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The Hospital Saturday Fund is a registered charity whose aims are to provide assistance for registered health charities, hospices, medical organisations and individuals with a medical condition or disability.

We can provide grants for medical projects, care, research or support of medical training within the United Kingdom, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, the Republic of Ireland and Malta.

For individuals, we can provide help with the purchase of specialised equipment or forms of treatment.

For medically related charities, hospitals, hospices and medical clinics:
The Hospital Saturday Fund will consider giving grants towards medical capital projects, medical care or research and in support of medical training. The Hospital Saturday Fund will also consider grants for running costs.

The Hospital Saturday Fund does not give grants to:

• Charitable projects outside the UK, Isle of Man, Channel Islands and Republic of Ireland.
• Organisations that are not registered with one of: The Charity Commission for England and Wales, HM Revenue & Customs, The Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator, The Charity Commission for Northern Ireland, The Isle of Man General Registry, the appropriate regulatory body in the Channel Islands or the Revenue Commissioners in Ireland.
• Organisations carrying out non-medically related activities.

Applications from individuals:

The Hospital Saturday Fund does not give grants to individuals for the following:

• Treatment outside the UK and Ireland.
• Financial assistance.
• Transport costs to hospitals/clinics.
• In-home care or care home costs.
• Private hospital admission or treatment.
• Experimental drugs/medication (those not recommended by N.I.C.E).
• Purchase of a car.
• Building works to either inside or outside of the home, painting, decorating, any gardening works.
• New furniture or replacing existing furnishings.
• Installation or maintenance of any heating system.
• New or replacement carpets, electrical household goods (e.g. washing machines, bed linen, dishwashers, tumble dryers, ovens, microwaves, fridges etc).
• Holidays/trips abroad/religious pilgrimages.
• Repayment of loans or credit card debts, utility bills for household expenses (e.g. gas, water, telephone, etc), rent or mortgage arrears.
• Clothing.
• Education or tuition fees.
• Funeral expenses.
• Driving lessons.
• Respite breaks at a therapeutic centre.

Deadline: 2 Dec 2024.

Full details available here: https://hospitalsaturdayfund.org/apply-for-a-grant/