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Evan’s Story: How I got past my fear of needles

Evan’s Story: How I got past my fear of needles

13 August 2021

Meet Evan – he’s a typical teenager who loves football, food and his PlayStation! 14-year-old Evan was diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease in 2016. This is a long-term condition which causes inflammation of the digestive system – also known as...

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Edward’s story: “the world is his oyster” after gene therapy treatment

Edward’s story: “the world is his oyster” after gene therapy treatment

11 August 2021

The mum of eleven month old Edward says “he has been given a future” after receiving gene-therapy for Spinal Muscular Atrophy. Baby Edward came to Sheffield Children’s to receive the potentially life-saving drug Zolgensma, which can prevent paralysis and...

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Immersive virtual reality project launches to help children diagnosed with rare muscle-wasting disease

Immersive virtual reality project launches to help children diagnosed with rare muscle-wasting disease

05 August 2021

A team of researchers and clinicians from Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust and Leeds Teaching NHS Trust is developing an immersive virtual reality (VR) platform to improve the physiotherapy of children living with Duchenne muscular dystrophy...

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Community appointments for school vaccinations

Community appointments for school vaccinations

04 August 2021

A message for anyone aged between 13 and 16! Usually at school, between year 8 and year 11, young people receive two HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccinations, one TDP (Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis) vaccination, and one vaccination for MEN-ACWY (which protects...

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Sheffield Children’s treats world’s first paediatric patient with scar-less acid reflux procedure

Sheffield Children’s treats world’s first paediatric patient with scar-less acid reflux procedure

26 July 2021

A new type of procedure for people with acid reflux, which doesn’t leave patients with a scar, has been carried out for the very first time in the world on paediatric patients at Sheffield Children’s. 14-year-old Millie from Surrey...

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Sheffield Children’s begins search for new financially-qualified associate non-executive director

Sheffield Children’s begins search for new financially-qualified associate non-executive director

26 July 2021

Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is looking for a new financially-qualified associate non-executive director to join the Trust’s Board of Directors, and help influence its strategic direction over the coming year. This is a new role on our Board...

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New audio play created to help children get a good night’s sleep

New audio play created to help children get a good night’s sleep

21 July 2021

The Sheffield Children’s Sleep Service has helped a Yorkshire based theatre company create an audio play for children about the wonders and benefits of sleep. Sleep Service nurse practitioners and clinical specialists worked with production company tutti frutti to...

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Bears of Sheffield at Sheffield Children’s

Bears of Sheffield at Sheffield Children’s

16 July 2021

This week saw the launch of Sheffield’s very own bear trail in support of Sheffield Children’s. The trail is organised by The Children’s Hospital Charity as part of their fundraising drive to build a new Cancer and Leukaemia ward...

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Bear trail launches in support of Sheffield Children’s

Bear trail launches in support of Sheffield Children’s

14 July 2021

Sheffield’s very own bear trail in support of Sheffield Children’s has begun! Bringing together families and friends, businesses, schools, artists and the community, the Bears of Sheffield trail begins today to support the fundraising drive by The Children’s Hospital...

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Amarah: celebrating her birthday on Ward 1

Amarah: celebrating her birthday on Ward 1

08 July 2021

Amarah is celebrating her second birthday on Ward 1! Although Amarah is here for her birthday, her mum Anisa says it is ‘very much like home’ as they spend lots of time here. The staff and Anisa got together...

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Professor Sally Shearer OBE
Director of Nursing announced as panellist on Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel

Sally Shearer has been appointed as a panellist on the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel. She will serve from 1 July 2022 to 14 November 2025. Sally...

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Celebrating Pride at Sheffield Children’s

A message from Sheffield Children’s LGBTQ+ Equality Network Around the world, June is recognised as LGBTQ+ Pride Month to commemorate a tipping point in...

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