Smaller sums, bigger impacts
Micro grants have a maximum value of £999 but in reality awards can be made for smaller amounts, whilst still making a big impact.
For the period April 2025 – March 2026, 441 micro grants were approved totalling £133,976. The average micro grant = £304. When compared the last financial year, this represents an increase of 70%.
Micro Grant amount per outcome April 2025 - March 2026
Leven GPs gain better understanding of non medical prescribing options
Social prescribing helps by connecting people to non‑medical support that truly makes a difference. This might mean joining a befriending group, taking part in a community garden or getting help with debt or benefits. It could mean trying an activity to support physical health, or accessing dementia‑friendly groups that help people stay socially. These ‘prescriptions’ keep people connected and reduce the need for more medical interventions such as prescription medication. It’s about improving wellbeing, building confidence, and changing the circumstances that can make people unwell in the first place.
The protected learning time session covered both what Social Prescribing is and what Fife can offer in terms of social prescribing.
This was hailed as an initial positive step in strengthening the team’s collective approach to Social Prescribing and improving support for people in Levenmouth.
Being outdoors and participating in green therapy activities is known to reduce stress anxiety and depression. Improved mental health through increased self-esteem, confidence and sense of achievement.
Project Ramadan returns to NHS Fife for fifth year
This year, as previously, 500 food and drink bags funded by Fife Health Charity were provided across our sites to support colleagues breaking their fast during busy shifts, particularly during the final 10 days of Ramadan.
Each bag includes items such as dates, crisps and juice, offering a small but meaningful moment of support at iftar, while also helping to raise awareness and understanding of Ramadan among colleagues.
Snack packs were available at the following locations:
- Victoria Hospital
- Whyteman’s Brae Hospital
- Queen Margaret Hospital
- Glenrothes Hospital
- Cameron Hospital
- St Andrews Community Hospital
- Stratheden Hospital
- Fife House
Colleagues were grateful once again to Fife Health Charity for this act of kindness and few bags lasted beyond the end of the Fasting period.
Stay and play baby massage sessions
These groups are delivered by the Dunfermline Health Visiting Team in the Dunfermline area to provide parents/carers with opportunities to build positive relationships with their children and to promote positive play. The baby massage group is aimed at enhancing attachment and bonding.
To date over 500 people have benefitted from this initiative which has delivered the following key achievements,:-
- Access to groups for vulnerable families
- Direct support to families in need
- Direct support to build up confidence and helping to overcome isolation issues
- Addresses social isolation and interaction of ethnic groups
The clinical team are planning to work collaboratively with other agencies such as the Home Safety Team to deliver early intervention and education sessions along with focused activity themed sessions such as play.
Baby massage has a strong evidence base for supporting infant and maternal health, improving bonding and attachment between infant and caregiver in order to give children the best start in life.
Further examples of micro-grants awarded to March 2026
Further examples of micro grants:-
- Staff retirals
- Training and development grants
- Patient complementary therapies – Hospice/Tarvit Ward/St Andrews Community Hospital
- Self-harm safe kits
- ICU garden supplies
- Toys for OT department to support constraint induced movement therapy
- Staff hub refreshments
- Easter treats and activities for in-patients
- Marking 10 year anniversary for IPCU, Hollyview Ward - see images below
