breast teach over 100 students Speech Therapy equipment
pumps in Cytology lessons
500 Five £108,000+
Upskilled over 500 staff 5 staff conducted courses Funded medical equipment
by funding courses on Tropical Diseases worth £108,000+
COVID-19: Our response
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At the start of the Covid-19 outbreak, North West
London was the hardest hit. Northwick Park During COVID-19
Hospital had one of the highest death rates
in the country.
LNWH Charity stepped up to support our NHS Trust. In
2019/20, LNWH Charity worked hand-in-hand with LNWUH
NHS Trust on its Covid-19 response. As we plan forward, we
remain committed to supporting Trust staff and patients,
One
1 temporary staff well-
being area created
and will continue to work strategically with the Trust’s senior
teams. Here’s a glimpse of what we accomplished to tackle
COVID-19 in 2019/20 and beyond:
Launched a successful
Covid-19 Appeal
We set up a Covid-19 appeal fundraising
page via JustGiving to mobilise funds
£75,000
Gift-in-kind worth £75,000
to support staff well-being. It has so far raised over shared with our Trust
a whopping £500,000 that has and will continue to during the peak of the
pandemic.
support the Trust staff.
Sponsored life-saving equipment
Fundraiser to acquire life-saving equipment
for Critically-ill patients. Medical equipment
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£ /�M
such as new ventilators to help patients Our Covid-19 Appeal
breathe, pumps to help provide nutrition and reached over £500,000
medication to patients, and haemofiltration machines that
help kidneys filter unwanted substances and fluids.
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Rejuvenated our
NHS staff, so they
could outshine the
pandemic
We arranged for delivery of goods
across Northwick Park, St Mark’s,
Ealing and Central Middlesex hospital
sites. We devised and executed a
system for the delivery of goods.
When our staff struggled to get snacks
and meals during their long shifts, we
organised pop-up shops twice a week
at Northwick Park, Central Middlesex
and Ealing hospitals. Wards and
services picked up the donated goods
at pre-assigned timeslots and our staff
continued to face the challenge at hand.
We facilitated individuals and local
businesses to come together and
donate refreshments such as
coffee, tea, biscuits, nuts, crisps and
chocolates. We also shared care
packages with the teams including
hand creams, facial creams, hand
wash, shower gels, socks, sleeping
masks, blankets and pillows, all
aimed at making the lives of our
staff more comfortable as they
fought the pandemic.COVID-19: Our response
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Facilitated Project
Wingman
This year, we were also
delighted to be able to
support Project Wingman through
our COVID-19 Staff Wellbeing Appeal.
We supported the amazing Cabin
Crew from British Airways, Virgin
and Easy Jet to create a first-class
area to help our staff unwind and relax
before, during and after their shifts.
We supported by providing food, drinks,
coffee machines and soft furnishings
to the lounge areas.
Curated temporary
staff well-being
space
We were also glad to
provide a temporary staff well-being
space such as the Medawar Room at
Northwick Park. This area allowed staff
to relax during their breaks and are
packed with comfortable sofas, bean
bags and include coffee machines,
phone chargers and an array of treats
to help re-energise staff on their breaks.
Overall, the small charity team came
together to empower LNWUH NHS Trust
in an exceptional way.Enhancing patient welfare
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upport from the charity helps
S
us continuously evaluate how
we can improve the services we
provide to our patients. It helps us
to compassionately support our
patients and their families in little
ways that make a huge difference..
Jimmy Mir, Assistant General Manager,
Specialist Palliative Care Services,
London North West University
Healthcare NHS Trust
further their fundraising goals
Infrastructure and provide services and care
building for for patients innovatively.
Meadow House Our funding has improved the
patient environment and helped
Located at Ealing Hospital, Meadow provide additional services such
House is a 15-bed inpatient unit and as aromatherapy and reflexology.
day hospice providing specialist
Over the past couple of years,
palliative care to patients and their
we have helped fund site
families in the London boroughs of
improvements such as a newly-
Ealing and Hounslow.
designed garden, extension of Your money goes to support the
Traditionally, donations play a major the pathway to allow wheelchair design, construction and fitting of new
part in helping the hospice provide users to make greater to use of construction and the renovation of older
additional comforts to patients the garden, and the purchase of areas to give our patients the best care
facing life-limiting conditions. This new awnings for our side rooms to and experience possible.
year was no different. We helped ensure the patients are comfortable
the hospice build a digital presence, The funds we provide help make hospital
if they want to sit outside.
stays brighter, better and more bearable
for patients and their families.Enhancing patient welfare
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Enhancing Neonatal Care
UVA Therapy Module at our hospitals
for Ealing Hospital Our donation of seven breast pumps has been beneficial
during the Covid-19 outbreak. We had enough pumps so the
We are supporting the Dermatology
mothers could express beside their infant and not have to
80
Department at Ealing Hospital to provide
wait, at a different location, for a pump to be available.
treatment to patients who suffer issues such
as Psoriasis, Eczema and Vitiligo. Through our Over the last couple of months, the unit has been
support, the NHS staff find it easier to solve extraordinarily busy. So far, about 80 mothers and babies
health conditions and boost the patient's self- have benefitted from the new pumps.
esteem and livelihoods. Before COVID-19, we So far, about 80
We have also sponsored two reclining chairs so the parents
were helping the staff treat patients on a long- mothers and babies
can be comfortable doing skin-to-skin cuddles with their
term cycle with intermittent breaks. have benefitted from the
premature baby. This has proven to help morale and well
new pumps.
as build the baby’s immunity. These chairs are very snuggly
and popular with the families.Enhancing patient welfare
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Designing spaces
around children
The idea of staying at a hospital might seem a little scary for
many children. Our staff has found it crucial to have a non-
clinical area to communicate with young patients, to prepare
them for their treatments.
We funded a project to make the Adolescent Room at Jack’s
Place (the Children’s ward at the Northwick Park Hospital),
a spot where young people can go to relax, interact with
other children and relate to our Play Therapists. We also
funded uplifting wall décor to create a comforting ambience.
To keep the patients engaged and relaxed, we also placed
PlayStations and interactive tablets in the ward. We added
large bean bags on the floor, which are loved by the children.
The room is used to have designated session with children,
taking them away from clinical areas and helping them
relax and prepare them for procedures. Most of the children
Furthering essential comfort for patients admitted to the ward use the room at some point during
their admission.
in Elgar Ward The walls on Chaucer Ward were also decorated at a
great expense and have proved to be a great success with
When someone is unwell and at a hospital, any support big or small, makes a difference.
patients and their families. The décor on the Unit has made
Home comforts like TV can have a significant impact on a patient’s wellbeing, pain
it a happier and friendlier place for children.
management and recovery rate. We purchased and helped install 16 TVs throughout
Elgar Ward, to help patients manage their clinical isolation, which has a high success ost of the children admitted to NPH use
M
rate in improving healing from infectious diseases. the room... Some use it to get away from
The installation of TVs has helped patients with infectious diseases manage their the ward and relax, while others enjoy
socializing and playing games. The room
psychological and moral wellbeing. This was particularly helpful for elderly patients
is important to us because it gives the
who were not allowed any visitors due to COVID-19.
children a sense of safety, which is helpful
We also funded diploma courses for five of our staff in the division so they could in their quick recovery.
master effects and treatments for Tropical Diseases.
Georgia Allen, Play Specialist,Northwick Park HospitalFunding life-saving medical equipment
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We rely on your generous
New camera sets sights on Grant awarded to lay the
donations to build world- improving cancer detection foundation of a new Vascular
class facilities and buy
cutting-edge equipment This financial year, we funded a high-quality image capturing Unit
so our hospitals can camera-microscope for the London Regional Cytology
give extra special care In June 2019, West London Vascular and Interventional
Training Centre (LRCTC), a world-class teaching facility
to everyone who needs Centre (WeLVIC) hosted a grand opening of its new
for cancer screening professionals, located at Northwick
them. Our charity has vascular unit at Northwick Park Hospital. We funded
Park Hospital.
funded a variety of items the ground-breaking centre through a £1.5m grant.
The newly-acquired camera allows students to view “real- Our goal was to provide modern, state-of-the-art facilities
to help enhance the
time” images from diagnostic cases to spot pre-cancerous for vascular treatment that enable a comprehensive and
environment the provision
changes in the cells and, recommend treatment accordingly. integrated vascular service, allowing patients to have
of medical care and
This device allows for a fully-interactive and educational consultations, scans, treatments and recovery on one
for patients at London
training session for cancer screening professionals. day, all under the same roof.
North West University
Healthcare Hospital This year, due to COVID-19, the demand for online courses The Centre has enabled clinicians from interventional
NHS Trust. increased. Without the camera, it would be nearly radiology, vascular surgery, administrative staff, nursing
impossible to provide high-quality lessons and ensure that staff and management to work within one unit. This has
the students are on the right trajectory. brought the team together.
This year, the Centre ran 24 courses attended by 130 In summary, the unit has increased collaboration within
students. The images captured by the camera were also our teams, reduced waiting times for patients and enabled
a crucial part of external meetings attended by over 500 overall better patient care.
doctors & nurses.
£108,000
The images captured were also utilised in medical
publications and training documents for the NHS Cervical
Screening Programme and are circulated nationally.
Medical equipment
donated to the Trust by hanks to the Charity’s support, we now
T
the charity in 2019/20 find ourselves once more at the forefront
10,000+
was worth £108,614. of Cytology training…
Mark Terry, Training Centre Manager, London
Regional Cytology Training Centre, Northwick
patients used this unit in 2019/20.
Park HospitalFunding life-saving medical equipment
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Healing Stroke and Cancer
patients through Speech
Therapy
In 2019/20 we also invested in Fibreoptic Endoscopic
Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) equipment. Using this
equipment, a very thin camera is inserted through the
patient’s nose into the throat to look at the voice box
from above.
This equipment is used to assess a patient’s swallow,
their voice, and the structures of the throat, secretions,
and sensation. It can help make decisions on whether
a patient is safe to eat and drink, to facilitate voice
assessment and accurate care planning. This FEES
equipment will have an immense impact on the speed
and quality of the work our NHS staff does across
multiple departments.
atients can visualise their anatomy on
P
the large screens which supports them
in understanding their impairments and
therapeutic exercises that could help …
In many cases, this supports patients in
returning to eating and drinking the things
they enjoy which is essential to their
overall recovery.
The equipment can help in a variety of cases, including,
Stroke and Head & Neck Cancer. Carol Roskilly, Lead Principal Speech and
Language Therapist (Ealing Acute, Brent & Harrow)
Over 160 patients have been helped by the equipment
since November 2019.Furthering clinical & health service research
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We pump primed clinical staff salaries totalling
over £80,000 in 2019/20. It included two
members of staff who have committed to
a five year programme, which began in 2017.
The project involves clinical and health research
in rehabilitation and is based in the Regional
Hyperacute Rehabilitation Unit at Northwick Park.
The outputs from this research
programme will deliver:
• T
he establishment of a UK-
wide database for the audit of rehabilitation
service.
• T
he developments of a data registry
for patients with prolonged disorders of
consciousness.
• T
he dissemination of key research findings
through publication in peer-reviewed journals,
lectures and conference abstracts.
• T
he implementation of research findings
through policy and service development,
including the further development of
integrated care pathways and national
clinical guidelines.Advancing staff welfare
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Celebrating NHS’s hidden
heroes
We continue to fund staff welfare activity by
contributing to staff events, retirement gifts
and breakroom amenities such as fridges,
furniture, microwaves.
During 2019/20, staff welfare funding was approved for
London North West University Healthcare Trust’s Annual
Staff Excellence Awards before the government guidelines on
COVID-19 came into force in the latter part of March 2020.
LNWH charity assisted London North West University
Healthcare Trust with honouring all the Trust’s staff – from
nurses, volunteers and administrators to physiotherapists,
porters and doctors - at the 2019/20 annual Staff Excellence
Awards. The ceremony was funded by our charity and other
external sponsors.
Hundreds of nominations were received from patients, carers,
families and staff and more than 500 people attended the
event to see winners of thirteen categories being announced.Fantastic fundraisers making us proud
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y heartfelt thanks
M
for all the kind
donations to the
Neonatal Unit’s
Just Giving page…
Everyone who
has supported
the Neonatal Unit
has truly made
a difference.
Gene Taylor, Matron
Golfer Joe raises During his treatment, Joe was full of
praise for the expertise and dedication
World Prematurity Day: A big
funds for Lymphoma of Dr Charalampia Kyriakou’s team that day for our tiny patients
always went the extra mile to make him as
Services comfortable as they could. LNWH Charity and the Neonatal Unit (NNU) at
Northwick Park Hospital joined forces to celebrate World
This year we were inspired by the As Joe’s health improved, he wanted to
Prematurity Day in November 2019 to raise vital funds for
ingenuity of golfer Joe Regan as he thank the medical team that had saved his
our youngest patients and their families.
raised a spectacular £8,000 for Dr life. This year, after an enforced 12-month
absence from a golf course, he put on a Babies born prematurely have an increased risk of early
£2,600
Charalampia Kyriakou’s Lymphoma Fund
special fundraising event to support our death, and those who survive are likely to be afflicted by
at Northwick Park Hospital.
diligent and kind staff. chronic ill-health or disability.
In 2017, Joe’s world came to a halt Donations helped
"The medical team were amazing To bring awareness about the critical issues, and raise
when he was diagnosed with Lymphoma. to purchase an
throughout my treatment…This funds for our Neonatal unit, we set up a JustGiving page
He spent over three weeks undergoing extra reclining chair
fundraising is a small token of our and raised over £2,600 last year. The donations helped
chemotherapy and receiving arduous for parents 'skin-to-
appreciation for such a wonderful group purchase an extra reclining chair to enable parents to
treatment for Cancer at Northwick skin' experiences
of people and the amazing work they do.", have vital 'skin-to-skin' experiences with their babies and
Park Hospital. with their baby
he signed off. to facilitate breastfeeding.Fantastic fundraisers making us proud
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Ealing Half Marathon Heroes for
Meadow House
Over 50 fantastic runners tackled the Ealing Half Marathon in September 2019, in aid of
Meadow House Hospice, which was one of the race's two 'Gold Charities'.
Now in its seventh year, the run has established itself as the Country’s highest-rated half
£20,000
marathon, with 5,000 participants taking up the challenge in 2019.
For Meadow House, the high profile 'Gold' status helped the hospice recruit its largest group
raised from our of runners since it first took part in 2015, including Bernardo Villazon who finished in the top
marvelous Team 400 fastest runners. The marvelous Team Meadow House runners raised over £20,000
Meadow House in 2019.
runners in 2019
TfL team go the extra mile
for premature babies
The incredible team of London Underground, Piccadilly
West Station decided to support the Neonatal Unit at
Northwick Park Hospital by walking a 12-mile night walk
across some of London’s iconic bridges. The superb
team of 16 traversed across 12 of London’s most scenic
bridges, including Westminster and Waterloo and finished £4,016
their walk at Tower Bridge. The staff set up a Just Giving raised from our
page and held collections at Sudbury Town, Acton Town incredible Team at
and Ealing Common stations to boost their fundraising, London Underground,
which totaled an astonishing £4,016 with Gift Aid. Piccadilly West
StationStaff lottery and events update
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LNWH Staff Lottery
The focus of LNWH Charity’s fundraising activity in 2019/20 has been around increasing
the unrestricted funds available to the Charity through the promotion of it's recruitment
of the charity’s staff lottery. In addition to raising funds, NHS staff lotteries are a tried and
tested vehicle to drive charity awareness for our charity increase communication and
brand recognition. Getting involved
The funds from the lottery will be used to fund projects above and beyond the LNWUH NHS
Trust statutory requirement to the ward or department functionality or provide additional LNWH Charity challenge events for summer 2020 have
equipment to those required for basic service provision. been cancelled but future challenge events lined up for
A Trust-wide promotion and recruitment of our staff lottery began early March 2020 but July, August and September 2021 are still active. We are
was postponed following the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak and lockdown at the end of hopeful that these events will eventually take place.
March 2020.
We are looking forward to resume the promotion in 2020/21.
To get involved, visit our charity website
lnwhcharity.org.uk/eventsTraining and education
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We firmly believe that helping Here are several of the courses administered by the Charity during 2019/20:
our staff to be informed
and engaged leads to better Advance Life Support Paediatric Life Support
outcomes for our patients. The Advanced Life Support (ALS) course,
Newborn Life Support (NLS) course and European
The Advanced Trauma Life Support Course
is a global course, teaching a systematic process
Paediatric Advanced Life Support (EPALS) are nationally- of trauma care for patients with life-threatening
That’s why the Charity funded six external courses to
recognised qualifications for all healthcare professionals injuries. The course is aimed at specialist trainees in
enable medical staff to update their skills at no additional
who attend cardiac arrests for adults, newborn and surgery, anaesthetics and emergency medicine and is
cost to the Trust. The cost of Northwick Park Medical
children. compulsory for their career progression.
Education Centre run courses that benefit NHS staff and
health professionals include salaries, guest lecturer fees,
hire of premises, literature and equipment to facilitate
those courses. Over 565 professionals benefitted from
ENT Courses Impact Courses
these courses in 2019/20.
The Annual London MDT Head & Neck The Ill Medical Patients Acute Care &
The additional funds are used to:
Imaging Course is held annually and runs in Treatment course (IMPACT) introduces the principles
• Purchase and replace the simulation and life support collaboration between the Ear, Nose and Throat and and practice of acute general medical care and the
equipment used Radiology departments at Northwick Park Hospital, related knowledge, skills, understanding and attitudes.
• unding for instructor courses for LNWUH NHS Trust's
F together with several eminent speakers. The course
The course provides specialist trainees in Medicine
staff to obtain the necessary qualifications to then teach is aimed at Consultants and trainees in ENT, Head &
with key point presentations, workshops, "hands-on"
on future courses Neck, OMFS Surgery and Radiology. The last course
skills stations, and critically-ill patient scenarios to
held in November 2019 attracted 145 candidates.
• Fund staff conference attendance to keep up to date enhance skills needed for dealing with life-threatening
with new developments medical emergencies on the acute medical wards.
London North West University Healthcare Trust Board
Care of the Critically Ill on behalf of the Corporate Trustee London North West
Healthcare NHS Trust decided for us to no longer
The course is designed to advance the administer these courses from April 2020, in order
practical, theoretical and personal skills necessary to focus our energy on growing fundraising income
for the care of critically-ill surgical patients. and implementing the Charity’s revised strategy. The
Medical Education Centre courses will be moving into
a new model that will be managed through the Trust.Looking ahead: Our goals for the future
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Changes in the London North West University Healthcare Trust often influence
the direction which LNWH Charitable Fund takes with regards to funding.
When any changes take place, such as efficiency reviews and major capital projects, the Charity
adopts a sensible approach when committing it's reserves to certain projects.
The level of charity activity is also dependent on donors’ generosity.
London North West University Healthcare Trust Board approved the appointment of a Charity
Director to build the fundraising and grant-making capacity of LNWH charity. They are expected to
be in post in financial year 2020/21 and part of their remit will be to implement London North West
Healthcare Charitable Fund's business plan to help the Charity to achieve its aims including:
Defining the operational aspect of upporting the Trust’s Clinical
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revised reserves policy for the charity.Fundraising strategy
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Raising awareness about the charity' is crucial
to fundraising and the charity plans to manage
this by reaching out and building relationships
with the communities the Trust serves, including
local schools, religion institutions, Trusts
and Foundations, businesses and the local
population.
A key aim is to ensure staff, patients and donors are aware of
London North West Healthcare Charitable Fund’s ambitions.
LNWH Charity's Covid -19 staff welfare appeal which begun
in March 2020 has placed a particular emphasis on this
and has placed LNWH Charity and London North West
University Healthcare NHS Trust in the unique position of
having accumulated an immense amount of support.
In the near future, LNWH Charity plans to develop a new
grant giving and expenditure programme to promote the
grant giving process and support staff to apply for grants.
LNWH Charity will also continue to engage, acquire
and retain donors by driving holistic communications
campaigns through our digital platforms.Fundraising through NHS Charities Together
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In FY 2019-20, LNWH Charity worked to raise LNWH Charity publicised this funding opportunity
funds from NHS Charities Together’s COVID-19 internally and received several applications. The Future
Frailty Network project (FFN project) was chosen as it
Grants Scheme. This is divided into 3 stages:
involves a “community of practice” aimed at reducing
fragmentation of care for those living with frailty.
Stage 1: COVID-19 Urgent
Response Grants Stage 3: COVID-19 Recovery
and Post Pandemic Grants
Grants were created so that NHS Charities could spend
them quickly, with the aim of enhancing the well-being LNWH Charity is eligible to apply for funding for projects
of NHS staff, volunteers and patients impacted by the that support the mental health and recovery of NHS staff
pandemic. and volunteers.
LNWH Charity received a lump sum of £94,500, which,
amongst others, was used to provide online workshops for
NHS Leadership Support Service (for Nightingale Frontline),
death in service benefits for families of staff who passed
away from COVID-19, and wellbeing space for our staff.
An open funding application was also available, which
we used to apply on behalf of the Link Well project: a
two-phase project involving a study, and subsequently
launching, a translation software for our non-English
speaking BAME patients. Our application was successful
and the project was awarded £50,000.
Stage 2: Strategic Integrated
Community & Social Care
Pathways Grants
This was developed to encourage NHS Charities to
collaborate with their voluntary, care and hospice sectors.
Projects must enable patients to leave hospitals more
quickly and safely, stay or remain out of hospitals, which
will significantly help reduce stress on the NHS.If you would like to know more about our work, the impact we have made, and how our funding has been utlilised, you can view our achievements at lnwhcharity.org.uk or contact the fundraising team on 020 8869 3367. @LnwhCharity www.facebook.com/LNWHC lnwhcharity.org.uk London North West Healthcare Charitable Fund No.1083634
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