Eligible organisations
Eligible organisations are based in the UK.
They are full member:
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adult hospices
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children’s hospices.
Financial situation
Hospices' free reserve levels will be taken
into account when considering applications if there proves to be a high level
of competition for funding.
For the purpose of this grant programme:
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free reserves are defined as all reserves with the exception of
endowed or restricted funds and any reserves represented by property
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running costs are defined as total expenditure as per the most
recent audited accounts
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where the hospice operates one or more trading subsidiaries, the
figures are to be based on the consolidated levels of reserves and expenditure
for the group.
The proposed work
We are looking to support projects that
ultimately allow patients to be cared for at home, particularly when this is
their choice.
For example, this could be:
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a round-the-clock helpline for home-based
patients and carers, so they can reach someone for vital reassurance, whenever
they need it
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a rapid response team that provides care
and support in a crisis situation, to help patients avoid an unnecessary
admission to hospital
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training for volunteers to support people
and their carers at home for longer
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palliative care skills training and mentorship
for care home staff to ensure that residents receive the best end of life care
in their home, and can stay there for the duration of their illness if they so wish
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training for carers of home-based patients to
help them to stay well and care effectively for their loved one.
Any proposed work must have a direct impact
on the care offered to the targeted beneficiaries, and so allow them to be
cared for at home.
The work you propose should be an original
initiative locally, and you should provide evidence to demonstrate this and
that the project is needed.
Partnership working
We encourage new projects to be developed
and implemented in partnership with others, eg internal colleagues/departments
or other organisations, in order that they complement existing provision and
are truly integrated in wider plans.
We ask for signed letters of support from
any significant partner organisations that you propose to work with.
The application should clearly demonstrate
how the targeted beneficiaries are meaningfully involved in the development and
implementation of the proposed work.
The proposed work must start within three
months and finish within 18 months of the grant being awarded.
Organisational support
The lead applicant could need dedicated
time to undertake the proposed work and full support from the organisation to
execute necessary change to practice.
Therefore, the chief executive or
equivalent at the hospice is asked to write and sign a statement of support on
hospice headed paper addressing the four bullet points outlined in section six
of the grant application form.
Supporting documentation for your
application
Examples of supporting documentation that you
may want to submit include:
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the outcomes of any work undertaken to map the local population or that
highlights the issue that the project aims to address
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the outcomes of any consultations or needs analysis undertaken to
determine which developments would be most appropriate to address the
challenges of allowing people to be cared for at home
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research published within the past five years demonstrating the need
for specific approaches to the palliative care of under-represented groups
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a literature review that provides a sound foundation to the
project.
Eligible costs
For the purpose of this grant programme, we
consider a ‘project’ to be a discrete range of activities with a clear purpose,
designed to bring about change. These activities would normally incur costs
over a variety of items, which could include:
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appointment/secondment of staff to implement plans for the project
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backfill to allow the applicant time to develop and lead the project
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relevant training and knowledge development on the part of the team (up
to £1,000 for courses)
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costs associated with supporting the involvement of service users
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equipment (up to a maximum of £500 for IT equipment).
It is expected that the majority of the grant
would go towards implementation costs of the service. However, a range of
different items should be budgeted for and all must be relevant to the project.
What is not eligible?
Non-eligible pieces of work include:
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activities such as undertaking a needs analysis or mapping exercise
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a continuation of an existing service
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work that has already started before 1 April 2012 – although if running a pilot phase before this date, you are not
precluded from making an application to develop it further
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isolated pieces of equipment not related to the proposed work
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direct salary costs for tasks not related to the project – the aim
is to release the applicant from some of their duties in order to undertake the
proposed work.
Next steps
If your proposed work fits the eligibility criteria above, then we
encourage you to look at the criteria that your application will be assessed against, which will help you to complete a stronger
application.
