Small Grants Scheme

The Tavistock and Portman Charity supports the staff and services at the Trust through a Small Grants Scheme (up to £500).

Grants are intended to help with one or more of the following:

·   improving patient experience
·   staff wellbeing
·   service innovation

Please note that any bids eligible for Trust funding, including individual CPD requests and Away Days (up to £300), will not be covered by the Charity and should instead be submitted directly to the Trust.

In exceptional cases, applications for larger amounts may be considered if they pertain to intergenerational trauma or schizophrenia.

Examples of recent successful bids for funding include:

• An event to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of The THRIVE Framework for System Change
• A staff wellbeing session making jewellery
• Refreshments and expenses towards a team name change focus group
• A launch event for a new team name and logo
• The purchase of artworks to be displayed in clinical areas around the Trust
• The purchase of artwork for display in the Tavistock Centre
• A celebratory event to mark the achievements and disbanding of the PSPCS
• A wellbeing room for staff at Gloucester House School
• A staff wellbeing session painting pottery
• Trophies for the winners of the Values in Practice staff awards
• Presentation at the EFTA conference of a new approach to exploring wellbeing and identity
• Refreshments for the Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Young People Group
• Refreshments towards an Away Day for the CBT Discipline

Feedback

• “Thanks to the funding we received, we were able to get all the materials—beads, stones, clasps, and tools—needed to create our own unique pieces.”
• “The funding didn’t just buy materials; it helped create an experience that left us feeling more connected, relaxed and inspired.”
• “With the funds kindly provided by the Tavi Charity, we have been able to run focus groups…This helped us create a welcoming and supportive atmosphere for all participants.”
• “The funding allowed us to be inclusive of parents and families with varying disabilities and physical adjustments, and to provide childcare and refreshments so everyone could attend.”
• “We hugely appreciate the support from Tavistock and Portman Charity which enabled us to develop a new name and logo for the service and to hold a catered event to mark the official change.”
• “The staff and the Senior Leadership Team are grateful that this funding has been given so that staff wellbeing can be prioritised.”
• “The NHS Charities money towards refreshments helped keep our energy up and supported us feeling valued and cared for as a group.”
• “The funding supported our Values in Practice awards, which recognised and celebrated the work and achievements of our staff over the past year.”
• “This tapestry…was installed thanks to a request and support made possible by the charity’s funding. It adds to the ambiance of the building, transforming rooms into welcoming spaces.”
• “The celebration of the 8-week narrative therapy group was made possible by funding that paid for food, helping connect young people with their cultures and each other.”
• “The Wellbeing room…funding has been given so that staff wellbeing can be prioritised and underpins the Trust’s values of placing compassion at our core.”
• “Thanks to this funding, we were able to take a proper pause from the everyday pressures of work and spend some time focusing on ourselves and each other.”
• “The Labyrinth project…was supported by funding which allowed us to share our work internationally and engage systemic colleagues from across the globe.”
• “Our jewellery-making and pottery workshops were only possible because of the charity’s funding, giving staff the chance to relax, connect, and be creative.”