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MyCare is Sheffield Children’s quarterly newsletter. You can either pick up a printed copy or read about some of the interesting stories and updates from the past few months below. In the Autumn 2023 issue you can read: Aoife’s...

In 2021, when he was just eleven months old, Edward became one of the first patients in the UK to receive the potentially life-saving gene therapy, Zolgensma, at Sheffield Children’s. Now nearly three, Edward is “doing amazingly well”, said...

62 years ago, Carmel Proctor was born at home in a little corner of Doncaster. But instead of it being a happy moment, her parents were told that she may not survive. As she was born, it was discovered...

Sheffield Children’s patients and their families who have received treatment during 2022/23 are being invited to make a nomination for the Children’s Star Award 2023. The Children’s Star Award is a publicly nominated award which is received by one...

Spring is here!   Our Joy Garden has been spruced up by a team of Youth Forum members, our Executive team, and Sheffield Children’s colleagues including our Green team!   Together they planted and pruned a range of new...

Sheffield Children’s has received planning permission to start the build of a vital helipad at Sheffield Children’s Hospital. The new helipad, approved at Sheffield Children’s Trust Board on 31 January, has been granted planning approval by Sheffield City Council...

There are just two days left of our Christmas countdown, and today we would like to introduce you to two of our TikTok stars – Penny and Florence! Penny and Florence first became friends at Sheffield Children’s earlier this...

If you’ve been enjoying The Crown recently, you might be interested to know that the new series has a rather special Sheffield Children’s connection – step forward Will Powell, or should we say Prince Harry!   Back in 2011,...

We have roarsome news and no, we’re not lion! Our asthma inhaler return scheme for patients has won the Public Engagement Award at the 2022 Sustainability Partnership Awards! These awards recognise NHS trusts and organisations that strive for sustainable change....

Your invite to ‘Do It For You Day’ on Sunday 2 October. This year is the tenth year of Do It For You Day! The day is for children and young people who have received treatment for cancer or...

Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust and The Children’s Hospital Charity are delighted to announce the completion of a new state-of-the-art ward for patients undergoing treatment for cancer, leukaemia and blood disorders. The new ward is bigger and brighter, with...

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...