Healthcare workers PR103¶
Healthcare workers is a tag in the UK-CAT classification of charities in the UK. It is part of the Professions category.
350 charities have been tagged with this tag. This represents 0.17% of all charities.
Keywords to find charities¶
UK-CAT categories are applied to charities based on a set of keywords, in the form of a regular expression.
The regular expression used to find charities in this tag is:
\b(nurs(es?))\b
Distribution by size of charity¶
| Income band | Charities with tag | Percent of all charities |
|---|---|---|
| Under £10k | 129 | 0.18% |
| £10k - £100k | 94 | 0.13% |
| £100k - £250k | 30 | 0.13% |
| £250k - £500k | 21 | 0.19% |
| £500k - £1m | 17 | 0.25% |
| £1m - £10m | 33 | 0.36% |
| Over £10m | 20 | 0.90% |
| Total | 344 | 0.18% |
Distribution by charity regulator¶
| Regulator | Charities with tag | Percent of all charities |
|---|---|---|
| ccew | 288 | 0.17% |
| oscr | 42 | 0.17% |
| ccni | 20 | 0.28% |
| Total | 350 | 0.17% |
Ten largest charities (by income)¶
| Name | Latest income |
|---|---|
| GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL [Charity number: 1089278] We are an independent organisation that helps to protect patients and improve medical practice across the UK. |
£167,543,346 |
| General Medical Council [Charity number: SC037750] The main objective of the General Council in exercising their function is to protect promote and maintain the health and safety of the public. Section 1A Medical Act 1983 (as amended) The commissioners concluded that the GMC is a charity and accordingly is registrable with the Commission pursuant to section 3(2) of the Charities Act 1993. |
£167,543,346 |
| Nursing And Midwifery Council [Charity number: SC038362] (2) The principal functions of the Council shall be to establish from time to time standards of education, training, conduct and performance for nurses and midwives and to ensure the maintenance of those standards. (4) The main objective of the Council in exercising its functions shall be to safeguard the health and well-being of persons using or needing the services of registrants. |
£108,669,000 |
| NURSING AND MIDWIFERY COUNCIL [Charity number: 1091434] The NMC is the independent regulator for nurses and midwives in the UK. Our primary purpose is to protect patients and the public through effective and proportionate regulation of nurses and midwives. We set and promote standards of education and practice, maintain a register of those who meet these standards, and take action when a nurse's or midwife's fitness to practise is called into question. |
£108,669,000 |
| THE ROYAL MARSDEN CANCER CHARITY [Charity number: 1095197] The Charity's objects are to raise money solely to allow The Royal Marsden Foundation Trust to fund state-of-the-art equipment and groundbreaking research, create the best patient environments, and ensure its nurses, doctors and research teams can provide the very best care and develop life-saving treatments which are used here in the UK and around the world. |
£34,043,000 |
| Dementia UK [Charity number: SC047429] The objects for which the Charity is established are: 2.1 The provision of professional nurses to support, help and care for those caring for people who are living with dementia (the service to be known as the Admiral Nurse Service and the nurses as Admiral Nurses). 2.2 The relief and care of the friends, relatives and carers of those who are living with dementia. 2.3 The relief, care and treatment of people who are living with dementia. 2.4 The development of a programme of practical research and the promotion of study and research into:- 2.4.1 understanding the causes nature and effects of dementia and into managing care for people living with dementia, 2.4.2 supporting people living with dementia and their relatives, friends or carers, and the publication of useful results of all such study and research. 2.5 The education of the public about dementia and the indirect effects on, and the needs of, people living with dementia and their relatives, friends and carers. 2.6 To engage in any charitable activities whatsoever which may protect and preserve the health of the relatives, friends and carers of people living with dementia. |
£31,423,775 |
| DEMENTIA UK [Charity number: 1039404] Dementia UK provides specialist dementia support for families through our Admiral Nurse service. Admiral Nurses work alongside families, giving them the one-to-one support, expert guidance and practical solutions they need. Dementia UK also runs Admiral Nursing Direct, a free and confidential helpline for anyone with concerns about dementia. |
£31,423,775 |
| Teenage Cancer Trust [Charity number: SC039757] The relief of sickness in young persons with cancer and related diseases in particular by providing the capital costs of units, research costs, revenue funding of nurses etc. and sponsoring of seminars and conferences relating to cancer in adolescents and young people with such terms and conditions, if any and in such a manner, in all respects as the trustees or governing body of the Company shall from time to time and at any time in their absolute discretion think fit. |
£19,842,000 |
| Northern Ireland Hospice [Charity number: NI102337] We have an adult inpatient unit comprising 17 beds at Somerton Road. The beds are used to provide end of life and respite care to patients suffering from life-limiting and life-threatening illnesses, such as cancer. The unit also provides day care facilities and social work and chaplaincy help for patients and their families. Our specialist palliative care nurses and hospice at home nurses also provide care in patient's own homes. Our children's service has a ten-bedded inpatient unit at Horizon House. This provides for both children with complex needs to enjoy respite care, but family accommodation enables parents and siblings to stay with them. Again many of these children have life-limiting and life-threatening illnesses. Our education department has a course syllabus used by staff and outside allied healthcare professionals. Training for doctors is also provided, with doctors coming to work with us from Health Trusts, for six month periods at a time. Research is also carried out in collaboration with other hospices and educational establishments such as the University of Ulster. |
£19,545,285 |
| The Ayrshire Hospice [Charity number: SC011390] The principal objects for which the Company is established are:- To provide specialist palliative care and services to people and families affected by life-limiting illness and to promote the advancement of palliative care and end of life care and to promote the hospice movement, all whether in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or elsewhere in such ways as the Company shall from time to time think fit, and in particular (but without prejudice to the generality of such objects):- (A) By establishing, maintaining Hospices in Scotland and by providing palliative nursing, medical, allied healthcare professionals and other supportive care services to any person (without regard to religion, race, creed, gender or sexual orientation) who is (at any age) diagnosed with a life limiting condition and by providing medical or other treatment services and attention for any such person anywhere (including the patient’s home). (B) By conducting or promoting or encouraging research into the care and treatment of persons suffering from any such illness, disability or infirmity and particularly into the care and treatment of persons suffering from cancer or life limiting illnesses and the provision of specialist palliative and end of life care. (C) By promoting or encouraging or assisting in the teaching or training of doctors, nurses, allied health professionals and other persons engaged in any branch of medicine, surgery, nursing or allied health or social services, or employed or volunteering to work for the Company and its associated partner agencies. This may also include members of the community in a caring role. (D) By providing and assisting as required the provision of multi-faith religious belief support and by providing pastoral care services for the spiritual welfare and support of patients, carers and relatives and friends of patients and carers and those employed or volunteering to work for the Company but also the wider community. (E) By providing counselling services and practical care and support for patients and carers, relatives and friends of patients and carers for those employed or volunteering to work for the Company or to any other person of any age impacted by the death of a family member. (F) By operating as a charity raising funds by any legal and appropriate means. |
£19,024,888 |
Ten random charities¶
| Name | Latest income |
|---|---|
| THE MEDWAY HINDU MANDIR CULTURAL AND COMMUNITY CENTRE OF KENT [Charity number: 802371] The aim of the Medway Hindu Mandir is to promote Santana Dharma (Hinduism). To teach and remind values of Hindu religious & Indian culture, regardless of caste, creed, colour, sex, disability, nationality and be open for all to come together - all inter faiths welcome. Serving the local Medway community and nearby NHS staff and nurses with food and any other amenities feasible. |
£23,026 |
| THE NIGHTINGALE FELLOWSHIP [Charity number: 1175992] The Nightingale Fellowship is a grant making organisation.The Objects of the Charity are:1 The relief of full members who are in need through financial hardship, distress or ill health;2 The advancement of Education of eligible nurses and midwives whether in the United Kingdom or elsewhere. |
£86,914 |
| DEAR TOBY TRUST [Charity number: 1187575] To relieve sickness and to preserve and protect good health of children with cancer, by funding new research, providing financial support to trainee nurses and to those caring for seriously ill children; and to educate the public in childhood cancer funding and treatment and the critical role played by nurses, hospital staff and volunteers in caring for and nurturing seriously ill children. |
£47,653 |
| Advancing Care Advancing Practice. [Charity number: SC042116] The purposes of Acute Care Advanced Practice (ACAP) forum Scotland are: the Advancement of education pertaining to advanced practice throughout Scotland. Advancement of patients health through education promoting patient safety and quality of care and sharing of best practice amongst advanced nurse practitioners. |
£7,272 |
| Scottish Pelvic Floor Network [Charity number: SC051535] The organisation's purposes are: To improve patient's service in Scotland by: Promoting a uniform approach to continence and pelvic floor reconstruction management. Promote evidence based practice. To raise and set standards of training in pelvic floor function. Establishing a network for clinical exchange of experience and knowledge support worldwide. To establish a network of Urogynaecology/ Urology/ Colo-rectal clinicians, nurses doctors and/or units interested in collaborative clinical research throughout Scotland and beyond. 3. Support members in the process of continuous professional development. 4. To encourage the study and management of pelvic floor function including, but not limited to, urinary incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse and faecal incontinence 5. Undertake new, and promote established, collaborative research projects. |
£5,756 |
| PORTSMOUTH VICTORIA NURSING ASSOCIATION [Charity number: 203311] The Charity provides help to the sick or disabled who are in financial need. Grants may be made to purchase among other items, equipment, special clothing, help with energy bills and respite care. Support is also given to the Community Nurses by providing help with training courses, books and special equipment not normally funded by the NHS. |
£58,935 |
| The Nurses Memorial to King Edward VII in Scotland [Charity number: SC053595] 3 CHARITABLE PURPOSES and POWERS 3.1 The Charitable Purposes of the SCIO ('the Charitable Purposes') are: 3.1.1 the support, care and welfare of nurses or midwives (as hereinafter defined) in Scotland (or elsewhere in the United Kingdom where there is a connection with Scotland) who are aged or retired or suffering from illness or disability or suffering financial hardship. 3.1.2 the education, training or professional development of nurses or midwives (as hereinafter defined) in Scotland (or elsewhere in the United Kingdom where there is a connection with Scotland) which may include at the SCIO's sole discretion the payment of incidental travel and subsistence costs generally for the benefit of the nursing and/or midwifery professions in Scotland including research and study into these professions or either of them and the publication of the results of such research and study. |
£53,305 |
| SOCIETY FOR ENDOCRINOLOGY [Charity number: 266813] Advancement of scientific and clinical education and research in endocrinology for the public benefit through grants, events, research, education of doctors, nurses and scientists, publications and to educate and inform the public and patients through providing support and information on all aspects of endocrinology. |
£5,622,000 |
| ALUN ISLWYN GILES NURSING SCHOLARSHIP [Charity number: 702403] Maintaning a scholarship or scholarships to be from time to time awarded in a manner herinafter mentioned to nurses working in Wales, who hold a statutory qualification in nursing, for the promotion and advancement of the science and art of nursing in Wales. |
£185 |
| Morriston Davies Trust [Charity number: SC004937] For or towards education in and research into methods of prevention treatment and cure of tuberculosis and other respiratory disease and otherwise for or towards the prevention treatment and cure of tuberculosis and other respiratory disease and to provide an annual scholarship to be called the 'Morriston -Davies Scholarship' for a doctor or nurse for the furtherance of the objects above. |
£30,489 |
