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14 May 2025
Sheffield Hospital Radio is back and better than ever
Sheffield Hospital Radio is back and now available online, 24 hours a day.
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14 May 2025
Dr Richard Bourne becomes UK's first honorary professor in critical care pharmacy
Dr Richard Bourne has become the first honorary professor in critical care pharmacy in the UK.
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10 May 2025
Landmark MIROCALS clinical trial provides new insight into treatment of MND
Results of the landmark MIROCALS clinical trial, published in The Lancet, have revealed new insights into the treatment of motor neuron disease (MND).
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9 May 2025
Sheffield researcher wins global prize for extraordinary contributions to motor neurone disease research and care
Professor Chris McDermott named a recipient of the Sheila Essey Award 2025 for his extraordinary contributions to motor neurone disease research and care.
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7 May 2025
Teenage and young people cancer team win Team of the Year award
A Sheffield team providing outstanding care and support to teenagers and young adult cancer patients have won a national Team of the Year accolade.
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6 May 2025
International Day of the Midwife
Today we're saying a big thank you to our amazing Jessop Wing Maternity midwives for the phenomenal care, support and compassion they provide to women, babies and their families.
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30 April 2025
Hundreds of genetic links to osteoarthritis unlocked in landmark research study
Over 900 genetic links to osteoarthritis, including 500 that have never been reported before, have been uncovered in breakthrough research involving Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
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30 April 2025
Sheffield Hospitals rated highly for cleanliness, food and facilities
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has scored highly in an assessment of cleanliness, food and how the environment meets the needs of people with dementia or disability by Patient Led-Assessment of the Care Environment (PLACE) assessors.
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25 April 2025
The Generation Study: groundbreaking genetic study for newborns
The Generation Study is world-leading study that aims to test 100,000 newborn babies for 200+ genetic conditions. On National DNA Day (25 April) Natalie Khoaz, Research Midwife and Principal Investigator of the study at Jessop Wing, explains how it works.
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23 April 2025
New mobile sexual health van hits the road in Sheffield
A new mobile sexual health van is being rolled out across Sheffield in a bid to make STI testing more accessible for communities across the city.
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15 April 2025
National award for spinal injury nurse Andrea Patterson
A nurse providing specialist rehabilitative care to patients with life-changing spinal injuries at one of the UK’s leading spinal injury units, has won a top national award.
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2 April 2025
Parkinson’s nurses attend Palace event to celebrate 35 years of the specialist role
Clare Lindley and Gemma Burgin, Parkinson’s nurse specialists for Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and other Parkinson’s nurses from across the UK met Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Gloucester, at St James’s Palace in February to celeb
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31 March 2025
Groundbreaking study improves quality of life for people with Crohn’s and Colitis
A major study aiming to improve outcomes for people living with inflammatory bowel diseases (ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease) by putting what matters to them most has significantly improved patients’ experience of care.
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26 March 2025
Royal Hallamshire Hospital main Outpatients entrance closed this Saturday (29 March), 7am-2pm
The main Outpatients entrance and ambulance bay on A Road at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital will be closed this Saturday (29 March), from 7am until 2pm, due to essential maintenance works.
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26 March 2025
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals celebrates three major research appointments
Three distinguished researchers from Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have been awarded Senior Investigator status by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).
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24 March 2025
Sheffield AI heart disease innovation features on BBC Panorama
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is to feature in an episode of BBC Panorama highlighting examples of innovation which improve patient experience and care whilst also alleviating pressures in the NHS.
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21 March 2025
New million pound solar panel funding awarded to Sheffield Teaching Hospitals
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been successfully awarded £1.13m solar panel funding as part of groundbreaking funding from Great British Energy
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18 March 2025
Wife says donating kidney to save husband’s life “one of the best things”
A wife who turned kidney donor to save her husband’s life is raising awareness of the life-changing impact living donors can have on people and families' lives
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4 March 2025
Sheffield researchers help discover previously unidentified genes linked to rare diseases
Breakthrough research, involving Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Sheffield, has helped identify unidentified genes linked to rare diseases
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28 February 2025
World’s first patients recruited into revolutionary gene study for rare muscle disorder
A 24-year-old woman from York has become one of the first patients in the world to take part in a pioneering research study at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals that could switch off the progression of a rare, incurable muscle-weakening disease
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13 February 2025
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals joins elite rank of spinal surgery centres of excellence
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has become one of the few centres in the UK, and among an elite number in Europe, to be recognised as a spinal surgery centre of excellence.
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11 February 2025
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals achieve gold standard for commitment to patient safety
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been awarded the prestigious ‘Gold’ Quality Data Provider award from the National Joint Registry (NJR) for the 2nd consecutive year.
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7 February 2025
Volunteers wanted for endometriosis study
Women who have been diagnosed with endometriosis are being invited to take part in a study investigating a non-hormonal treatment for endometriosis
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4 February 2025
First newborn babies tested for over 200 genetic conditions as world-leading study begins in Sheffield
A world-leading study screening up to 100,000 newborn babies in England for more than 200 rare genetic conditions has now launched at Sheffield’s Jessop Wing.
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29 January 2025
Double triumph for Sheffield community nurses honoured with Queen's Nurse title
Two exceptional community nurses from Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have been awarded one of the highest accolades in their profession, the title of Queen’s Nurse by the Queens Nursing Institute (QNI).
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16 January 2025
Trust consultant wins influential research investigator award for stroke and dementia work
Dr Kirsty Harkness has won a local clinical research investigator award for her exceptional contribution to stroke research.
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14 January 2025
Late Effects team features on BBC Look North
Sheffield's pioneering Late Effects Screening Service has been praised by a patient on BBC Look North
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13 January 2025
‘Increased survival rates’ for bladder cancer patients given immunotherapy drug
Survival rates for patients with operable bladder cancer are significantly improved by adding an immunotherapy drug to before and after surgery, a major clinical trial has revealed.
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9 January 2025
Cancer survivor becomes first to summit major unclimbed peak despite life-altering surgery
A 68-year-old cancer survivor has become the first to conquer remote Pakistan peak alongside his 74-year-old climbing partner despite undergoing life-altering surgery that left him living with a colostomy bag.
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7 January 2025
Triceps stroke trial features in the Daily Mail
The Triceps trial, which is testing whether a device which delivers electrical pulses to damaged areas of the brain via a connected earpiece can improve hand and arm function in stroke survivors, has featured in the Daily Mail.
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20 December 2024
Changes to Saturday phlebotomy services
Saturday phlebotomy services at Royal Hallamshire Hospital C Floor Phlebotomy Outpatients Department and the Northern General Hospital Drive Through Phlebotomy closed until further notice
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20 December 2024
Artwork brightens patients' day at ambulatory care facilities
Artwork by local artist Luke Horton is now providing a colourful welcome when patients visit the ambulatory care haematology facilities at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital.
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19 December 2024
Jessop Wing ranked 11th most improved maternity hospital in the country
New parents are happy with the care provided to them and their newborns at Sheffield Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust’s Jessop Wing according to the results of the national Maternity Survey 2024.
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17 December 2024
Blood cancer patient thanks medics for “keeping him alive”
A Doncaster man diagnosed with an exceptionally hard-to-treat blood cancer has said he would not be alive today without the care he received from haematologists at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals
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13 December 2024
New digital platform widens access to research for MND patients
A new digital platform allowing more people living with motor neuron disease to take part in clinical research has launched
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11 December 2024
New walking aid recycling scheme launches at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals
A new walking aid return and reuse recycling scheme benefiting both patients and the environment and savings thousands of pounds has been launched today
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8 December 2024
Active Together cancer rehabilitation programme boosts survival rates
Cancer patients who took part in a "pioneering programme" offering free exercise and nutrition advice had improved survival rates, according to a report.
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28 November 2024
Health technology partnership event explores ways to expand innovation for patient benefit
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals has hosted its first ever health technology partnership event with the Shelford Group and the Association of British HealthTech Industries (ABHI)
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19 November 2024
Sheffield kidney patients welcome ‘miracle’ babies against the odds
Two patients with chronic kidney disease have become the first in more than a decade to successfully give birth whilst on kidney dialysis
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12 November 2024
Professor David Sanders receives Outstanding Achievement Award for coeliac disease expertise
Professor David Sanders has won the Complete Nutrition (CN) Magazine Outstanding Achievement Award in recognition of his significant contribution to the nutrition industry.
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