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The Junior Doctors at Sheffield Children’s have received freshly prepared frozen meals and fruit from Food Works Sheffield! As part of a new trial, the junior doctors’ mess have funded meals from Food Works over the festive period to...

Sheffield Children’s is leading a new study to compare two back braces for children with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). Scoliosis is a condition where the spine curves to the side and twists. It can affect people of any age,...

We know that injuries and accidents can happen over Christmas – with all the excitement of Father Christmas and busy households! If you need medical advice and support over the festive period we recommend calling NHS 111, visiting 111...

This is Maddie. In 2018 Maddie was an inpatient at our Becton Centre for Children and Young People. The centre provides mental health care for young people experiencing serious mental illness. Maddie stayed with us on Sapphire Lodge for...

Sheffield Children’s is delighted to launch a brand new Trust wide green initiative that we hope will inspire and energise people across Sheffield Children’s and The Children’s Hospital Charity. John Williams, Director of Finance and Green Lead for Sheffield...

Work will start next year on a world-beating centre to improve child health at Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park after partners in the city agreed to collaborate to secure the remaining capital funding needed. Sheffield City Council has signed a...

Meet Saskia! At 16 years old, she was diagnosed with a Medulloblastoma, which is a brain tumour in the primary central nervous system (CNS). She was offered the opportunity to be transferred to Sheffield Children’s to allow her to...

Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is proud to announce that our Executive Director for Nursing and Quality, Professor Sally Shearer, has received an OBE. Sally recently celebrated 40 years of service in the NHS, qualifying as a Registered Nurse...

Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust has today appointed Ruth Brown as its new Chief Executive. Ruth brings significant experience to the role and will help us drive forward our work for the benefit of children, young people and their...

Say hello to Corrinne, who’s popped into see our Research team as part of her peanut immunotherapy trial – not every patient makes our team jewellery while they’re waiting! Six year old Corrinne is well known to both the...

We have some amazing news – we’ve now moved on to the new Ward 6!    Patients, families and staff at Sheffield Children’s have now officially moved into our newly refurbished cancer and leukaemia ward (Ward 6)! Thanks to individuals,...

Sheffield Children’s has been involved in the largest study in a high-income country looking at antibiotic dosing and duration for children hospitalised with pneumonia. The results show that the number of doses given can be reduced safely, without impacting...