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Please note, the following story contains reference to self harm.   Say hello to Joseph. He recently spent 12 weeks at our Becton Centre – but you would be more likely to find him walking his dog, Eddie, now....

This week is Eating Disorders Awareness Week – today we are sharing information about our Sheffield Eating Disorder Assessment Treatment Team (SEDATT). They are a dedicated eating disorder service for children and young people up to the age of...

Patients at the Becton Centre’s Sapphire Lodge got the chance to unleash their creativity with a series of virtual drumming workshops. The fun sessions, part of the Artfelt Sounds project funded by Youth Music, were held in small groups...

Say hello to Annabelle and her dad, Joe, from Worksop. Two-year-old Annabelle was recently transferred to Sheffield Children’s Ward 3 by the Embrace service to try and work out what was causing her persistent high fever, vomiting and diarrhoea....

The UK’s first Child Health Technology Conference is being held next month, bringing together some of the country’s top experts in healthcare, technology, academia and computer science with a shared goal of improving the health and care of children...

Meet eight-year-old Ivy. After being cared for at Sheffield Children’s since before her first birthday, Ivy from Lincolnshire has recently attended her first video appointment with her mum. Video appointments have lots of benefits including helping us decrease the...

International Childhood Cancer Day – Joint news with Sheffield Children’s, Leeds Children’s Hospital and University of Leeds The overall childhood cancer survival rate in Yorkshire is among the best in the world, with 86 out of every 100 children diagnosed...

Being an apprentice meant that James Connolly could develop his leadership and managerial skills alongside his band 6 role in the Post Anaesthesia Care Unit (PACU).   James is 41 and has worked in PACU for nearly seven years,...

Who is that smiley little boy? Meet Theo, he’s two years old and loves nothing more than playing outside – except, maybe dinosaurs! This time last year, Theo was recovering from a reversal of his temporary colostomy operation. This...

“LGBT+ history month matters because it gives a sense of place; a sense of family; inclusion, belonging, a sense that you are not alone and not the only one.” Alexandra Norrish, Senior Programme Director and LGBT+ network member at...

Choosing an apprenticeship means Katie is able to balance working in the Sheffield Children’s Hearing Services with studying for a degree at Aston University. Katie said: “I had an interest in sign language whilst at school and was passionate...

February is LGBT+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender, plus) history month and at Sheffield Children’s we are recognising it across the Trust. The month is an annual celebration that provides education and insight into the issues that the LGBT+ community faces. At...