Welcome to the Friends of Ledbury & District Healthcare Website

The Friends of Ledbury & District Healthcare is a charitable trust. The object of the charity is to help in the relief of patients who are in need of assistance. In addition they will facilitate the relief of sickness by supporting healthcare workers in the performance of their work. The Ledbury and District is defined as the area served by the General Practices of Ledbury, Colwall and Cradley.

Making an Application

The trustees are prepared to consider applications for assistance from patients, carers and healthcare workers from within the Ledbury and District area.

The trustees are able to consider and give financial assistance in approved cases which include:

• Help in purchasing equipment in homes or clinics.

• Help in setting up medical projects.

• Help in supporting sick patients during their illness and in their recovery.

• Help with further education courses, which will benefit local healthcare.

The Friends are NOT able to pay either for maintenance costs for equipment or revenue costs including staff salaries.

Applications to the trust should be made using the application form button below.

The Friends of Ledbury & District Healthcare Home Photo

Application Form

Donations to the trust

The trustees are very grateful for any donations to this charity. If you would like to make a contribution please do so using the donate button below.

Donate Here

History of trust

For very many years, the charitable trust managed by The Friends of Ledbury Cottage Hospital, supported and provided equipment for the old Cottage Hospital in the Homend, Ledbury.

After the new Ledbury Community Health and Care Centre opened in 2002, The Friends of Ledbury Hospital, as they became known, gave valuable support to the NHS element of the new facility.

A large amount of money, which had all been given to the Trust in charitable donations, was given to the hospital. This included the building of the physiotherapy department, provision of new X-ray and ultrasound machines and numerous other pieces of equipment. Support has also given to many members of staff in their extended training courses.

In 2015 the remit of the trust was extended to cover the Ledbury and District locality and the name amended accordingly.

Trustees

Dr Robert Scholefield: Chairman

Mr Leslie Davies: Treasurer

Mr Michael Blandford

Mrs Susan Roig

Mr Martin Jolley

Dr David Lloyd

Mr Charles Masefield

Dr Bruce Herriot

Dr Nicholas P Meyer