For many families, making a will isn’t just about finances – it’s about protecting the people they love most. But it can also be a way of supporting the places and services that matter most to them, such as the Royal United Hospitals Bath.
RUHX, the hospital’s official NHS charity, depends on gifts in wills to provide extra care, comfort and innovation for patients and their families – support that simply wouldn’t be possible without this generosity.
Each year, the RUH cares for more than 230,000 patients and serves half a million people across Bath and beyond. For many local families, it is a place where lives are changed, saved, and remembered. By including RUHX in their will, families can help ensure that the hospital continues to provide extraordinary care for generations to come.
These legacies make up a third of RUHX’s income, funding everything from cutting-edge equipment and pioneering research to the small but important touches that make hospital life a little easier.
For Mary, whose mother Daphne left a gift to RUHX, this support brings comfort.
“As a family, it’s a comfort to know that people going through cancer treatment have been helped by our mother’s generosity and kindness. It’s a positive thought during a sad time.”
Having a will and keeping it up to date is the best way to ensure that personal wishes are clear – from who looks after children or pets, to how an estate is shared. Once family and friends are cared for, many people also choose to include a cause close to their hearts.
In 2024 alone, £4.5bn was donated to charities through gifts left in wills, and one in five people in the UK has pledged a gift to charity in this way.
At RUHX, every gift – whether large or small – helps the RUH continue going above and beyond for local families, today and long into the future.
More information about leaving a gift in a Will to RUHX is available at www.ruhx.org.uk/gift-in-wills, where families can also download a free guide. The RUHX Gifts in Wills team can be contacted on 01225 825 900.
