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At Sheffield Children’s, play is far more than a recreational activity. It is a powerful therapeutic tool that helps children and young people feel informed, involved and empowered throughout their healthcare journey.  As we celebrate Play in Healthcare Week,...

At Sheffield Children’s, we care for thousands of children and young people and provide a dedicated healthcare transition service that works alongside healthcare professionals to deliver a smooth, coordinated and person-centred transition to adult services. We believe that every...

If you’d have visited Sheffield Children’s in April 2026, you might have heard the bright tones of an electric guitar drifting through the corridors of our wards. Searching for the source of the music, you’d have eventually found 15-year-old Oscar, who first visited Sheffield Children’s...

Joyce and Abigail have been a part of each other’s lives for as long as Abigail can remember.  When Abigail and her family visited at Sheffield Children’s in January 1971, they weren’t expecting their world to be turned upside...

Three teams at Sheffield Children’s have been awarded major new funding to develop ambitious programmes of research aimed at improving health outcomes for children and young people. The awards form part of a £5 million investment in research from...

Former Sheffield Children’s patient Eashan Madan died last year aged 27 following complications from surgery for a rare heart condition.   For Organ Donation Week, his father Sanjeev Madan, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at Sheffield Children’s, spoke to us about his...

Colleagues, governors and members of the local community came together at The Spark for Sheffield Children’s Annual Members’ Meeting during our landmark 150th anniversary year. The event marked 150 years since the original meeting that began Sheffield Children’s journey...

Sepsis is a medical emergency, but knowing the signs – and acting fast – can save lives and reduce lasting harm.  As we continue to mark Sheffield Children’s landmark 150th year of delivering outstanding care in Sheffield and beyond, it is important that we continue...

Generations of care at Sheffield Children’s Over the past 150 years, millions of children and young people have received expert, compassionate and innovative care at Sheffield Children’s. It’s not surprising that during this time, generations of the same family...

Sheffield Children’s is welcoming nominations from children, young people and families who have received care in the past year for the Children’s Star Award.  Sheffield Children’s Star Awards are all about recognising and celebrating the incredible people and teams...

Andrew Western MP, Minister of State for Employment visited South Yorkshire to hear first-hand how local partners are working together to improve health, wellbeing and employment outcomes through the region’s pioneering NHS Health and Growth Accelerator programme. Hosted at...

A special garden at Sheffield Children’s is being refreshed as part of the Trust’s 150th anniversary year, with a new name chosen to reflect the purpose and meaning of the space.  Following careful consideration and feedback from those connected...