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Women’s Voices Evening: A celebration of women’s wellbeing and reproductive health
Heeley Community Trust is celebrating the culmination of its two-year Women's Wellbeing and Reproductive Health project in partnership with Sheffield Occupational...
‘Don’t suffer in silence’ – Hallam netball team speaks out on eating disorders through charity tournament
Netballers are trying to break the taboo surrounding eating disorders and have taken to the court to raise funds for a charity giving support. Sheffield Hallam's...
Student runs half marathon for Yorkshire Cancer Research in memory of grandad
A student hopes to fundraise £400 by running the Sheffield Half Marathon in honour of her grandad who suffered with testicular cancer. Eliza Ridout, 18, an architecture...
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Healthcare worker at Sheffield Hospital scoops rare award in surprise ceremony
A Healthcare Support Worker who has dedicated her career to enabling patients with kidney failure can live a ‘normal’ life, has won a national award. Victoria (Vicki)...
Sheffield students raise over £350 for head and neck cancer charity
Two Masters students at The University of Sheffield have organised a bake sale and raffle to raise money for The Swallows Head & Neck Cancer Group charity. It was...
Work underway in Sheffield’s city centre to build new bike lanes
Work has begun on Tenter Street to install new cycleways and improve pavements as part of the Connecting Sheffield Scheme. The scheme aims to provide sustainable...
AI tool predicts kidney failure six times faster than human experts in Sheffield Teaching Hospital
Kidney doctors have used AI tools to provide a super-fast analysis of kidney lifespan in patients with polycystic disease, reducing the process time to less than a...
Friendship Lunches held to tackle loneliness and isolation among the elderly in Sheffield
A monthly 'Music Makes Memories' Friendship Lunch has helped to bring people in our region together for food, conversation and entertainment. The monthly Friendship...
NHS calls for more young blood donors
The NHS Blood and Transplant service is calling for more young people to give blood after it was revealed that for the first time in five years there are more donors...
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Sheffield pharmacy “thriving” since introduction of Pharmacy First
A pharmacy in Sheffield is "thriving" since the introduction of a new NHS service. Pharmacy First allows the public to go to their local pharmacy in order to be treated for seven common conditions, covering sinusitis, sore throat, earache, infected insect bites,...
£10k funding boost to rebuild dementia garden in Sheffield’s Heeley City Farm
A dementia garden will undergo a rejuvenation process thanks to a £10,000 grant from Sheffield City Council. Heeley City Farm, which opened in 1981, will receive the largest sum from the South Local Area Committee, out of the £100,000 annual budget. The proposal...
Sheffield Hospital Patient says she felt ignored during junior doctors’ strike action
A patient at Northern General Hospital in Sheffield has said she was left to manage her own condition while junior doctors in Sheffield were on strike over pay. The strike action took place from 7am on 24 February 2024 until 7am on 29 February 2024, and was called by...
Junior doctor’s strikes affecting staff mental health, according to Sheffield hospital staff
Angry staff at the Royal Hallamshire hospital claim striking junior doctors are "playing with people's lives" This week junior doctors have walked out for the tenth time, creating a huge impact on services, patients and staff, meaning that the Minor Injuries Unit has...
Controversial city centre betting shop expansion ‘would harm Sheffield and its economy’ say campaigners
Campaigners are opposing proposals to expand a Sheffield city centre betting shop which is to be discussed by councillors on Tuesday. The plan aim to extend the Bet Extra bookmarkers at 19 Market Place to include the neighbouring premises, but it has faced strong...
Sheffield walking group combating loneliness see a massive surge in growth
A walking group created by a former Sheffield student to combat the ongoing issue of loneliness in the UK has gone from 100 followers to over 8,000 in less then a year. Another Hiking Collective was founded by Aimee Beaufort, 25, in February 2023 when she was...