Join us for National ‘Elf Service Week

Grab your elf outfit or Santa hat and join us this National ‘Elf Service Week to bring some Christmas magic to NHS Grampian patients over the festive period. Christmas is such a special time for people to spend with their loved ones, having fun and enjoying some festive cheer. Unfortunately, not everyone is able to […]

Charity announces seven-figure Lasting Impact fund

NHS Grampian Charity has announced a significant seven-figure funding programme to develop health improvements in Grampian. The charity’s Lasting Impact programme will make £1 million available to third sector organisations, academics and researchers across Grampian to develop collaborative research projects across a range of health and social care topics. Lisa Duthie, NHS Grampian Charity Lead, […]

NHS Grampian Charity announces latest community funding opportunity

Seven women are sitting in a row on chairs. They are each holding a bright pink resistance band which is looped around their right foot, and they are using it to stretch

Charities and community groups across Grampian are being invited to apply for funding from NHS Grampian Charity, as it opens the latest round of its Community Grants Programme on Friday 1st November. The programme provides grants of up to £10,000 to local charities and community organisations to help them develop projects which improve access to […]

NHS Grampian Charity announces open call for research grants

NHS Grampian Charity has announced an open call for research projects through its annual Small Research Grants programme to support health and social care research in Grampian. The programme is open to applications from any researchers in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray, including those working in dental, scientific, clinical, social care, nursing, midwifery, and allied health […]

Charity shares annual report and accounts

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NHS Grampian Charity awarded almost 650 grants totalling over £2.2 million to NHS Grampian projects in 2023-24. Staff across the health board are able to apply for funding for non-statutory projects and activities which enhance patient wellbeing, staff wellbeing and development, and research and development. You can read the full annual report and accounts for […]

NHS Grampian Charity awards over £160,000 to local health initiatives

NHS Grampian Charity has announced over £160,000 of funding for community-led health and wellbeing projects across Grampian. The charity will support 19 local projects across Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray through its annual Community Grants Programme. The programme awards grants of up to £10,000 for projects which improve access to health provision, enhance healthcare experiences, and […]

New Training Mannequin for Clinical Nutrition

A new nasogastric feeding trainer, which will increase training opportunities for staff, students and patients across Grampian, has been funded thanks to your generous donations. The new Mr Hungry mannequin is being used by the Clinical Nutrition Nursing Team to help deliver training and practical experience in the insertion of nasogastric tubes, nasal tube retention […]

Enhancing Healthcare with the Stroke Rehabilitation Unit

NHS Grampian Charity is proud to work with an incredible team of NHS colleagues across the Grampian region. Our colleagues use the generous donations that have been gifted to the charity to benefit patients and to enhance the healthcare services provided by NHS Grampian, both in hospitals and in the wider community. One of those […]

Hospital patients to receive gifts on Christmas Day

More than 1,700 hospital patients will wake up to a present from Santa on Christmas morning, thanks to NHS Grampian Charity. The charity, which is the official partner charity of NHS Grampian, has funded a small gift for each patient who is spending the festive period in one of the health board’s hospitals. Lisa Duthie, […]

NHS Grampian Charity funds new scanner to improve specialist training

NHS Grampian staff are able to improve their cardiology skills, thanks to a new simulator funded by NHS Grampian Charity. The ECHO device is allowing staff – including cardiac physiologists, nurses and physician associates – at NHS Grampian to improve their knowledge and diagnostic skills in cardiology. Costing more than £85,000, the state-of-the-art learning tool […]