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Jelly and cooked spaghetti were just a couple of the items on offer at the outdoor sensory group run over the summer by our Early Years Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy team. The group focuses on providing multi-sensory play –...

15-year-old Dan was a “once-met-never-forgotten boy” whose “story will go on into the future”, after he donated his organs following his death in 2018. Dan is described by his mum Debbie as: “Taller than average, with a daft laugh,...

Our amazing Youth Forum is five years old! The Sheffield Children’s Youth Forum is for young people aged between 12 and 19. The aim is to help to shape health services for children and young people in Sheffield and...

People will have an opportunity to learn more about Sheffield Children’s COVID response and our work moving forward to create a healthier future for children and young people at the Sheffield Children’s Annual Members’ Meeting this September. The virtual...

NHS England update on vaccination invitations for young people Invitations to get a COVID vaccine are landing on the doormats of all 16 and 17 year olds from today, in a further effort to boost take-up in this age...

Sheffield Children’s is delighted to be a finalist in the Health Service Journal (HSJ) Environmental Sustainability Awards! In December 2020 Sheffield Children’s launched a Green Plan, with the ambition to be in the top 10 greenest NHS Providers in...

16-year-old Molly Preston-Davies is taking on a huge personal challenge today (20th August) to say thank you to Sheffield Children’s Hospital. Molly, from Derby, was referred to Sheffield Children’s in February 2018 for developmental dysplasia of the hip, which...

Meet Evan – he’s a typical teenager who loves football, food and his PlayStation! 14-year-old Evan was diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease in 2016. This is a long-term condition which causes inflammation of the digestive system – also known as...

The mum of eleven month old Edward says “he has been given a future” after receiving gene-therapy for Spinal Muscular Atrophy. Baby Edward came to Sheffield Children’s to receive the potentially life-saving drug Zolgensma, which can prevent paralysis and...

A team of researchers and clinicians from Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust and Leeds Teaching NHS Trust is developing an immersive virtual reality (VR) platform to improve the physiotherapy of children living with Duchenne muscular dystrophy...