OUR GRANTS

Our 2019/20 grants

The UCLH Charity grant programme ensures that charitable funds are used to benefit patient care and support the Trust’s strategic direction. Here is an overview of some of the grants awarded in 2019/20.

£2.0M Spent on projects aimed at improving patient care

Supporting patient care

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Technology enabled outpatient transformation

In a UK first, this project will pull data from fitness trackers and health apps into a patient’s electronic health record which can be viewed by clinical teams. In parallel, technology enabled outpatient care models will measure cardiorespiratory fitness, nutritional status and psychological preparedness of patients before and after major surgery. The project will improve patient experience, provide safer surgical outcomes, reduce pressure on clinical staff and generate data for research and clinical improvement purposes.

Supporting MyCare UCLH

We are funding MyCare UCLH, the patient portal that allows patients to access some of their care record from anywhere via an app or PC. As well as directly assisting patients with technical issues, a focus on clinical engagement will help clinicians promote further take up to their patients, and ensure that the portal meets their specialty’s needs. Use of MyCare UCLH will improve administration and communication and enhance care.

Supporting neurosurgery

Treatment for blood clots in the brain, or vascular malformation is time critical and requires intervention from a specialist vascular neurosurgeon to provide safer care and better outcomes. We are funding the establishment of a regional neurovascular clot rota for north London giving local people access to the timely, specialist care they need 24/7. The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery will be the network hub for this provision.

Extending the medical thrombectomy service

Following a 2017 grant to extend the medical thrombectomy (MT) service, we are providing further funding so that the service is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. MT and clot-busting treatment can significantly reduce the severity of disability caused by a stroke. Expanded MT services will allow 1,600 more people to be independent after their stroke this year across England. As the north central London’s regional specialist centre, UCLH can help local people recover more fully from a stroke as a result of this extended service.