The Objects of the Charity are for the public benefit:

1. To advance the health of patients being cared for in hospital and in the community in such ways as the Trustees think fit including by:
   • Advancing the education of associate members by providing grants and bursaries to enable associate members to attend training courses, workshops, conferences and seminars relating to their areas of practice;
   • Advancing the education of associate members by providing grants and bursaries to enable associate members to undertake research and publish and disseminate the results of any such research;
   • Providing a network to assist associate members to communicate with each other in order to share: best practice; latest developments in patient care; feedback from attending training courses, workshops, conferences and seminars paid for by the Charity; and results of research undertaken.
2. The relief of poverty and financial hardship among associate members of the Charity by providing grants, items and services to those in need.