A-Z of services

About our Endocrinology service Our Paediatric Endocrinology Team delivers expert, compassionate care for children and young people with a wide range of hormone-related conditions. We specialise in the diagnosis and management of disorders affecting growth, puberty, thyroid function, and pituitary dysfunction. Our service also includes dedicated pathways for pituitary tumours, paediatric and adolescent gynaecology (PAG),...

Our Paediatric Liaison Service is based at five sites across Sheffield: Sheffield Children’s Hospital Jessop Wing Northern General Hospital Charles Clifford Dental Hospital Substance Misuse Services We safeguard children and promote their wellbeing through effective two way communication between hospitals, adult substance misuse services, and health visitors and school nurses from Sheffield, the South Yorkshire...

Our team of psychologists, assistant psychologists, family therapists, cognitive behavioural therapists (CBT) and psychiatrists are here to help patients and their families when they’re struggling to cope with their condition or treatment. We provide psychological support to patients at Sheffield Children’s and their families. We don’t just see long-term patients – any child or young...

In the Paediatric Surgical Unit (PSU) we see children up to 16 years old, and sometimes above, with a range of surgical problems or suspected disease. Children can come to us from South Yorkshire and the surrounding area or from anywhere in the UK. Our specialist services include: neonatal surgery oncological including haematological and vascular...

Our team provides a comprehensive pain management service for children and young people requiring support for acute, procedural and chronic pain. Acute pain – includes pain after an operation, after an injury (e.g. a broken bone) or pain associated with an illness (e.g. tummy ache) Procedural pain – pain caused by clinical procedures such as...

Sheffield Children’s Hospital can offer care to paying patients, including: patients who have private medical insurance patients who are paying for their own treatment (self-funding) patients who are sponsored by an embassy or other third party Why us? Sheffield Children’s Hospital is one of only three dedicated children’s hospital trusts in the UK. Many of our...

An investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in 2014 brought greater focus to the lack of transparency and information available for private patients in the UK. The CMA investigation found that patients do not have access to sufficient information to make informed choices when considering private healthcare. In response, they published the Private...

The Pharmacy Department is based in the hospital and provides medicine for all our patients. We ensure the management of medicines is of the highest standards and make sure the supply of medicine to patients is done safely, effectively and economically. Members of our team work in many different areas including the central dispensary, hospital...

Our Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy Service sees patients for lots of different reasons depending on what illness, disability or condition they may have. Physiotherapy (PT) Paediatric physiotherapy is the diagnosis, treatment and management of children in relation to their physical function, ability and wellbeing. The physiotherapist uses a range of skills and techniques to educate, support,...

Our team of Play Specialists works closely with each ward and department providing inpatients and outpatients with play activities to prepare, distract and relax them during their time here. Each ward and department has a designated play specialist who can work with children and siblings at the bed side or in play rooms. We provide...

We hold a weekly prenatal clinic at the Northern General Hospital where we see pregnant women. We may see them because something has been picked up in the pregnancy or we may already know the family for a pre-existing genetic condition. Occasionally it is appropriate to offer testing during pregnancy and this is called prenatal...