Isle of Wight NHS Primary Care Trust Charitable Fund

What is it?

Our Charitable Fund (registered number 1049606) manages donations to the NHS on the Isle of Wight. The Fund is monitored and administered by the Corporate Trustee (the PCT Board) who ensure compliance with regulations set by the Charity Commission (www.charity-commission.gov.uk). Click here for the Corporate Trustees' Terms of Reference. 

All income and expenditure is administered and applied appropriately in accordance with the donors’ wishes and in a way which makes the maximum contribution to enhancing both patient and staff welfare and amenities.   Click here to download a copy of the Corporate Trustees Annual Report for 2009/10 and here to down load the 2010/11 Annual Report.

We work closely with the Friends of St. Mary’s who also welcome donations which are used to benefit patients and staff. You can contact the Friends of St. Mary’s via their shop in the main entrance.

Isle of Wight NHS Primary Care Trust or PCT (usually known as NHS Isle of Wight) is the National Health Service organisation on the Isle of Wight which uniquely, compared to the rest of England, commissions and provides all health services – ambulance, community, hospital, learning disability and mental health. Services are provided at a number of locations across the Island with the main hospital, St. Mary’s, located centrally at Newport.

You can download a leaflet about the Charitable Fund here.   You can download a copy of the Charitable Funds poster here.

Where is the money spent?

The Fund supports and enhances the work of NHS Isle of Wight by providing the ‘extras’ which are not automatically funded by the NHS. Items such as specialist equipment or additional items of equipment, furniture and pieces of artwork. These all help improve and sometimes directly enhance the environment for patients and staff. The Fund also supports staff education and training.

How can you help?

Any donation, large or small, is gratefully received and acknowledged. If you wish your donation to be used for a specific ward/department/service and used in a particular way, please specify on the form overleaf. We will do our best to accommodate your wishes.

Did you know?

Donations to the Fund have recently helped to:

• Build a gym for mental health inpatients (£11,644)
• Install new drug cabinets in the Stroke Unit (£7,000)
• Purchase a parasol for the chemotherapy garden (£372)
• Provide specialist beds for elderly patients (£7,500)
• Make Christmas brighter for patients (£1,368)
• Purchase chairs for the new ‘quiet room’ in Meadowbrook (£2,300)
• Engrave glass windows for the Diabetes Centre (£708)
• Purchase specialist Oximetry pumps for the Childrens ward (£3,500)
• Provide specialist armchairs for the Rehabilitation Unit (£900)
• Send nursing and medical staff on additional courses (£30,000)
• Enable breast care patients to benefit from complementary therapies (£2,500)
• And donations to the Barely Born Appeal (www.barelyborn.co.uk) have enabled £165,000 to be used for extra equipment and facilities in the new Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

How can you donate?

All donations are handled by the Cashiers Office at St. Mary’s Hospital. You can post your donation (cheque only, made payable to Isle of Wight NHS PCT Charitable Fund) together with the Donation Form to the following address:

Cashiers Office
St. Mary’s Hospital
Parkhurst Road
Newport
Isle of Wight
PO30 5TG

All cash donations must be paid in person to the Cashiers Office, St. Mary’s Hospital. If you would like to arrange a bank transfer, the Cashiers staff can help you with this.

Just Giving

You can donate online to the Isle of Wight NHS PCT Charitable Funds through ‘Just Giving’ at the website www.justgiving.com/iow-nhs. This is a very easy and secure way to donate money although Just Giving charge a small fee (5% plus VAT) on each donation, including Gift Aid received from the Government.

Gift Aid

If you are a taxpayer the value of your donation to the Fund can be increased by 20% by signing the Gift Aid declaration on the Donation Form. You must pay income tax or capital gains tax equal to the tax reclaimed by the charity on your donation.

Leaving a gift in your will to the Fund is an amazing way for your generosity to last beyond your own lifetime. We have received some very generous legacies which have either been used in accordance with a specific request or to support the work of the Island’s NHS to provide the ‘extras’ and enhancements to normal NHS care.

Leaving a legacy?

Leaving a gift in your will to the Fund is an amazing way for your generosity to last beyond your own lifetime. We have received some very generous legacies which have either been used in accordance with a specific request or to support the work of the Island’s NHS to provide the ‘extras’ and enhancements to normal NHS care.

Contact us

If you would like more information about the Isle of Wight NHS Primary Care Trust Charitable Fund, please contact the Financial Accounts Department, St. Mary’s Hospital on 01983 822099 ext 6593.