Research and Innovation

For 150 years, Sheffield Children’s has been dedicated to improving the lives of children and young people. Today, research and innovation are embedded in everything we do – shaping the care we provide, driving discovery, and helping us create healthier futures for children and young people.

At Sheffield Children’s, we know patients who are treated in research active hospitals have better outcomes. That’s why our Research and Innovation Department is committed to helping develop pioneering new treatments and therapies.

Our research strengths span a wide range of paediatric specialties, supported by some of the country’s leading clinicians, researchers and healthcare professionals. Together we are ensuring children benefit from the latest evidence and breakthroughs in healthcare.

We are proud to be home to the Sheffield Children’s Clinical Research Facility (CRF), which opened in 2008 as the first paediatric clinical research facility in the UK. Since then, it has become a nationally recognised centre for world-class children’s research, supporting studies that make a real difference to young lives every day.

As host to the only NIHR Commercial Research Delivery Centre dedicated to commercial clinical trials for children and young people, and the NIHR HealthTech Research Centre in Paediatrics and Child Health, we are leading the way in research and innovation to improve child health outcomes.

Health Research Authority

The Health Research Authority and the Government set standards for all NHS organisations to make sure we protect your privacy and comply with the law when we are involved in research. They review all research studies to make sure that the research uses of personal data are in the public interest and meet ethical standards.