We’ve made it even easier for people to make donations to NHS Lanarkshire’s endowment fund – and staff can help by giving advice to fundraisers.

Their generous contributions – which amounted to over £150,000 last year – go into NHS Lanarkshire’s endowment fund, officially known as Lanarkshire Health Board Endowment Funds.

To make it more convenient for supporters to highlight their fundraising and make their donations, we’ve set up an endowment fund section on our public website – nhslanarkshire.org.uk/Involved/endowment.

There’s also an NHS Lanarkshire page on JustGiving, the online platform for making donations – justgiving.com/nhs-lanarkshire.

If a fundraiser gives you a cheque, make sure it is made out to “Lanarkshire Health Board Endowment Funds”.

NHS Lanarkshire head of finance for corporate services Gordon Smith said: “The endowment fund is a registered charity and all donations are held in trust.

“They’re used to fund a range of items and activities to advance the health of the people of Lanarkshire.

“These range from small items such as festive decorations and ward newspapers to larger projects including garden improvements and other developments to enhance and improve the environment in which we deliver healthcare. Patients also benefit from funding provided to support learning, development and educational opportunities for staff.

“These new online channels mean it’s much easier for staff to offer advice to people who ask how they can give to NHS Lanarkshire. Supporters can specify how they wish their donation to be used. For example, for research purposes, to purchase equipment for a hospital or to benefit a particular service.”

Staff can direct any donations received into the fund by contacting the Finance team at Kirklands Headquarters. Email endowments@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk

There is further information, including useful guidance on making an application for expenditure to be spent through the fund, on FirstPort – http://firstport2/staff-support/endowments.