CHARITIES IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE LEAGUE OF ST. BARTHOLOMEWgS NURSES AccouNfs FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2022 Charity Number.. 275165 Contents Page Trustees, report Independent Examinerfs report Consolidated statement of recelpts and payments Consolidated statement of assets and liabilities Benevolent Fund statement of receipts and payments Benevol8nt Fund statement of assets and liabilities B8n8volent Fund notes to th8 accounts Stewart Baines Coltart Scholarship Fund stat8ment of receipts and payments Stewart Baines Coltart Scholarship Fund statement of assets and liabilities St8wart Baines Coltart Scholarship Fund notes to the accounts CHARITIES IN ASSOCIATION ￿TH THE LEAGUE OF ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S NURSES TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2022 Refèrencè and admlnl8tratlon detall R•glst•rod ¢harlty number. 275165 Charfty's princlplo addrn8•: The Post Room, St. Bartholom8w's Hospital Wesl Smlthfleld, London EC1A 7BE Nam09 of Charlty Trustees who manag• tho charlty: Mrs E Wood-Dow OBE President of the League Mrs N Marks Honorary General Secretary Mrs R E Carnpbell Honorary Treasurer Mrs H Mathews Honorary Secretsry- Benevolent Fund Mrs J Gillett Honorary Treasurer- 8enevdent Fund Miss D Shedaw {Chair) Honorary Secretary- Slewart Baines Coltart Scholarship Fund Mrs A Hayward Honorary Treasurer- Stewart Baines Collart Scholarship Fund Dame Nancy Hallett External adviser to the trustees All Trustees are Honorary role$. ructuro overnan ment The Le•Jue is governed by a constitution document that was last revised and updated In 2015 and is managed by the League EXe￿lIVe Committee. The Constitution is currently under review and is anli¢ipated to be agreed at the Annual Gerter81 Meetlng in October 2022. Honorary Officers are elected every three years,. the President serves a five-year term of office and may be re-elected for a $e¢ond term. Ob octIv88 and a The objects of the League are." 1. To further the best interests of nurslrKJ and Ihe nursing wofession. 2. To afford mutual help and to promote social interaction. 3. To promote and maintsin a Benevolent Fund for the benefrt of Leaguè members and SL 8artholomew's nurse5 who trained ￿Or to September 1993. 4. To promote and maintain Scholarship FU￿lS for the benefit of League members. In accordance with the Conslilulion. the Benevolent Fund Is available to provide asststan¢e not only to League members, but also to any nurse who trained at St. Bartholomew's Hospital or who qualrfied as a nurse al St. Bartholomews School of Nursiro and Midwrfery prior to September 1993. The sub2_ ## **Benevolent Fund report year ending 30 April 2022** Madam President and members of the League I am pleased to present the report of the Benevolent Find subcommittee for the year ending 30 April 2022. At the start of our financial year in May 2021 Covid 19 meeting restrictions had been lifted and it was a joy to meet again in person or have hybrid meetings with those who preferred to continue to zoom from home. The committee met 6 times during the year efficiently organised by secretary Hilary Mathews plus 2 extraordinary zoom meetings to consider urgent requests. Jenny Kottler left the committee after 6 years of service for which we thank her greatly and in her place we welcomed Jane McDonald. Coutts have now taken over from Ravenscroft as our stock brokers and the market value of our investments remain in excess of £1m. Full details of all income and expenditure independently examined by McLean Reid Chartered Accountants will be printed in the League News. Legacies and donations in excess of £3,000 have been gratefully received this year. Over £73.000 has been spent on Gifts and grants and a further £14,500 on printing and posting the League News to our membership worldwide. Gifts have included electric scooters, a wheelchair, stairlift, bathroom adaptation, surgery costs, medical consultations, physio and speech therapy services, boiler repairs, taxi fares to hospital appointments, temporary home help costs, Dragon computer aid and emergency grants. Flowers have been sent to numerous members post operatively, in sympathy and in celebration of life events. Christmas cards personally signed by our President were sent to over 450 members qualified 60 years or more with gift stamps for those living in the UK and League logo window stickers to those living abroad. Letters were also sent to the 56 members who qualified in 1962 reminding them of the scope of the Benevolent fund and offering help if needed. The Country wide network of friendship organised by Sue Finney continues to find visitors for members on request and personal visits post pandemic were resumed and welcomed as well as telephone calls. It is wonderful to receive and share thank you letters and news from members, appreciating how significant a bouquet of flowers or a card can be as well as a major gift. The Benevolent Fund Grant Making policy which is the formal document covering all aspects of Benevolent help was reviewed and approved by the Trustees and can be read on our website together with stories from members whose lives have been enhanced by gifts, particularly our new scooter users. The most important thing to remember is that if you or you know someone who is in need for any reason do not hesitate to email or telephone Hilary Mathews in office hours (details in the League News) and she will respond quickly and empathetically. Jill Gillett. Hon Treasurer ## **Scholarship Committee Annual Report May 2022** **The Stewart Baines Coltart Scholarship Fund Registered Charity 275165** Madam President and members of the League, I have great pleasure in presenting the Annual Report of the Stewart Baines Coltart Scholarship Fund Committee for the financial year ending 30[th] April 2022. The Scholarship Fund continues to provide fully paid-up League members with financial assistance to help enhance life, career and retirement, by supporting study and associated costs for courses and conferences. The committee has met on four occasions over the past year; we were pleased to start meeting again in person from September. Our plans to run hybrid meetings have not yet been realised, mainly due to technical issues, but we remain hopeful that we will be able to do so in the future. My continued thanks are due to our committee members who have been patient and helpful with our new processes. Two of our number have finished their terms of office on the committee and we have welcomed their replacements, who have settled into their roles. During the year, the committee have developed a committee member job description, an exercise which has identified the expectations of committee membership. This year, **21** League members have submitted **28** applications, an encouraging increase of 23% and 47% on last year’s figures. This includes two members whose applications were deferred from the previous financial year. Of this year’s applications, £49,900 has been agreed, an increase of 59% on last year. £29,935 of this total has so far been claimed. Two recipients have been unable to claim their awards due to not being able to undertake their studies, one applicant withdrew, and one recipient’s course was cancelled. Unfortunately, after much deliberation and discussion, we have had to refuse funding for three applications, in order to maintain good governance and to comply with the Fund’s objectives, the League Constitution and the Charity Commission. We have had to contact several applicants for more information due to incomplete form filling and lack of required detail, and we hope our redesign of the application form will help avoid this in future. We have spent considerable time this year re-developing the scholarship application form, which is now live on the website under “Request our help”. We have separated the form into vocational and non-vocational studies, asking for greater detail regarding specific course and conferences, accreditation, qualifications, website links and costs involved. It is hoped that this will obviate the need for continued chasing and investigation in order to facilitate useful discussion at our meetings. Awards have been made for a variety of PhD, MSc, BSc and Diploma programmes and courses and for one conference. Of these, only three are for non-vocational programmes. The Trustees have completed a tender exercise over the year to ensure good governance of our investments and we are gradually changing their management from Ravenscroft Investments UK to Coutts Charity Investment. The uncertainties surrounding Brexit have 1 been totally eclipsed by the Global Coronavirus pandemic. Global stock markets have all been affected and this is having an impact on investment income into the Scholarship Fund, which has necessarily affected the level of financial support that we can offer. So far, we have continued to receive sufficient income to provide some level of funding to all applicants, but we cannot guarantee always being able to honour the request in full, or indeed to offer ongoing continued support for lengthy courses. We do encourage members to submit applications, they are all carefully considered and there is no limit to the number of times members can apply for assistance. For details of income and expenditure for the past year, please see the accounts in the League News and on the platform. In order to identify how recipients’ new skills and knowledge have impacted their practice and/or their life, we ask them to submit a report on completion of their studies. These are published in the League News, but we have also started to post them on the website, for which we have received positive feedback. Please do continue to apply for assistance with your studies and conference attendance. We cannot guarantee that we can always honour the request in full, or indeed to offer ongoing continued support for lengthy courses, but we do consider all applications carefully, for both vocational and non-vocational study. We look forward to the year ahead and to being able to assist more League members with a variety of studies and conferences. ## **May 2021 (10 applications, 9 applicants, 7 awards, 1 refused, 1 deferred) £14,950** ## **1: 2021/2022** Self-employed complementary therapist, focussing mainly on using reproductive reflexology to support couples through their fertility journeys: Advanced Reproflexology Course through Seren Natural Fertility – Further information required, DEFERRED TO SEPTEMBER MEETING; SUBSEQUENTLY DECIDED AGAINST COURSE. ## **2: 2021/2022** Semi-retired external verifier for City & Guilds Health and Social Care Courses: £1500; Diploma in Naturopathic Principles at the College of Naturopathic Nutrition ## **3: 2021/2022** Charge Nurse, Adult Critical Care: £360; e-Advanced Life Support Course A-to-E Training and Solutions ## **4: 2021/2022** Charge Nurse, Adult Critical Care: £2640; Advanced Assessment Skills for Non-Medical Practitioner Level 7 @ Kings College COURSE CANCELLED ## **5: 2021/2022** Head of Quality and Education, local Hospice: £700; Hospice UK National Conference ## **6: 2021/2022** NHS Trust Band 7 Senior Occupational Health Advisor: £2000; BSc Occupational Health @ Robert Gordon University ## **7: 2021/2022** Staff Nurse on Hospital Admissions Unit: £1000; RCN Accredited Practice Nurse Training in Malvern ## **8: 2021/2022** Advanced Nurse Practitioner and Lead for End-of-Life Care, GP Surgery: £2750; Doctorate in Health @ University of Lancaster 2 ## **9: 2021/2022** Staff Nurse, Adult Critical Care Unit: £4000; MSc Cardiovascular and Respiratory Healthcare at Imperial College ## **10: 2021/2022** Self-employed complementary therapist and trainer, supporting families through fertility, pregnancy, birthing and post-partum issues: the H.E.A.L. and T.H.R.I.V.E. Method Energy Healing Diploma Course @ Jennie Harrison – Not enough information offered by applicant or course leader, APPLICATION REFUSED. ## **September 2021 (8 applications, 8 applicants, 7 awards) £15,000** ## **11: 2021/2022** Audit and Quality Midwife: £2,750; PhD Midwifery ## **12: 2021/2022** Freelance Field Survey Nurse for Office of National Statistics & National Centre for Social Research and Health & Wellbeing Coach: £500; Intensive Yoga Course at Uplifted Online ## **13: 2021/2022** Part time Band C Staff Nurse: £2,000; Undergraduate Certification in Genetics at the Institute of Continuing Education, University of Cambridge ## **14: 2021/ 2022** Nurse for Looked After Children: £1,750; Level 5 Diploma in Practitioner Reflexology ## **15: 2021/2022** Staff Nurse, Adult Critical Care Unit: £5,000; MSc Health Management ## **16: 2021/2022** Charge Nurse, Adult Critical Care Unit; PhD in Nursing Studies APPLICATION REFUSED, MORE INFORMATION REQUESTED ## **17: 2021/2022** Part time Community Midwife and Private Ante Natal Preparation and Hypnobirth Teacher: £1,000; Diploma in Complementary Therapies in Midwifery Practice at Expectancy ## **18: 2021/2022** Senior Clinical Advisor, Stop the Pressure Programme, NHS England and Improvement: £2,000; Nursing and Midwifery PhD with the Skin Sciences Institute, University of Huddersfield ## **November 2021 (2 applications, 2 applicants, 2 awards) £5,650** ## **19: 2021/2022** Retired Research Nurse, Research Project Manager and Head of Research Governance; £650: UK Society of Celebrants Family and Funeral Diploma (Fast Track) ## **20: 2021/2022** Staff Nurse, Adult Critical Care Unit: £5,000; MSc Health Management ## **March 2022 (8 applications, 7 applicants, 7 awards) £14,300** ## **21: 2021/2022** Semi-retired external verifier for City & Guilds Health and Social Care Courses: £2,000; Diploma in Naturopathic Nutrition at the College of Naturopathic Nutrition ## **22: 2021/2022** Semi-retired external verifier for City & Guilds Health and Social Care Courses: £850; Diploma in Naturopathic Principles at the College of Naturopathic Nutrition 3 ## **23: 2021/2022** Senior Staff Nurse, Adult Critical Care Unit, SBH: £3,000; MSc Cardiovascular and Respiratory Healthcare at Imperial College ## **24: 2021/2022** Emergency Nurse Practitioner, A&E, Royal London: £3,500; MSc Advance Clinical Practice @ City University ## **25: 2021/2022** Retired, recently stood down as elected councillor: £1,100; City & Guilds Millinery Course, Level 2 at Morley College, Chelsea ## **26: 2021/2022** Senior Charge Nurse, Adult Critical Care, SBH: PhD in Nursing Studies APPLICATION REFUSED FOLLOWING ASCQUISITION OF FURTHER INFORMATION ## **27: 2021/2022** CNS Team Lead, Palliative Care, St Catherine’s Hospice: £350; The Oxford Advanced Pain and Symptom Management Course ## **28: 2021/2022** Lead Nurses/Practitioner, the Avenue Surgery: £3,500; MSc Clinical Practice ## **Diana Sherlaw Honorary Secretary** **Alexandra Hayward Honorary Treasurer** 4