Funding to support a patient

Please complete the application form on our online platform, Beacon. 

• Only Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust staff can apply on behalf of their patients. Patients (and their families) cannot apply directly.
• At the time of applying, your patient must be receiving care at one of our Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust hospitals. They can be an inpatient or an outpatient.
• We want to help patients who are most in need. So, please make sure - to the best of your knowledge - that you're applying on behalf of a patient (and their family) who is in critical need of financial support to help them attend medical appointments at our hospitals or for their family to visit them at our hospital.
• Applications need to be signed by you, your line manager and your patient. These signatures show that you accept responsibility for the grant and its conditions. This also enables us to comply with data protection regulations. By signing, your patient gives consent for us to use their personal information when assessing and processing the application. If your patient is unable to sign themselves, a ‘responsible other’ can sign on their behalf - for example, their parent, guardian or partner. If you are not able to obtain their signature, please contact us for further support before you submit your application.
• Your patient must qualify for free NHS healthcare to apply for patient hardship. You can find more information about this here. If you're unsure, please contact us for further advice.

You can apply for up to £1,500 per patient. For further advice, please read our guidance document on the costs we can support.

Please be aware that after assessing your application, we may award a different amount than what you have requested.

We can only provide funding to support costs relating to specific items listed in our guidance notes.

However, we understand that your patients may have many other needs. If this is the case, we recommend using the Turn2Us Grant search tool to find alternative sources of funding.

If your application is successful, we will send you a Grant Award Letter. This will include guidance on how to access the funds. For further advice, please read our guidance document on applying for the Patient Hardship Grant.

If your patient no longer needs the funding, is discharged from hospital, or is transferred to a different NHS trust before using all of their grant funding, please contact us to let us know. We will award any unspent funds to support another patient in critical need.