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Sheffield Children’s has been informed that a former employee has been sentenced for possession of indecent images. Sally Shearer, Executive Director of Nursing and Quality, said: “We’re really sorry that this person was employed at Sheffield Children’s. We have...

Meet Freddie! You might usually find him playing football, cricket or swimming, but unfortunately those hobbies have had to be put on hold while he recovers from a broken arm – ouch! Six-year-old Freddie was running in his local...

The lead nurse for Learning Disability at Sheffield Children’s has been shortlisted in the Royal College of Nursing 2021 Awards, for providing outstanding brilliant care for children, young people and families with learning disabilities. Michelle Evans, Learning Disability Lead...

Sheffield Children’s hospital is beginning to roll out new digital ways of working to help improve communication between clinicians. Staff across hospital wards will be using smartphones or tablets to access new digital systems which will help access patient’s...

In 1995, Hser Kue’s parents were fleeing from a long lasting and still continuing civil war in Myanmar. 26 years later, after moving countries, learning a new language and adjusting to a different lifestyle, Hser Kue is now a...

Sheffield Children’s patients and their families who have received treatment during 2020 are being encouraged to make a nomination for the Children’s Star Award 2021. The Children’s Star Award is a publicly nominated award which is received by one team and...

Nurse Adele Hague, team leader for Sheffield Children’s 0-19 team, has been awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM) in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for her dedicated work in the community and for her work setting up a testing service...

Say hello to Olly – or should that be Batman, or Iron Man? – every day is different! Whoever he is dressed up as, five-year-old Olly is always cheeky, full of energy and loves to climb, ride his bike...

As part of International Nurses Day, a special DAISY award winner was announced. Cynthia Checkley, a Deputy Clinical Nurse Manager/Learning Environment Manager (LEM) on Sapphire Lodge at Becton, was nominated as a “well loved and respected colleague and a fantastic role...

Yorkshire’s very own intensive care transport service for critically ill infants and children has again received global recognition for its dedication to quality patient care and safety. The Embrace Yorkshire & Humber Infant & Children’s Transport Service, part of...

“Sally is a truly exceptional nurse, one of a kind.” Sally Carney, Endocrine Clinical Nurse Specialist, is our latest DAISY award winner. She was nominated by a colleague for being “a fabulous communicator, very caring and families all love...

“Our son is home, alive, the same child we’ve always known and loved. I don’t know whether I believe in miracles, but I do know that without Sheffield Children’s, that wouldn’t be the case.” A family of a Sheffield...