Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides care at Sheffield's five adult hospitals.
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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s busiest NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Sheffield, as well as specialist care for patients from further afield, including cancer, spinal cord injuries, renal and cardiothoracic services. In addition to community health services, the Trust comprises five of Yorkshire’s best known teaching hospitals.

• The Royal Hallamshire Hospital
• The Northern General Hospital
• Charles Clifford Dental Hospital
• Weston Park Cancer Hospital
• Jessop Wing Maternity Hospital

The Trust has a history of high quality care, clinical excellence and innovation in medical research. We strive to promote a culture of continuous quality improvement and encourage our staff to innovate and adopt ‘best practice’ in order to deliver the highest standard of care to our patients. The Northern General Hospital is the home of the City’s Accident and Emergency department which is also now one of three Major Trauma Centres for the Yorkshire and Humber region. A number of specialist medical and surgical services are also located at the Northern General Hospital including cardiac, orthopaedics, burns, plastic surgery, spinal injuries and renal to name a few. A state-of-the-art laboratories complex provides leading edge diagnostic services. The hospital also provides a wide range of specialist surgery such as orthopaedic, spinal cord, hand and kidney transplantation. The Royal Hallamshire Hospital has a dedicated Neurosciences department including an intensive care unit for patients with head injuries, neurological conditions such as stroke and for patients that have undergone neurosurgery. It also has an award winning Gastroenterology department, a large Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease Unit as well as a specialist Haematology centre and other medical and surgical services. Sheffield Teaching Hospitals is home to the largest dental school in the region, a women’s hospital with a specialist neonatal intensive care unit and a world renowned Cancer hospital. The Trust also manages the City’s NHS community health services to support our work to provide care closer to home for patients and preventing admissions to hospital wherever possible. Through our partnerships with the University of Sheffield, Sheffield Hallam University, other health and social care providers and industry we remain at the forefront of advancements in clinical services, teaching and research. We have around 18,500 employees, making us one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of local communities and are proud of our new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authority and charitable bodies. We strive to recruit and retain the best staff: the dedication and skill of our employees are what make our hospitals and community services successful and we continue to keep the health and wellbeing of our staff as a priority. Our vision is to be recognised as the best provider of health, clinical research and education in the UK and a strong contributor to the aspiration of Sheffield to be a vibrant and healthy city. We have begun this journey with our staff, partners and patients and we will continue to explore every aspect of our business to ensure we are doing our very best to achieve our vision.

06/03/2026

What if you or your elderly relative could receive hospital-level care… without staying in hospital? 🏡

The Hospital at Home service is part of Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and is a safe alternative to a hospital bed. It allows frail patients who would otherwise need to be admitted to receive acute care, monitoring and treatment in the comfort of their own home.

Our specialist teams provide regular visits, remote monitoring and rapid access to support - delivering the same high-quality care, in familiar surroundings.

🎥 We’ve just launched a new video explaining:

✔️ How Hospital at Home works
✔️ Who it’s suitable for
✔️ What patients and families can expect

Please click to watch to find out more visit https://www.sth.nhs.uk/a-z-all-services/frailty-hospital-at-home-virtual-ward/

“If this research helps improve our understanding of MS and potentially benefits others in the future, I’m glad to be in...
05/03/2026

“If this research helps improve our understanding of MS and potentially benefits others in the future, I’m glad to be involved." 🌍

Liz Hutchinson, 48, of Chesterfield, has become the first person in the region – and one of the first in the UK – to sign up to the Horizon trial.

Horizon is a new multiple sclerosis (MS) vaccine trial targeting a potential underlying cause of the condition. It is running in up to 10 sites in the UK, including the Royal Hallamshire Hospital, and is investigating whether an mRNA jab, designed to target the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), could offer a novel treatment pathway for the relapsing-remitting form of MS.

Researchers are exploring this avenue given that EBV, best known for causing glandular fever, is present in almost all individuals with MS and is believed to play a significant role in the condition's development.

If successful, the trial will help scientists understand if population-wide vaccination against EBV might one day play a role in MS prevention.

Liz was diagnosed with the relapsing-remitting form of MS in October 2025. Her mother also has the primary progressive form of the disease, with Liz saying that seeing the debilitating and worsening impact of the condition first-hand meant she didn't hesitate to join the trial.

🗨️My mum’s mobility is pretty poor and her physical abilities have declined, but I was seeing all the issues she had and seeing the same with me in the future. So, joining the trial was an obvious choice. Anything that may help researchers explore new ways to manage the progression of MS has to be a good thing.”

Globally, 180 patients newly diagnosed with the relapsing-remitting form of MS who have EBV will be recruited into the trial.

Over the years Sheffield has been at the forefront of leading international MS research, including testing the use of stem cell transplantation to slow and reverse disease related disability accumulation or progression.

The Horizon trial is being undertaken as part of the Moderna-UK Government Strategic Partnership, coordinated by the UK Health Security Agency.

Well done team in bringing this important research to the region! 💙

World Kidney Day - Thursday 12 March 2026 👇📢📣 You Are Invited! - Online Public Information Evening The Information Eveni...
05/03/2026

World Kidney Day - Thursday 12 March 2026 👇

📢📣 You Are Invited! - Online Public Information Evening

The Information Evening will include a general renal update by Consultant Nephrologist and Clinical Director Dr Arif Khwaja and a presentation by Mahmud Nawaz, Chair of Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and also Transplant patient and Transplant Games competitor John Batty will tell the story of his kidney journey!

For more information on the event and how to sign up please follow the link below

https://www.saka.org.uk/wkd/

Congratulations to Holly Speight, one of our pharmacy students, on winning a national Apprentice of the Year award! 🎓💊Ho...
03/03/2026

Congratulations to Holly Speight, one of our pharmacy students, on winning a national Apprentice of the Year award! 🎓💊

Holly, 32, is currently working towards a career in pharmacy at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital.

She was one of 11 students and businesses to be awarded an accolade at a national apprenticeship awards ceremony run by Eastern Education Group championing the talent and skills of apprentices during . 🙌

Her level 3 science manufacturing technical apprenticeship at the pharmacy aseptic services unit at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital has enabled her to access on-the-job training whilst undertaking her studies and working towards a formal qualification as a route into a pharmacy technician career.

On Rare Disease Day we'd like to thank all the families in Sheffield and beyond who have taken part in the Generation st...
28/02/2026

On Rare Disease Day we'd like to thank all the families in Sheffield and beyond who have taken part in the Generation study, one of the largest newborn screening studies ever undertaken in England.

Their generosity is helping to shape a healthier future for generations to come.

The Generation study aims to screen 100,000 newborn babies using whole genome sequencing, a technology that analyses a baby’s DNA to look for genetic changes linked to more than 200 rare but serious genetic conditions.

Many of these conditions can be treated or managed more effectively if identified before symptoms appear.

Jessop Wing Maternity is one of over 50 NHS hospitals across England supporting recruitment into the study.

GOLDEN TEAM! 💫Congratulations to our orthopaedic and theatre teams on winning Gold level status in recognition of their ...
27/02/2026

GOLDEN TEAM! 💫

Congratulations to our orthopaedic and theatre teams on winning Gold level status in recognition of their commitment to orthopaedic care for the third successive year.🌠

The exemplary status was achieved by both The Royal Hallamshire and Northern General Hospital orthopaedic and theatre teams in the highly respected National Joint Registry (NJR) Quality Data Provider Awards 2025.

The NJR is an internationally respected registry which collects data on hip, knee, ankle, elbow and shoulder joint replacement surgeries across the UK, tracking information on patient outcomes, the procedure undertaken and the specific implant used to improve the quality and safety of care.

This enables benchmarking of performance against national outcomes, helping surgeons and implant manufacturers identify areas for improvement. It also acts as an early warning of issues relating to patient safety with the aim of improving clinical standards.

Achieving gold status is no mean feat - and requires hospitals to meet rigorous audit and compliance standards of data submitted to the NJR.

It also acknowledges the vital contribution of our MSK clinical and audit teams in improving patient care and strengthens our reputation as a leading provider of orthopaedic surgery.

Well done team! 💛

🌟🌟 Dundas medal 🏅winners! 🌟🌟Special congratulations to our palliative care team who have been presented with the Dundas ...
26/02/2026

🌟🌟 Dundas medal 🏅winners! 🌟🌟

Special congratulations to our palliative care team who have been presented with the Dundas Medal from The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

The team were praised for improving the provision of hospital palliative care for patients across the region. Their excellence in innovation, research and education was also recognised.

Examples of how they have gone above and beyond to help patients live well to the end include:

🫂A service for hard-to-treat cancers which have spread but the place where the primary cancer began is not known (cancers of unknown primary origin) that ensures timely and shared decision-making between the patient and healthcare worker.

❤️A cancer pain service, run in conjunction with the Trust’s pain management service, which takes referrals from across the region of patients with the hardest to manage pain to ensure patients have a holistic multi-disciplinary team (MDT) review, targeted pain intervention and palliative care advice and follow up.

🎓Wide-ranging training for medical students and regular structured shadowing and role modelling for doctors and nurses of all grades needing insights into palliative care.

🕯️A special bereavement bag project funded by Weston Park Cancer Charity offering a more respectful and dignified way to return a deceased one’s belongings. The bags, which are designed to resemble a gift bag, are used to return a family member’s belongings once they have died rather than a generic, white hospital bag.

The specialist palliative care service runs seven days a week and offers in-person nursing and medical face-to-face reviews, rapid access outpatient clinics as well as an 18-bed specialist palliative care unit.

Providing respect, dignity, and comfort to hospital patients in the palliative phase of their illness is an incredible privilege. We are extremely proud of the team and what they have achieved. 💙

Sheffield one of first in UK to boost access to dementia research 💫We are delighted to share that we have become one of ...
25/02/2026

Sheffield one of first in UK to boost access to dementia research 💫

We are delighted to share that we have become one of the first places in the UK to recruit a dementia nurse to the UK Dementia Trials Network (UKDTN), thanks to a £3m nationwide investment from the Alzheimer’s Society.

The fleet of research nurses - who will be recruited from up to 20 sites over the next few years - will focus on boosting the number and diversity of people taking part in vital dementia research studies.

Dementia is the UK’s biggest killer, and one in three people born today will develop the condition in their lifetime. Despite the need to find new ways to diagnose and treat it, dementia research currently lags far behind other diseases and medical conditions.

A tiny proportion of the nearly one million people living with dementia in the UK today have taken part in a dementia trial in the last five years, and those that have participated, even fewer are from diverse backgrounds with 95% of people being of White British/European origin.

Low awareness of clinical trials among people living with dementia are compounding these issues.

Jo Howe, Alzheimer’s Society UKDTN Research Nurse and Senior Dementia Research Sister, is Sheffield's first dementia research nurse.

She said: “I am honoured to be part of the first UK-wide network of dementia research nurses. My main aim is to promote dementia research to both staff and the public and make it easier for people to get involved. I want to raise awareness of available research opportunities and support individuals in taking part. Through this, I hope to make dementia research more inclusive and accessible for everyone.

"Along the way, I also aim to build strong connections between healthcare teams, researchers, and people affected by dementia, ensuring that research is guided by lived experiences and leads to better support and care.”

Congratulations Jo and good news for future generations 💙

20/02/2026

New technology is transforming care at the Sheffield Adult Cystic Fibrosis Centre 💙

Thanks to our generous supporters, staff at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are now using cutting-edge technology to provide fast, detailed body composition assessments for adults living with Cystic Fibrosis.

The technology is helping patients better understand changes in muscle and weight, supporting healthier habits and long-term wellbeing 🤍

Read the full story on our website 👇
https://sheffieldhospitalscharity.org.uk/our-impact/stories/cutting-edge-technology-to-support-people-living-with-cystic-fibrosis

📢 Healthy volunteers needed for typhoid and paratyphoid A fever vaccine studyHealthy volunteers are being invited to tak...
19/02/2026

📢 Healthy volunteers needed for typhoid and paratyphoid A fever vaccine study

Healthy volunteers are being invited to take part in a new study investigating whether a new vaccine that works by stimulating an immune response against salmonella typhi and salmonella paratyphi A can prevent paratyphoid A fever.

✅ Eligibility:
If you are aged 18 to 55 years old, and in good health, you may be eligible to take part in the BiVISTA study to find a vaccine against typhoid and paratyphoid A fever.

📝What's involved:
Participants will be vaccinated with the new vaccine or control, and then exposed to the bacteria that causes paratyphoid fever. All study participants will receive antibiotic treatment.

All participants will be reimbursed up to £4675 for their time, inconvenience, and travel.

See comments for further information/contact details for joining.

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