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Caring Together 2030 describes our strategy for 2026 to 2030. Our purpose, aims and values remain the same.
Our strategy sets out five new ambitions for the five years to come, whilst describing how we will build on the success of the last five years.
Our purpose
To create a healthier future for children and young people.
Our strategic aims
Outstanding patient care
Brilliant place to work
Leader in children’s health
Our five bold ambitions
Bold ambition 1
Reimagine services for children, young people, and families to become a digitally enabled centre of excellence that can deliver care closer to home.
Bold ambition 2
Create safe, healthy and inclusive workplaces and streamlined, efficient systems and processes for colleagues.
Bold ambition 3
Establish Sheffield Children’s as a national hub to create, test and spread child health technologies.
Bold ambition 4
Be a world class centre for paediatric research and scale our education and training offer.
Bold ambition 5
Act as system convenor to strengthen partnerships and achieve a healthier future for children and young people across South Yorkshire
and Bassetlaw and beyond.
and Bassetlaw and beyond.
Downloads
- Caring Together 2030 Strategy booklet (1.40 MB)
- Caring Together 2030 Strategy One-page Summary (464.20 KB)
Watch – Healthier Futures for Every Child
About our strategy
In 2026, Sheffield Children’s will reach a remarkable milestone: 150 years since our hospital was founded in the heart of the city.
Sheffield Children’s was born in 1876 from the determination of the people of Sheffield to create a hospital dedicated to children. Our founding purpose has endured across generations. For 150 years, we have been united by a simple but powerful ambition: to create a healthier future for children and young people.
Over the decades, our commitment to putting children first has shaped pioneering care, world-leading innovation and meaningful partnerships with families and communities. It has shaped Sheffield Children’s as a specialist Trust known for its specialist care, innovation and compassion.
Our commitment to children’s health is visible in everything we do, from specialist services that serve children nationally, to community-based care that supports families close to home. In 2026, we will open The Spark, home to the National Centre for Child Health Technology – a symbol of our continuing ambition to lead globally in research and innovation.
As we look forward to the future, the context in which children and young people are growing up has changed. Child poverty is rising and widening inequalities are shaping health outcomes from an early age. Mental health needs are increasing, and many families experience fragmented systems with long waits to access support. Demand for our services is rising, resources are constrained, and the system we are part of must modernise at pace.
And yet there are exciting opportunities: advances in genomics, digital health, data and artificial intelligence. Alongside this, there is a growing recognition of the importance of prevention, early intervention and a renewed focus on community-based, integrated care. These opportunities are reflected in the 2025 NHS 10 Year Plan and its three key shifts: Hospital to Community, Analogue to Digital and Treatment to Prevention.
This strategy is our response to those challenges and opportunities. To develop our plans, we have listened carefully to over 3000 children, young people, families, colleagues and partners. Our strategy builds on our values, on the success of the last five years, and sets out five new ambitions.
Thank you to everyone who has contributed to Sheffield’s Children’s over the last 150 years. Together, we will honour our history while shaping an ambitious, inclusive and innovative future for every child.
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