Grant scheme and NHS trusts align on improving physical spaces
In one 48-hour period, a community-space grant, a new Bath urgent treatment centre and a Gloucestershire green plan all put physical facilities at the centre of their plans.
Voscur said the Morrisons Foundation Connecting Communities grant offers up to £20,000 to charities providing place-based services and that funding is available for capital projects which improve, enhance or protect spaces [1]. Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust said work will begin on 28 September on a new £12m Urgent Treatment Centre, with improved facilities and a better environment for patients with non-life-threatening illnesses and injuries [2]. Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust launched its 2026-2030 Green Plan, saying it will reduce carbon emissions and support sustainable healthcare [3]. Together, the three announcements point to capital projects and environmental goals as ways of improving the spaces used by communities and patients.
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- Voscur: Connecting Communities Grant Funding
- Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust: RUH to begin work on new £12m Urgent Treatment Centre
- Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: Gloucestershire Hospitals launches new Green Plan 22 Sep 2026, 9:09 a.m. Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has launched its new Green Plan for 2026-2030, setting out how it will reduce carbon emissions and support sustainable healthcare in Gloucestershire over the next four years.
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