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Manchester Foundation Trust Charity Impact Report 2026: The Difference You Make

The 2026 report describes charity-funded improvements for patients across Manchester's NHS hospitals during 2025/26. Projects include breast imaging, children's MRI preparation, organ transplantation, neonatal care and support for families.

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About

Manchester Foundation Trust Charity supports patients and families across Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust's hospitals. Registered charity 1049274.

Key Metrics

MRI simulators provided 2 Rocket Scanner MRI simulators were provided, one at Royal Manchester Children's Hospital and one at Wythenshawe Hospital.

Key Outcomes

  • The scanners are designed to reduce children's fear and anxiety before MRI scans.

Geography

North West

Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
Total income £18,180,000 and total expenditure £18,560,000 (year ended 31 December 2024, charity no. 1084958 England/Wales and SC039654 Scotland); in 2024 spent £3.8m on...
Key Metric 2
700+ members supported through in-person visits and support calls in 2025; 697 support grants allocated in 2025 for essential items including specialist clothing, cooling...
Key Metric 3
Largest global investment in EB research to date: multi-million-pound drug repurposing trial provisionally agreed with LifeArc partner at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation...
£34,000 raised in 2025 winter appeal supporting families like Darcie's with specialist items, emotional support and research; 697 support grants delivered in 2025; first Members Connect event in Northern Ireland; EB Priorities Setting Partnership study completed providing global research roadmap
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
22,507 households helped through RBL casework and specialist support services across 66 countries
Key Metric 2
22,600 grants given to those in need, totalling £11.8 million
Key Metric 3
733 beneficiaries represented at tribunals, resulting in £24.5 million in War Pensions awards
1,548 new families living with dementia supported by RBL Admiral Nurses service