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Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust has marked one year as a specialist hub delivering life-changing commercial clinical trials for children and young people. Launched in April 2025, The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Sheffield Children’s Commercial Research Delivery Centre (CRDC), aims to transform how clinical trials...

Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust has become the first site in Europe to recruit a patient to a major international clinical trial investigating a potential new treatment for a severe form of epilepsy – Dravet syndrome.  The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Sheffield...

Meet Lauren and Fleur, two trainee healthcare scientists. They both work at Sheffield Children’s, and across at the University of Sheffield in the Julia Garnham Centre. They are both trainee healthcare scientists – and this week we’re shining a...

In its 150th anniversary year, Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is preparing to open The Spark, a new building at Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park that will be home to the world-leading National Centre for Child Health Technology.  The Spark...

In the year Sheffield Children’s celebrates its 150th anniversary, 59 colleagues celebrated incredible milestones of their own of 20, 30 and 40 years.   Together they marked an extraordinary 1,380 years of service at our Long Service Awards 2026.   Their stories span...

When Sheffield Children’s was founded 150 years ago, one of the promises our founders made was ‘to afford opportunities for the training of women in the special duties of children’s nursing’.  We’re proud of our roots, and the women who have been part...

Every Thursday, volunteer Steve takes his book trolley around the wards at Sheffield Children’s. But today is a special trip – because it’s World Book Day!   At 77, Steve brings a lifetime love of reading – and a stack of stories – to...

A new experimental treatment for children with a hard-to-treat form of epilepsy is safe and can reduce seizures dramatically, helping them lead much healthier and happier lives, the findings of a study involving Sheffield Children’s show. The trial, lead...

On Rare Disease Day, we are shining a light on the experience of families living with conditions that are often misunderstood and misdiagnosed. Harry’s story is one of resilience and the life-changing power of research. What began as a...

South Yorkshire Children and Young People’s Health Research (SCYPHeR) is celebrating a second landmark year, showcasing rapid growth, new research talent and deepening collaboration across leading child health institutions. Colleagues gathered at the University of Sheffield yesterday (Wednesday) to...

Sheffield Children’s welcomed The Right Worshipful Lord Mayor of Sheffield Councillor Safiya Saeed to our Hospital.   The Lord Mayor met children, young people, families and staff on Ward 3, where she learned all about the different ways that the team at Sheffield Children’s are striving to...

Award-winning poet Sile Sibanda has been inspiring creativity and self-expression in children and young people at Sheffield Children’s Hospital, bringing powerful conversations about identity, belonging and individuality. Sile was invited to host a series of creative workshops as part...