Funding Opportunities and Support

Your ideas can transform care, support staff, and improve lives – and we’re here to help you turn these ideas into reality. Together, we make healthcare better!

At NHS Lothian Charity, we know the best ideas for improving patient outcomes, enhancing comfort, care and experience and supporting health and wellbeing often come directly from staff. Well, we’re here to help you take these ideas forward, providing funding for projects and initiatives that align with our priority objectives:

Enhancing patient and carer experience
Improving clinical outcomes
Supporting staff wellbeing and professional development
Improving community health/Reducing health inequalities

What You Need to Know

You don’t need to worry about how your project will be funded and the different funding streams available – we’ll handle that. Your focus should be on telling us what you want to achieve and the difference it will make.

Just follow the steps below:

Explore your idea
Use the links below to learn more about the types of support available and what you need to know before applying.
Get familiar with the application guidance
Read our guidance carefully before starting your application—this will give you the best chance of success.
Ready to apply?
Jump straight to our Submit Your Application page.

Whatever stage you’re at, we’re here to help, so please do get in touch at [email protected] if you have any questions.