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Our Youth Forum meets every month to talk about the issues that matter most to them. While helping make a difference, members also get to learn new skills, build their confidence and make new friends. The young people also get exclusive opportunities to see behind the scenes at a specialist children’s trust and support to meet their own career aspirations.
We are always looking for current and former patients – and their brothers and sisters – to join the Trust’s Youth Forum. To find out more about the Youth Forum, please email scn-tr.youthcoordinator@nhs.net
What do our Youth Forum do?
Our Youth Forum are involved in a wide range of projects across the Trust, whether it be supporting the digital team at the Trust or getting stuck into the preparations for Sheffield Children’s 150th birthday celebrations in 2026. Over the past few years, members have helped to decide on the design of new hospital wards, chosen new entertainment for long stay patients, created new support resources for siblings and sat on interview panels for key roles at Sheffield Children’s.
The Youth Forum are also keen to make the hospital a greener place, which have been taken on board. Over the past year, they have met with the Sustainability team to discuss upcoming opportunities, and have been involved in gardening sessions, and have established a ‘Bug Hotel’ in the Joy Garden at Sheffield Children’s Hospital.
Recently, Members of the Youth Forum also got involved in some introductory filming for the National Centre for Child Health Technology (NCCHT) – You can watch this video on the Sheffield Children’s YouTube channel.
Members
A few of our members have put together a short bio to introduce themselves, and to tell you all about what they get up to at Youth Forum!
Rebekah
I joined the Youth Forum in November 2021 and have loved being a member! When I first joined, all the meetings were still virtual so it was lovely to meet all the other members in person a few months later! I joined the Youth Forum as I had been a patient at the hospital since the age of 10. Being part of the Youth Forum has enabled me to give back to the hospital and help future generations of children who come in for treatment.
Callie
Callie has been a part of the Youth Forum for two years, after frequently visiting the allergy and immunology teams at Sheffield Children’s. She has enjoyed being involved in refreshing the Joy Garden, and being involved in large scale projects, including the development of the Helipad. She joined the Youth Forum to make a positive impact at Sheffield Children’s.
Rebecca
Hi I’m Rebecca and I’ve been a member of the youth forum for about 6 months. I decided to join after receiving care from numerous specialties and recently having a long inpatient stay in the hospital and I wanted to use my experience to help make the hospital as good as it can be! During my time in the youth forum I’ve had some great opportunities and my favourite thing so far has been being part of the STAR awards judging panel. My advice if you were looking to join the youth forum would be to take every possible opportunity you get and don’t be afraid to give something new a go!
Projects and involvement
Our Youth Forum members have been involved in many projects, service improvements and developments since 2017.
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