Latest in Health
Free music festival CareFest to recognise carers in Sheffield
Sheffield’s biggest free family-friendly music festival CareFest is back for 2025 to honour South Yorkshire’s carers and frontline workers . The annual music festival,...
Sheffield A&E installs sensory equipment to become more neurodiversity friendly
The Accident and Emergency department at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals has installed sensory panels in order to foster a calming environment for neurodiverse patients....
Sheffield rolls out new SEN support for post-16 education
Sheffield has introduced new travel budgets for families that have children with SEN to aid transport fees in post-16 education. Sheffield City Council's Freedom to...
Latest in Health
New Zero Waste shop ‘Trixie’s Pantry’ opens in Broomhill, Sheffield, spearheaded by University of Sheffield alumni newlyweds
A new independent, zero-waste shop has opened in Broomhill, Sheffield, aiming to attract students to make a positive change towards a sustainable lifestyle. The shop...
Groundbreaking or ineffective?: Sheffield gives its thoughts on the smoking ban
People in Sheffield are divided over the effectiveness of the smoking bill that has been passed in Parliament. The Tobacco and Vapes Bill forbids anyone turning...
Calls to save Sheffield children from “death trap” junction
Families have slammed Sheffield Council for failing to protect their children from a hazardous junction in Manor Castle. To mark Safe Streets Now national day of...
Sheffield organisations gather to celebrate Earth Day 2024
An Earth Day fair at the University of Sheffield's Students' Union gave students the chance to learn more about being climate conscious. The official theme of Earth Day...
Fast treatment helps to reduce serious foot disease in patients with diabetes
Latest figures show that 85.7% of patients with diabetic foot ulcers in Sheffield were seen within two weeks of presentation compared to the national average of 66.6%....
New Parliamentary bill proposes complete ban of all tobacco products to those born after 2009 with MPs set to vote.
Rishi Sunak’s parliamentary bill that aims to create a smoke-free British generation will ‘increase crime rather than do good’, according to a Sheffield business...
Health Feed
Man to run marathon to raise money for Sheffield’s children hospital
A man will run a marathon to raise funds for Sheffield children’s hospital after they saved the life of his colleague’s six-year-old daughter. The man, 22-year-old Kieran Robinson, is an apprentice plumber based in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire. In his last job, he worked...
Circuit training classes launched in Sheffield to support people with multiple sclerosis
A circuit training class has been launched for people with multiple sclerosis to help improve their physical and mental health. Weekly sessions, which have been organised by the MS Society’s Sheffield and Rotherham group, will run at The Gym in Shalesmoor every...
Photo exhibition by women in recovery from addiction heads to United Nations event
An exhibition made by and for women recovering from addiction has headed from Sheffield to the United Nations. The exhibition, which took place at Project6 in Sheffield city centre last Friday, is a part of a PhotoVoice research project led by PhD student Mulka...
We can all do more to keep the city stainless say Sheffield Litter Pickers
Litter pickers in Sheffield have issued a rallying call for people to help them to keep our streets spotless. Groups from across the city have shared their views on how to keep Sheffield tidy, with one common theme, that anyone can pitch in to help. Tricia Flynn, 50,...
‘It’s a Tampon, not Thomas the Tank Engine!’ – creative bid to smash period taboos by Sheffield student
As Sheffield celebrates five years of being Period Positive, Sheffield University’s Women Officer dressed as a box of tampons to advocate for free period products for students. Eloise Taylor, the newly appointed Women student’s officer, spent election week determined...
Transplant survivors share their stories for upcoming World Kidney Day
A woman with life-threatening renal failure was saved by the “greatest gift” a mother could give - her own kidney. In the days after mothers day and to celebrate the upcoming World Kidney Day this Thursday, Sarah Burt shared her story in order to highlight the...