To provide quick access to funding for ideas that:

Support better health and wellbeing of patients and/or the community; or

Enhance the experience of patients and visitors throughout the care journey.

Enhanced patient information and resources

Preventative health-related activities related to diet, exercise or mental wellbeing

Activities to support patients in their rehabilitation or care

Activities for groups of patients with specific conditions or requirements

Certain medical devices or equipment

Small improvements to hospital or healthcare environments for patients

Art and design

Improvements related to accessibility of certain patient groups

Signage and wayfinding

Direct benefit to NHS Borders patients in the hospitals or community

Be delivered within 6 months (up to £1,000) or 12 months (up to £10,000) of the grant being awarded

Be straight-forward and simple to deliver

Be a standalone initiative and not part of a larger project

Projects which benefit only one patient

Medical devices or equipment which should be funded from NHS core budgets

Medical equipment over £5,000

Furniture, fixtures and fittings that are not exclusively for patient use

Laptops, tablets, mobile devices, pagers which are a requirement for staff to perform their role or are for individual patient use

New items to replace existing equipment (including if lost or damaged)

Repairs, maintenance or service charges to devices/equipment/furniture/fixtures/fittings

Staff salaries or backfill, training or development