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Current Grants

RCF & Bristol and Weston Hospitals Charity

Information about recently-awarded and ongoing grants for Bristol and Weston Hospitals Charity (BWHC, formerly Above and Beyond). Details of grants will be published here as they become live. Please click on the links below to view grant details.

Lead Applicant

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Title and link to grant details

Dates

Award value

BWHC Small Grant

 

 

 

 

Davey, Dr Louise

Spring 2025

An enhanced care approach for people with complex trauma accessing Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) care multiple times: developing and evaluating a model

01/03/2026 - 28/02/2027

£24,254

West,  Nicola

Autumn 2025

Pump priming study for Mysmile-2: Can dental treatment for gum disease slow the progression of Alzheimer's Disease?

01/02/2026 - 30/04/2026

£24,709

Fishpool,  Katie

Spring 2025

A scoping review of the evidence for reasonable adjustments to support the management of long-term conditions in people with learning disabilities.

12/01/2026 - 31/07/2027

£24,993

Swinn, Dr Timothy

Spring 2025

Sodium intake effect on Aldosterone Level in real Time (SALT) study

01/10/2025 - 31/07/2027

£24,952

Anderson,  Elizabeth

Spring 2025

Improving the fertility patient experience by involving patients in developing standards of patient-facing skills and behaviours to support the workforce in IVF clinics

01/10/2025 - 30/09/2026

£12,472

Janjua, Dr Sadia

Spring 2025

Psychological interventions for emotional wellbeing in adults with advanced progressive life limiting illness

01/09/2025 - 30/04/2026

£21,781

Ball, Dr Jessica

Autumn 2023

Characterisation of Myeloid Cells in Patients with Metastatic Melanoma Pre and Post Treatment with PD-1 Blockade

01/06/2025 - 31/05/2026

£14,064

Mouy,  Florence

Spring 2024

Targeting the carotid body by P2X3 receptor blockade in people with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

01/05/2025 - 30/04/2027

£10,978

Preece, Mr Ryan

Spring 2024

Influence of chromatin organisation on the therapeutic response of rectal cancers to neoadjuvant treatment

01/04/2025 - 31/03/2027

£24,375

Wearn, Mr Christopher

Spring 2024

Clinical exploitation of volatile compounds as early diagnostic markers of burn wound infection events through use of wound swabs

01/02/2025 - 31/03/2026

£22,640

Roberson, Dr Caolan

Spring 2024

SMARTT - Neonatal

01/01/2025 - 30/06/2026

£9,949

Wilson, Dr Caroline

Spring 2024

Proposed NIHR HTA grant: Rectus sheath catheters for post-operative analgesia following paediatric midline laparotomy: a randomised controlled trial

01/01/2025 - 31/12/2025

£25,000

Donnelly,  Hannah

Autumn 2023

Development and Evaluation of a Bristol Surveillance Guideline into Liver Disease amongst the Adult Fontan Population

01/12/2024 - 31/12/2025

£8,231

Armstrong, Dr James

Spring 2023

Guiding Drug Selection for Ovarian Cancer through Machine Learning

01/04/2024 - 31/03/2027

£24,000

Burley, Dr Kate

Autumn 2023

Improving genetic diagnosis in severe congenital neutropenia

15/01/2024 - 31/01/2027

£24,554

Skerritt,  Clare

2022-23

Maternal metabolic risk factors and prognosticators for offspring affected by congenital heart disease

01/12/2022 - 31/01/2026

£9,115

BWHC Legacy Grant

 

 

 

 

Koh,  Siang Boon

Autumn 2024

Investigating strategies to enhance the efficacy of the antibody-drug conjugate sacituzumab govitecan in breast cancer

01/09/2025 - 31/08/2027

£49,910

Lewis-Smith, Ms Helena

Spring 2025

Mapping the landscape of psychosocial support for younger women after breast cancer: Foundations for intervention development and evaluation

01/09/2025 - 16/07/2027

£49,855

Harrison, Dr China

Autumn 2024

Exploring mental health support for NHS staff exposed to patients pregnancy loss

01/07/2025 - 30/06/2026

£48,463

Rooshenas, Dr Leila

2022-23

A cluster-randomised controlled trial to establish the impact of a tailored surgical decision-making intervention on quality of life outcomes in patients with incurable cancer in the final year of life

16/04/2024 - 31/05/2026

£24,575

Koh,  Siang Boon

2021-22

Predictive biomarkers of drug resistance and sensitivity in triple-negative breast cancer

01/08/2022 - 31/07/2027

£49,699

Williams, Dr Cathy

2019-20

Can neuroprotective strategies reduced cerebral visual impairment (CVI)? - a pilot study into genetic susceptibility to CVI

01/03/2021 - 31/03/2026

£64,764

RCF NMAHPPS Development

 

 

 

 

Wilson,  Rebecca

2024-25

Clinical paediatric neuropsychology validation of resting-state fMRI in epilepsy surgery candidates

01/12/2024 - 31/05/2025

£12,727

 


 

 


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