Information about the COVID-19 Fund income and expenditure
Thank you!
Information about the COVID-19 Fund income and expenditure
Donations and grants given to the Awyr Las COVID-19 Fund have made a HUGE difference, thanks to the generosity of so many local people, community groups, businesses and the national NHS Charity membership association, NHS Charities Together (NHSCT). A MASSIVE thank you must go to everyone who has donated and who continues to give to this fund, which provides much needed additional support to enhance patient care and treatment and extra assistance for staff that are under increased pressure because of the pandemic.
What a difference your support has made for patients and NHS staff in North Wales!
To date, Awyr Las has funded £472,506 of equipment and special projects through its COVID-19 Fund. £224,884 has been donated by local supporters to make this happen, £247,622 has been granted from NHSCT. This means that 48% of the Awyr Las grants given to support BCUHB’s COVID-19 response to date have been funded from donations given directly by local people, and 52% of the Awyr Las grants awarded to healthcare services have been made possible thanks to the support of NHSCT.
NHS Charities Together’s support for NHS staff and patients
NHS Charities have been in existence since 1948. Over the past decade the national membership association for NHS Charities, NHS Charities Together, has provide advice, guidance and support for NHS Charities and more recently has fundraised on behalf of its membership.
NHS Charities have in recent years collectively given over £1 million a day to support NHS services, but because of the increased challenges that the NHS now faces due to COVID-19 and the legacy of the pandemic, the support given through NHS Charities is needed more now than ever before.
There are three stages of grants from the NHSCT COVID-19 Appeal:
Over £4,979,000 of the funds raised through NHSCT’s COVID-19 Appeal have been designated for Wales. Awyr Las, the North Wales NHS Charity, will receive a total of £912,724.38.
Total = £247,622
An overview of the Awyr Las COVID-19 Fund (February 2021)
All of the grants that have been given through the Awyr Las COVID-19 Fund go over and above what the NHS has provided in the response to COVID-19 over the past year.
The Awyr Las COVID-19 Fund has helped patients, staff and volunteers across North Wales through supporting a range of healthcare and support services, giving grants to fund new equipment, special projects, extra facilities, additional training and education programmes and complementary services. Here are some examples of what frontline and support staff have requested grants for:
The charts below summarise what the Awyr Las COVID-19 Fund has supported to date. Please note that the following summary descriptions are used to provide indications only: all services (various) indicates that patients from a range of services may benefit from the grants given, and grants for ‘across North Wales’ may have benefited services in one area more than other areas. The below summaries refer to all grants given through the Awyr Las COVID-19 Fund; NHS Charities Together grants have not funded international projects or additional PPE.