NHS Charities Together Covid-19 Community Partnership Grants are set to boost health in a partnership between Dorset Community Foundation and the Dorset County Hospital Charity.

Groups whose work improves the health of people in communities disproportionately affected by the pandemic can apply for grants of up to £4,000, which have been funded from a proportion of the £150 million raised by NHS Charities Together through its Covid-19 Urgent Appeal launched in March 2020.

To be eligible, applicants must be able to show how their work has a direct positive impact on the NHS while it responds to the additional pressures created by covid-19.

Captain Sir Tom Moore raised nearly £40 million, and thousands of other supporters made personal sacrifices to raise hundreds of thousands of pounds in their own ways – from walking or running to sky diving, dancing or baking. Joe Wicks donated proceeds from his efforts to get the nation exercising and Liverpool FC captain Jordan Henderson coordinated Premier League footballers to fundraise.

Dorset County Hospital Charity, one of NHS Charities Together’s 240 member charities, raises money to enhance patient care supporting the work of the hospital in Dorchester. It funds new equipment, improvements to wards, as well as supporting the welfare of the hospital’s staff.

The fund opened for applications on September 6 but the partners are advising grants may not be paid until next February due to the time required to review and approve applications.

See dorsetcommunityfoundation.org/funds/nhs-community-partnership-grants.

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