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Sheffield Children's Hospital
Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust
A view of the hospital
Sheffield Children's Hospital is located in South Yorkshire
Sheffield Children's Hospital
Shown in South Yorkshire
Geography
LocationWestern Bank, Broomhill, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
Coordinates53°22′51″N 1°29′24″W / 53.3807°N 1.49°W / 53.3807; -1.49
Organisation
Care systemNHS
TypeSpecialist, Children's hospital
Sheffield Medical School (University of Sheffield) & Faculty of Health and Wellbeing at Sheffield Hallam University
Services
Peadiatric Major Trauma Centre
Helipads
HelipadYes
History
Founded1876
Links
Websitewww.sheffieldchildrens.nhs.uk
ListsHospitals in England
Public transit
TramTram interchange  B  Y 
University of Sheffield

The Sheffield Children's Hospital is a healthcare facility for children in Broomhill, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. It is managed by the Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust.

History

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The Children's Hospital, Sheffield from the south west entrance of Weston Park, on Western Bank

The hospital first opened on 15 November 1876 as a children's infirmary in Brightmore House, on Brook Hill in Sheffield.[1] Two years later it moved to its current site on Western Bank where it was accommodated in a pair of semi-detached houses.[1] By the mid-1890s it was decided that the two old house were inadequate and should be pulled down and replaced. A new building on Brook Hill was opened in 1903, designed by the architect John Dodsley Webster.[2] The first X-ray machine and electric lights arrived in 1907 and a new operating theatre and electric radiators were installed in the 1920s.[1] Two new wards were completed in 1927, a baby ward was opened in the 1930s and a second operating theatre was built in the 1950s.[1] The accident and emergency department was extended in the 1970s and services were transferred from the Northern General Hospital in the 1990s.[1]

During the 1990s it was featured in the BBC Television series Children's Hospital.[3]

Local football club Sheffield Wednesday donated their shirt sponsorship to Sheffield Children's Hospital and the associated Children's Hospital Charity for the 2009 – 10 and 2010–11 seasons.[4]

A new wing, built at a cost of £40 million, was completed in 2018.[5] The new wing provides a new hospital main entrance, outpatients consulting suites, specialist diagnostic and treatment areas, and three new wards.[6] The new wing was officially opened by Prince Harry in July 2019.[7]

Research

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The Sheffield Children's Clinical Research Facility (CCRF) opened in 2008 as the first dedicated CCRF in the UK. Research at Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust spans a range of specialities including bone disease, genetics, respiratory disease, neurology, radiology, cancer and blood diseases, endocrinology and mental health.[8] In 2012 the hospital received over £1 million in grants for research into the treatment of bronchiolitis, the use of vibration plate therapy to prevent fractures in children, and the development of bone scanning to replace X-rays in the study of bones in children.[8]

Public transport connections

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The hospital is served by University of Sheffield tram stop which is situated a short walk away on the South Yorkshire Supertram network.[9] The stop was opened in 1995[10] and is served by the Blue and Yellow routes.[9] Local bus services stop on the main road, Western Bank, in front of the hospital.[11] Additionally, a bus stop within the grounds of the adjacent Royal Hallamshire Hospital acts as the terminus of the H1 bus service which runs across the city to the Northern General Hospital,[11][12] providing free transport for NHS staff between the hospitals of Sheffield.[13]

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "The history of the Children's Hospital". BBC News. 1 October 2009. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
  2. ↑ "A Popular History of Sheffield", J. Edward Vickers, Applebaum Ltd, ISBN 0 906787 04 1, Page 113 Details 1903 new building.
  3. ↑ Bradley, Richard; Cook, Tracy; Phillips, Mark (1993). Children's Hospital: The Book of the BBC-TV Series. BBC Worldwide. ISBN 0-563-36972-8.
  4. ↑ "Sheffield Wednesday Donate Shirt Sponsorship To Local Childrens Hospital". Bleacher Report. 10 February 2009. Archived from the original on 17 February 2009. Retrieved 20 March 2009.
  5. ↑ "Exclusive tour of new £40m Sheffield Children's Hospital wing". The Star. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  6. ↑ "Vibrant artworks animate Avanti's Sheffield Children's Hospital". Architects Journal. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  7. ↑ "Prince Harry visits Sheffield Children's Hospital". Yorkshire Post. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  8. 1 2 "Research". Sheffield Children's HSFounation Trust. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  9. 1 2 "Tram & Tram-Train Guide" (PDF). Travel South Yorkshire. South Yorkshire People's Network. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  10. ↑ "Sheffield Supertram : history". TheTrams.co.uk. TheTrams.co.uk. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  11. 1 2 "Sheffield Hospitals Bus Guide" (PDF). Travel South Yorkshire. South Yorkshire People's Network. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  12. ↑ "H1 Bus Timetable" (PDF). Travel South Yorkshire. South Yorkshire People's Network. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  13. ↑ "STH advice: Free bus services for NHS staff". Unison. Unison. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
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