Chronically Ill Sheffield mother striving to end employment prejudices
A Sheffield mother has spoken on the barriers faced by people with chronic illnesses while the business she works for strives for accessible employment for all. BearHugs is an independent Sheffield business which allows people to send virtual hugs to each other...
‘Larger than a K cup’: Sheffield woman with enormous breasts denied reduction from NHS twice
A Sheffield woman with ‘enormous breasts’ too large for a K cup, is raising money to get a reduction as she says she wants ‘to live her best life’ after the NHS rejected her application twice. Gemma Lock, 51, was denied a breast reduction due to her BMI being too...
Sheffield Children’s issue update ahead of historic nursing strikes
Sheffield Children’s Hospital have issued an update on their plans for the upcoming Royal College of Nursing strikes. Last week nurses voted for industrial action at 176 organisations, with every Sheffield hospital set to be affected. Craig Radford, Chief Operating...
Nursing strikes set to hit every Sheffield hospital
Every Sheffield hospital is set to be affected by upcoming strikes after a ballot by the Royal College of Nursing members supported action in the city’s trusts. Northern General, Royal Hallamshire, Weston Park, Jessop Wing and Sheffield Children’s are all expected to...
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals’ nursing teams received two award nominations
A prestigious nursing workforce awards event, held in London on 22 November, nominated Sheffield Teaching Hospitals for a double finals place for two projects. Chief Nurse Professor Christopher Morley, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, said: “We are...
Dan Walker wins big for Sheffield Children’s Hospital
Dan Walker says he is ‘delighted’ to have won £32,000 for Sheffield Children’s Hospital on a 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?' celebrity special. The broadcaster, who represents the charity as a patron, was forced to leave the ITV show sooner than expected however...
Sheffield nurses win Chief Nursing Officer award
Four nurses at the Sheffield Children’s Hospital have been presented with the silver Chief Nursing Officer award for their outstanding contributions to patients and their professions. Dame Ruth May, the Chief Nursing Officer for NHS England, and Professor Mark...
Sheffield Hallam MP and medical experts shocked at plans to make antibiotics “freely available”
Olivia Blake has slammed reported plans by Therese Coffey to make antibiotics "freely available" by allowing chemists to prescribe them. The Sheffield Hallam MP, who studied Biomedical science at The University of Sheffield, tweeted her frustration at the plans made...
Sheffield Blood Centre inundated with appointments following NHS blood shortage
The Sheffield Blood Centre has received a huge spike in appointments to donate as the NHS Blood and Transplant’s amber alert warned that stocks were running critically low in England. More than 10,000 appointments have been booked across the UK following the NHS' call...
Calls for more funding for Sheffield school ranked worst for air quality
Lowfield Primary School has been named as having the worst air quality in the city, from the latest readings from the National campaign AddressPollution.org. The primary school, located on London Road, has been ranked in the 90th percentile for its levels of air...