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We’re on our way to learning more about autism! We had a visit from the Autism Reality Experience Bus; an innovative, immersive and hands on training that gives non-autistic people an insight of the sensory processing difficulties faced by...

We had a chat with our new Lead Healthcare Scientist! Meet Camilla Scott, recently appointed to the new role at Sheffield Children’s. What is the aim of the Lead Healthcare Scientist role? “The Lead Healthcare Scientist’s role is to work...

Meet Helen and her daughter Sophia – they’ve been taking part in a research study called the Harmonie study, that looks into how strongly babies can be protected from serious illness due to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection by...

Our award-winning health inequalities work and our future plans for the helipad and Major Trauma Centre will be in the spotlight at Sheffield Children’s annual members meeting on Wednesday, 13 September. The meeting, which is being held virtually, is...

Following the Lucy Letby trial our thoughts are with all the families affected, who have suffered pain and anguish that few of us can imagine. These events have shocked colleagues across the NHS and at Sheffield Children’s, just as...

Imagine being surrounded and in reach of the stars, the moon and our solar system, well that’s what our children and young people at the Becton Centre were able to experience recently!   The brilliant team from Wonder Dome...

“If your passion is science and patients, then there’s no better place to be.”   Meet Jess, Clinical Scientist at Sheffield Children’s!   As a Clinical Scientist, Jess works in our Whole Genome Sequencing team, focused on finding diagnoses...

Last weekend Sheffield Children’s, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals and the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR ) held the first ever Shaping the Future event, celebrating the past, present and future of health research...

Meet Sarah, Clinical Scientist at Sheffield Children’s! As a Clinical Scientist, Sarah uses genomics to help diagnose people with cancer and match them to the treatment most likely to work for them (known as personalised medicine). Whilst studying for...

Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to have won two Clinical Research Network (CRN) Yorkshire and Humber 2023 Research Awards!  This win recognises the Emergency Department Research Team and the 0-19 Research Network, which Sheffield Children’s is a part...

We’re delighted to announce that Eleanor Tidswell, Renal Specialist Paediatric Dietitian, has won a Dame Barbara Clayton Award 2023 – an award which recognises where dietetic services have demonstrated innovative and new ways of working.  Eleanor has designed bespoke activity placemats for...

Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to have been shortlisted for two Clinical Research Network (CRN) Yorkshire and Humber 2023 Research Awards!  The shortlist recognises the Emergency Department Research Team and the 0-19 Research Network, which Sheffield Children’s is...