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Sheffield Children’s will be testing its Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response (EPRR) with a Major Incident Training Exercise taking place on Saturday 20 April . This multi-agency training allows us to test out our emergency procedures in a controlled...

We’ve created a new test to measure the stress chemicals in your body! There are some pretty cool things happening at our Clinical Research Facility at Sheffield Children’s and this is one of them! Introducing “NeSST2” – some children, including a...

Sheffield Children’s has partnered with Choices College, a specialist college delivering a supported internship course for young adults aged 16-24, to offer a range of 12-week placements for young people with learning difficulties, disabilities, and Autism. To learn more...

Hello again Elsie! In March 2023 Elsie came to Sheffield Children’s for a special Super Saturday sensory appointment with our MRI team. Elsie’s visit was a big success and, with the help of Theo the bear, she managed to...

Meet Leia! At just a year old, Leia was diagnosed with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) and has been receiving treatment at Sheffield Children’s for over seven years. Now nine years old, Leia sat down with us and chatted all...

We’ve welcomed two new members into our Youth Forum! We’re really excited to introduce Shreya and Ivy, who chatted to us all about their ambitions as they begin their Youth Forum journeys. As a former patient, Shreya relished the...

We gave Andrew Gould a big Sheffield Children’s welcome this week when he visited one of our community nurses on his epic 3,500km charity bike ride. Andrew is raising money for the charity WellChild, who support children with exceptional...

They’ve only gone and won! Advanced Physiotherapist, Nicki Barker and her team have been named the winners of a Medipex Innovation Award in the Delivering Benefits through Diagnosis and Screening category for their CLE Kit. This recognises innovations designed...

“I think it was an amazing idea to put that in place for us!” Gabriel recently visited a special Super Saturday phlebotomy clinic with his mum, where he was given the time and space he needed to become comfortable...

It’s Healthcare Science Week! We’re raising awareness about a profession which brings together over 50 scientific specialisms and professional groups. To mark the occasion we’re highlighting a few of our fantastic healthcare scientists and celebrating the fantastic work that...

Meet ten-year-old Rafi, gamer, runner and a participant in The Natasha Clinical Trial. When Rafi isn’t busy at school, playing sports or spending time with his family he pops into the Clinical Research Facility (CRF) at Sheffield Children’s to try...

We’re excited to announce that our colleagues Paul Dimitri and Nicki Barker are finalists of this years Medipex NHS Innovation Awards! The aim of the Medipex awards is to uncover and showcase innovative ideas for new technologies and other...