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An orthoptist at Sheffield Children’s has plans to develop an eye-catching scheme after donating 40 pairs of glasses to help children and adults when visiting a local clinic in Sri Lanka. Julia Ennis, Head Orthoptist at Sheffield Children’s, had...

Researchers at Sheffield Hallam University have been awarded more than £1.5m to lead an evaluation of NHS clinics across England set up to support children and young people who have weight-related complications. Dr Dita Aswani, Consultant Paediatrician specialising in...

Ramadan is a special time of year for Muslims all around the world, including patients, families and staff at Sheffield Children’s. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic (lunar) calendar and is one of the holiest months of...

International Women’s Day is all about celebrating the amazing women who make Sheffield Children’s a really special place to work! This year’s theme is inspire inclusion and we had a chat with four of our colleagues to hear their...

Sheffield Children’s hosted The second Sheffield Young People and Healthcare Transition Annual Conference, a free virtual conference held jointly alongside Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for colleagues supporting young people moving from children’s healthcare to adults. To mark...

36 members of our Sheffield Children’s community reached impressive milestones in 2023 and had the chance to celebrate their long service together at a lunch event. Between them, these amazing individuals have over 760 years of experience at Sheffield...

We’re celebrating Overseas NHS Workers Day! Today, we’re highlighting the amazing contributions of our international nursing workforce across Sheffield Children’s and the NHS as a whole. To mark the occasion, we caught up with Prathibha and Anshika. They’re two...

This week Sheffield Children’s, the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam University came together to launch the South Yorkshire Children and Young People’s Health Research (SCYPHeR) Initiative! This exciting initiative aims to shape the future of children’s health through a collaborative...

Earlier in the year the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), the public health authority, declared a national incident over measles due to a rapid rise in cases in London and the West Midlands. Health services in other parts of...

Meet Claire Dawson and Simon Gosling. Claire and Simon have each been at Sheffield Children’s as Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) for 13 and 12 years respectively, working in their core profession as a Specialist Orthoptist and Highly Specialist Orthoptist...

We’ve had an incredible and very busy day welcoming hundreds of children, families and teddy bears through the doors of our special mini hospital experience – thank you to everyone who visited us at Sheffield Children’s, and at Firth...

Here at Sheffield Children’s we’re recognising LGBT+ History Month, which lasts throughout February. LGBT+ History Month is for everyone; whether you work in education, a museum, a library or an art gallery, a business, a service, are a member...