VCSE Inreach Project
We are pleased to announce a new funding opportunity from South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) for local grassroots voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations (VCSEs), to deliver evening and weekend activities on our acute adult mental health inpatient wards in Croydon and Lewisham.
What is the project?
The VCSE Inreach Project is an opportunity for local VCSEs to have a positive impact on our wards and build meaningful connections with our service users by delivering structured activities over a 12-month period in one, or more, of our wards in Bethlem Royal Hospital and University Hospital Lewisham. This includes two Older Adult wards, where we will be looking for dementia-friendly organisations to provide tailored activities for our service users.
Successful applicants will be awarded £12,250 of funding for each ward they work on, with the opportunity to apply to up to three wards. For more information, please download the Service Specification for Croydon and Lewisham.
Online meetings for applicants
Croydon applicants can join us for an online meeting on Monday 1st December at 11:00-12:30. We will discuss the project, outline the application process and answer any questions you may have. Join the online meeting.
Lewisham applicants can join us next week at an online Community Links meeting on Thursday 27th at 15:00. We will discuss the project, outline the application process and answer any questions you may have. Join the online meeting.
If you can't attend these events, please write to us and we will provide a recording of the session.
Service specification and application forms
Croydon
- Service Specification - VCSE Inreach Project - Croydon
- Application form for Croydon is available via MS Forms: Application Form — SLaM VCSE Inreach Project (Croydon)
Lewisham
- Service Specification - VCSE Inreach Project - Lewisham
- Application form for Lewisham is available via MS Forms: Application Form – SLaM VCSE Inreach Project (Lewisham)
The deadline for applications is 12th January 2026 at 8:00am.
Further information and support
For further information or if you need the application form in a different format, please reach out to our Community Partnerships Officer, Hannah Tendler, via VCSE.Inreach@slam.nhs.uk
We will be launching applications for Lambeth and Southwark early next year.
This project is co-funded by Maudsley Charity and NHS England Inpatient Quality Transformation Programme.
