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Feeling lonely is not something that a lot of people openly talk about, but it’s something that we all feel at some point. Did you know, as many as 80% of young people report being lonely at times? Young...

We are delighted to announce the launch of our Sustainable Travel Plan for 2022-2025. This plan details all the sustainable travel focused work Sheffield Children’s will be doing over the next few years, while on the road to reach...

As part of our new Sustainable Travel Plan for 2022-2025, we are encouraging patients and families to choose a video option where appropriate and possible for your appointments. Video appointments connect you with your health professional using a platform...

It was World Administrative Day on Wednesday 27 April, presenting a chance for people to celebrate their admin colleagues and the fantastic work they do each day.   As part of the day, admin colleagues across the region were...

This is Joey – he was one of the winners in our competition to name a Sheffield Children’s robodog! Twelve-year-old Joey loves football, computer games and watching the Sheffield Steelers ice hockey team play. He chose to name Ward...

The UK’s Child Health Technology Conference will bring together global healthcare professionals, industry, engineers, computer scientists, designers, academics and patient representatives around one of the most exciting and fast-moving fields in healthcare today – all with the aim of...

Alice Hurst, Senior Audiologist After finding out she would need hearing aids at a young age, Alice feels she’s now in a privileged position to be able to provide care to children with hearing loss of their own. Alice said: “I...

The University of Sheffield and Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust have officially opened the Julia Garnham Centre, a new genomic pre-screening facility, which helps NHS geneticists to diagnose blood cancers.  Based in the University of Sheffield’s Firth Court, the...

The Audiology team at Sheffield Children’s have become the first physiological service in the UK to move to the new IQIPS (Improving Quality in Physiological Services) 2020 standard. The accreditation recognises quality clinical care and management across five domains...

15-year-old Adam has overcome his fear of needles and had two important vaccinations at a new sensory clinic run by Sheffield Children’s school nurses. Adam and his mum, Maria, were just planning to go to the relaxed session at...

5 to 11 year old’s can now receive their COVID vaccination (first or second dose) at Sheffield Children’s Hospital. There are appointments available to book at the hospital on: Saturday 23 April 10am to 3pm Saturday 30 April 10...

Some children find hospitals a little scary, especially when they see a big machine like our MRI or CT Scanner.   To support one particular patient who’ll be visiting Sheffield Children’s soon, our team brought in a furry little...