Oxford Health Charity

Who we are

The Oxford Health Charity (OHC) (charity number 1057285) sits alongside Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust and aims to provide funds which enhance the experience of patients, carers, families and staff receiving support or working for the Trust.

The charity funds activities, equipment, projects and patient-focussed support that is above and beyond the usual expenditure of the NHS budget.  This could range from the provision of simple items to increase patient wellbeing; funding arts and creative sessions that improve the mental health of our patients and staff; the development of our green spaces and activities that improve the welfare and wellbeing of our staff. The Charity also contributes towards largescale projects to develop and enhance the environment around the Trust sites. 

To find out more about the type of projects recently worked on visit our the 'Difference we make' pages.   The scope of funding is as wide as the coverage of the Trust itself as can be seen in the list of funds provided in the Governance section.

Key principles

The following statements outline the key principles that OHC follows:

- The charity cannot fund anything that is part of essential NHS service delivery.

- All charitable spend is required to evidence how the patients experience of the Trust will be enhanced.

- Where a legacy or restricted fund exists, the requirements of that legacy must be adhered to.

- All expenditure must follow adhere to agreed governance structures and demonstrate fairness and equity in delivery.

Our culture and values

Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”

Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”

Caring

• Privacy and dignity is at the heart of our care.​
• We treat people with respect and compassion.
• We listen to what people tell us and act upon what they say.

Safe

• Our services will be delivered to the highest standards of safety.
• All services will be provided within a safe environment for patients and staff.​​
• We will support our patients and staff with effective systems and processes.

Excellent

• We aspire to be excellent and innovative in all we do.​
• We aim to provide the best services and continually improve.
• We will recognise and reward those who deliver excellence.

Equality, diversity and inclusion policy

Our vision for equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) is simple. We want to be ‘the fairest and most inclusive mental and community health provider and employer in the UK.’

We are ambitious in our pursuit of excellence in all-things EDI, driven by the belief that a fair, just and fully inclusive organisational culture enables our teams to deliver the best quality of care and services possible.

Our efforts are employed in delivering on the legislative and regulatory obligations and various accreditation frameworks which will allow us to showcase and celebrate our work and set us on a path to becoming the employer of choice and an outstanding service provider.

But for us, EDI is not just about legal or regulatory compliance. We have also directed our efforts to inculcating a culture that freely values and respects diversity and inclusion. To this end, we have a whole range of policies and guidance, staff engagement, training and development opportunities, courses and resources, and cultural change programmes.

Our work is based on the EDI values of ‘getting the best from people’ and we aim to do this by delivering a quality service that is rooted in our core organisational values ‘caring, safe and excellent.’