The 2024-25 Crown Fund is looking for your brightest ideas for projects between £5,000 and £50,000 that aim to improve patient experience, treatment, and care.
We’re particularly focused on supporting patients who are frail or vulnerable - whether due to complex needs, the acuity of their illness, end of life care, unrecognised needs, or wider factors that prevent them getting the help they need.
Areas of interest include:
- Enhancing inclusivity and access to services
- Improving communication with patients and visitors and reducing patient stress
- Improving facilities for patients
- Utilising technology, digital tools and AI
Key dates
- Applications open: 25 September 2024
- Applications deadline: 13 November 2024
- Grants announced: March 2025
Apply today!
Please note the following points regarding your application:
- You will need to read our Expenditure Guidelines before completing your application - details can be found in our online application form.
- You will need to send any supporting documents separately. Please email attachments to [email protected] - more information can be found in the guidance notes and online application form.
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More Crown Fund Winners
The 2022/23 Crown Fund awarded a total of £165k to 15 home-grown projects, all united in their goal to make enhancing patient experience a priority. Find out more.
Supporting young sexual assault survivors through their justice journey
This project will provide an informational storybook to support young people who have been sexually assaulted through the process of seeking support and any criminal justice system. Using illustrations and themes that are accessible to children under 13 and their caregivers, the book will provide an overview of what to expect, helping children feel supported, safe and able to cope through challenging circumstances.
Placing family feedback at the heart of bereavement care
This project will develop a process for gathering formal feedback from bereaved families after a child's death. This will be vital in ensuring that processes are in place to meet the significant needs of families throughout their entire bereavement journey, improving the support they currently receive.
Virtual reality to ease pain and anxiety in young patients
This project will use virtual reality as a tool to reduce the anxiety and pain that children and young people experience when attending King's for different treatments, improving their physical and mental well-being while in hospital.
Stepping into a comforting space for end of life care
This project will enhance the quality of end of life care by creating a warm and comforting space for patients spending the end of their life in hospital. Creating a home-like environment for a patient's final moments will provide them and their families comfort and relief.
Delivering musculoskeletal (MSK) care in the local community
This project will transform community leisure centres into health and wellbeing hubs to help people self-manage their bone, joint or muscle conditions. Located in the heart of Southwark, these venues will provide local, accessible venues for patients to take part in water-based, therapeutic exercises, giving patients control in managing their condition and helping to reduce hospital wait times.
Supporting with the side effects of anticoagulants
For many female patients who are prescribed anticoagulants, heavy menstrual bleeding can be a common side effect, negatively impacting on their quality of life in a myriad of ways. This project will provide bespoke information for affected women in the form of a bitesize, mobile-friendly animation, helping them to feel prepared and supported.
Improving the quality of breast screening through automation
This project will automate breast imaging systems to improve the accuracy and quality of imaging. This will free up time and staff resources, in turn enhancing overall patient experience through reduced wait times for appointments.