HCT NHS Charity

Caring with heart for our patients, staff, service users and community.

HCT Charity

Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust's charity is at the heart of our community.

We support the health and wellbeing of our staff, patients and visitors, promoting care and comfort. 

Make a donation

Make a donation

Thank you for choosing to donate to HCT charity. Your generosity will have a lasting impact for patients and staff.

You can choose which service you want to benefit from your donation or we can put it towards the greatest priority at the time of your donation.

Your gift, your choice.

Your donation will be used to fund initiatives brought forward by staff or patient throughout the year — funding things such as:

  • rehabilitation equipment in the gym
  • enhancements to the environment where patients are cared for
  • toys used to distract young patients during treatment
  • outdoor benches for patients, their loved ones and staff to use 

Your donation will create a lasting positive impact in our community.

Thank You!

The difference we make

The difference we make

Everyone donates to HCT for a different reason but every single donation makes a difference to both patients and staff.

Recent donations have been used to fund:

  • Specialist equipment to support patients with rehabilitation after a stroke

  • Staff wellbeing initiatives such as blood pressures checks to enable staff to acess support more easily

  • Sensory toys to aid and encourage children during speech and language therapy sessions

So whether your donation is given as a thank you to staff or to support a specific appeal, please be assured that you are helping to create a lasting legacy in our community.

Together, we can build healthier communitities and improve healthcare experience. 

Staff stories

 

Events

Fundraising Events

There are lots of events you can get involved with to raise funds for HCT charity.

Whether you want to organise your own coffee morning, murder mystery evening or charity sports tournament or sign up to an event that is already taking place, we can support you with your fundrasing efforts.

Running events you can sign up for:

Battersea Park 5k, 10k, half marathon and Chase the moon events — December 2026

Dorney Lake, Windor 5k, 10k and half marathon — Dec 2026

Watford Half Marathon and 10k event — Feb 2027

Past events:

Christmas Jumper Day 2025

christmas jumper day Tuesday 9 December 2025

Hertfordshire Community Trusts Christmas Jumper Day!

On Tuesday 9 December HCT staff held a Christmas Jumper Day to raise funds for different services across the Trust. Colleagues, family, friends and patients sported a Christmas jumper or festive accessories and donated to the charity. It was a great event and helped bring festive spirit across the Trust.