We go the extra mile…
Registered charity number: 1083122
With your help, you could make this the best year yet
Looking for a new challenge in 2026?
We might have just the thing for you!
Run for Charity has partnered with us, giving you the opportunity to take part in some brilliant team or individual running challenges.
Choose from the Inflatable 5K in Newcastle to the Edinburgh half marathon and beyond!
We offer low entry prices and achievable fundraising targets – helping you make the most of your adventure while doing some good for Northumbria NHS.
Co-created resources help patients with learning disabilities feel safe and supported
Northumbria Healthcare’s Community Learning Disability Team has received a grant from Bright Charity to support their quality improvement project.
The project focuses on creating a learning disability trauma pathway, producing guidance documents, easy-read handouts, and resources to help professionals provide the right support for emotional distress, disclosures of abuse, and trauma symptoms.
Say yes, join the NVS!
Volunteering with the Northumbria Volunteer Service (NVS) is a fantastic way to give back to your local NHS, supporting patients, staff and visitors.
Whether you’ve retired, you’re in school, or just have some free time on your hands – you can make a huge difference by giving your skills and enthusiasm to our hospitals.
Who we are
Bright Northumbria is a registered charity which was formed in 1998. Donations make it possible for us to support a number of projects which can make a huge difference to our patients and staff.
We aim to bring a little brightness to the world and improve the patient experience for those accessing Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust’s services as well as allowing our staff to provide the very best care.
What we do
We have helped to fund a huge range of projects across Northumbria Healthcare, which without your generous donations would not have been possible. From creating calm sanctuaries for staff and patients, to transforming ward spaces to make patients with Alzheimer’s feel safer. Our communities are at the heart of everything we do.
Where our
funds are spent and
the impact we have
Hours of NVS Volunteers’ time
Grants awarded, creating improvement projects trust-wide
Awarded in grants
Profits raised by NVS Shops
to support our hospitals
Customers in our
NVS shops
Gifts delivered to patients on Christmas day
Patient, staff and community projects delivered in 2022
With your help, you could make this the best year yet
The work of our charity is incredibly far-reaching
Our work includes the healing arts, environment work, volunteer service, and international projects.
These are just a few photographs that capture some of our most memorable moments, you can find out more about the people we have worked with and supported here.
Our volunteers make it possible
We couldn’t do what we do without the support of our incredible volunteers, who are always on hand to help our patients, and always with a smile. From helping with meal times across all of our wards, to maintaining the designated wellbeing areas, no job is too big.
