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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust @sth.nhs.uk · 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, 48, has become the first person in the region – and one of the first in the UK – to sign up to a groundbreaking MS vaccine trial www.sth.nhs.uk/news/2026/03...

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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust @sth.nhs.uk · 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. #apprentices #NAW2026 #pharmacy Read more: www.sth.nhs.uk/news/2026/03...

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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust @sth.nhs.uk · 27/02/2026

GOLDEN TEAM! 💫 Congratulations to our orthopaedic and theatre teams on winning Gold level status in the National Joint Registry Quality Data Provider Awards 2025 for the third successive year 🌠 The award recognises their commitment to high quality orthopaedic care www.sth.nhs.uk/news/2026/02...

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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust @sth.nhs.uk · 25/02/2026

Sheffield one of first in UK to boost access to dementia research through new dementia research nurse role 💫 Jo Howe will join a fleet of nurses within the UK Dementia Trials Network (UKDTN) thanks to a £3m nationwide investment from @alzheimerssoc.bsky.social www.sth.nhs.uk/news/2026/02...

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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust @sth.nhs.uk · 04/02/2026

Many congratulations to Dr Imran Aziz, honorary consultant gastroenterologist, on winning The Nutrition Society Cuthbertson Medal 2026. 🎖👏 The award was given in recognition of his research into irritable bowel syndrome #IBS and other gut disorders Full story: www.sth.nhs.uk/news/2026/02...

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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust @sth.nhs.uk · 28/01/2026

We're thrilled to share the official shot 📸 of Dr Matt Wiles, Consultant in Anaesthesia & Critical Care here at STH, receiving his Featherstone Professorship from the Association of Anaesthetists🏅💫 @assocanaes.bsky.social Full story: www.sth.nhs.uk/news/2026/01...

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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust @sth.nhs.uk · 27/01/2026

The 1000th participant to join the #GenerationStudy in Jessop Wing is Sam Coombes, 39: "Often, the earlier you can detect conditions, the better the prognosis, so knowing this could potentially help my baby and others is reassuring.” @genomicsengland.bsky.social @neygenomics.bsky.social 2/2

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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust @sth.nhs.uk · 27/01/2026

Jessop Wing Maternity Hospital have signed up their 1,000th participant to the world-leading #GenerationStudy which aims to screen 100,000 newborn babies in England for more than 200 rare genetic conditions. If detected early, these conditions, can be treated. 1/2 www.sth.nhs.uk/news/2026/01...

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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust @sth.nhs.uk · 22/01/2026

We've hugely proud to announce that we have been named in a groundbreaking £13.7m research partnership which will accelerate developments of novel treatments for brain tumours. Full story: www.sth.nhs.uk/news/2026/01...

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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust @sth.nhs.uk · 21/01/2026

Congratulations to our urological oncology remote monitoring team for winning The British Association of Urological Nurses Urology Team of the Year award 🏆 for their innovative use of remote technologies to transform prostate cancer follow-up care. Read more here: www.sth.nhs.uk/news/2026/01...

A group of six healthcare professionals stand outside Weston Park Cancer Centre in a terraced area with plants and greenery holding their award certificates.

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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust @sth.nhs.uk · 16/01/2026

Congratulations to Dr Maimoona Ali, a consultant in palliative medicine and chaplain Sabia Rehman who have been recognised for their outstanding contribution to the UK’s health and care sector in the first ever British Muslim Health Awards ✨ Full story: www.sth.nhs.uk/news/2026/01...

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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust @sth.nhs.uk · 13/01/2026

📢Oncology trainee? Preparing for your #FRCR Part 2 exams? Places are still available on Weston Park Cancer Centre's FRCR Part 2 Online Preparation course 28-30 Jan ➡️https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/frcr-part-2-clinical-oncology-exam-preparation-course-registration-1463312510109?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust @sth.nhs.uk · 07/01/2026

Radiation treatment following surgery can be safely omitted in thyroid cancer patients whose disease is at low risk of returning, new research shows Weston Park Cancer Centre researchers said the findings will give patients more time with loved ones Full story: www.sth.nhs.uk/news/2026/01...

A group of medical staff in scrubs stand behind a hybrid SPECTI-CT scanner at Weston Park Cancer Centre's nuclear medicine and molecular radiotherapy suite. The room is bright and cooly lit.

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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust @sth.nhs.uk · 18/12/2025

We were delighted to have welcomed NHS England lead for sickle-cell services Dr Dianne Addei to the Royal Hallamshire Hospital last week🌟 The visit spotlighted the incredible work of our teams in improving outcomes for patients with sickle cell disorder.🩸 Learn more: www.sth.nhs.uk/news/2025/12...

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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust @sth.nhs.uk · 17/12/2025

Congratulations to our nurse consultant Dr Jo Bird on being named President-Elect of the UK Oncology Nursing Society 👏 @j0bird.bsky.social will support incoming President Dr Mary Tanay for two years before assuming the Presidency herself. #UKONS2025 Learn more: www.sth.nhs.uk/news/2025/12...

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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust @sth.nhs.uk · 10/12/2025

📢We are very proud to announce that Dr Matt Wiles, Consultant in Anaesthesia and Critical Care and Clinical Lead for Major Trauma, is to be presented with the prestigious Featherstone Professorship. 🪶 Only 12 previous anaesthetists have been recipients. Read more: www.sth.nhs.uk/news/2025/12...

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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust @sth.nhs.uk · 05/12/2025

🎯Oncology trainee? Thinking about your exams? Booking is now open for Weston Park Cancer Centre's relaunched online FRCR Part 2 Preparation Course - now updated to reflect latest exam reforms and clinical practice standards. 📅28th -30th Jan 2026 www.westonparkcancercentre.nhs.uk/courses-and-...

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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust @sth.nhs.uk · 04/12/2025

Good luck to our sustainability and pharmacy teams, deserving finalists in tonight's HFMA Healthcare Finance Awards 🌍✨ The Medicines Assessment for Discharge scheme has improved patient experience & lessened the environmental impact of hospital-dispensed medicines #HFMAAwards2025 #Sustainability

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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust @sth.nhs.uk · 01/12/2025

For this year's #WorldAIDSDay we're celebrating our role in helping to save lives through the roll out of routine opt-out blood borne virus testing in our emergency department. Read more: www.sth.nhs.uk/news/2025/12...

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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust @sth.nhs.uk · 26/11/2025

Congratulations to Dr Gordon Sloan on being presented with the Association of British Clinical Diabetologists Rising Star Award ✨ Gordon was recognised for work with the Sheffield diabetes research team to improve understanding of #diabeticneuropathy Find out more: www.sth.nhs.uk/news/2025/11...

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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust @sth.nhs.uk · 24/11/2025

Yesterday (23rd) and today we are celebrating Nursing & Midwifery Support Worker Day! From wards to clinics & community teams, your compassion, dedication & hard work make a huge difference every single day. Keep an eye on our page to meet them & join us in saying a big thank you! 👏💙

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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust @sth.nhs.uk · 19/11/2025

A Mediterranean diet is superior at reducing irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) symptoms than traditional dietary advice, according to new research. Dr Aziz's study with @sheffielduni.bsky.social may impact IBS symptom management in the UK and beyond. Read more here: www.sth.nhs.uk/news/2025/11...

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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust @sth.nhs.uk · 18/11/2025

Our LGBTQ+ Staff Network has won Employee Network Group of the Year at the ENEI Excellence in Inclusivity Awards 👏 Huge credit to the team for their visibility, advocacy and Trust-wide impact. Also congrats to Rachel Salmon, shortlisted for DEI Influencer of the Year. #LGBTQ #NHS #Inclusion #DEI

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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust @sth.nhs.uk · 14/11/2025

Surgeons at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital have become the first in the region to successfully send a patient home the same day as having brain tumour surgery. Michelle Steers, 55, was back home within hours of having a craniotomy to remove a benign meningioma. www.sth.nhs.uk/news/2025/11...

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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust @sth.nhs.uk · 12/11/2025

Congratulations to Professor Alan Lobo who has been nominated by the Health Service Journal Awards as a 'Clinical Leader of the Year'. Alan is one of only a handful of exceptional leaders across the NHS shortlisted for the prestigious honour. Read more here: www.sth.nhs.uk/news/2025/11...

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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust @sth.nhs.uk · 07/11/2025

Our researchers are proud to be launching a world-first clinical trial to support people living with MND using remote monitoring tech, which will help them to have access to breathing support from home. The trial will run across 12 areas of England Read more here ➡️ www.sth.nhs.uk/news/2025/11...

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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust @sth.nhs.uk · 24/10/2025

Congratulations to our Chair Mahmud Nawaz, who has been named a ‘Rising Star’ by the Health Service Journal✨ Mahmud was one of 14 up-and-coming healthcare leaders spotlighted in the list, which was published alongside its annual power list of most influential Black and minority ethnic leaders

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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust @sth.nhs.uk · 22/10/2025

Good luck to our three finalists in tonight's Nursing Times awards ✨ 🌟Ingrid Fuchs Cancer Nursing: Gestational Trophoblastic Disease 🌟Ingrid Fuchs Cancer Nursing: Teenage & Young Adults Cancer Service 🌟Technology & Data: digital educator team #NTA2025 #NursingTimes #nursing #HealthCare

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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust @sth.nhs.uk · 22/10/2025

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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust @sth.nhs.uk · 22/10/2025

🏆Aaron Vere won the Allied Health Professional of the Year. Aaron has been instrumental in developing tailored pain management plans and introducing theatre plans to ensure modified release opioids were not routinely used in the treatment of acute pain - two years ahead of national guidelines.

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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust @sth.nhs.uk · 22/10/2025

🏆Becky Cantrell, Nurse Consultant and Nursing Lead for the Acute Pain Team, won the Nurse of the Year title in recognition of her visionary leadership. This included the rollout of an ultra-accessible ‘Pain Bites’ training initiative and advancing acute pain awareness throughout the Trust

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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust @sth.nhs.uk · 22/10/2025

Congratulations to our acute pain team who have won not one, but FOUR national awards 🔥 The team scooped the Team of the Year ‘Innovation of the Year, Allied Health Professional, and Nurse of the Year titles in recognition of the exceptional care they provide to patients. 🥳

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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust @sth.nhs.uk · 20/10/2025

🍽️ It's NHS Chef of the Year finals week! 🧑‍🍳 👩‍🍳 Good luck 🍀 to our culinary duo Martin Spray and Chloe Millis-Poole who will be showcasing their talents after winning the regional heat to become one of eight national finalists in the NHS Chef of the Year competition 🔥 #NHSChef2025 #NHSCatering

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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust @sth.nhs.uk · 17/10/2025

A baby found to have a rare sight-threatening eye cancer is now expected to have his vision saved thanks to a world-leading screening study. Vicky and Joey Underhay, who signed up to the Generation study at Jessop Wing, are one of the first families to benefit. ➡️ www.sth.nhs.uk/news/2025/10...

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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust @sth.nhs.uk · 17/10/2025

Pete is one of 118 newly funded Churchill Fellows. He will explore how world-leading centres in the USA and Australia are using full-colour, mechanically realistic 3D printed models for surgical education.

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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust @sth.nhs.uk · 17/10/2025

Congratulations to Pete Metherall, clinical scientist and founder of our 3D Lab, on winning a prestigious Churchill Fellowship to improve surgical training and patient care through cutting-edge technology.

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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust @sth.nhs.uk · 10/10/2025

📢 We're looking for healthy volunteers, aged 18+ to join DEFEND, a new skin health trial aiming to understand what factors in the immune system and in the skin make it easier for some people to develop skin infections but not others. 🖊 Call 0114 271 3339 or email sth.defend@nhs.net for more.

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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust @sth.nhs.uk · 09/10/2025

Congratulations to community colleagues Elaine Green and Gabrielle Coe who have been recognised for their exceptional dedication to patient care with the award of the prestigious Queen’s Nurse title. 👑 Full story: www.sth.nhs.uk/news/2025/10...

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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust @sth.nhs.uk · 07/10/2025

Over 600 expectant parents have now signed up to the world-leading Generation study at Jessop Wing Maternity Hosptial 🧬 The pioneering study aims to screen 100,000 babies for more than 200 rare genetic conditions at birth @genomicsengland.bsky.social Find out more: www.sth.nhs.uk/news/2025/10...

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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust @sth.nhs.uk · 03/10/2025

A groundbreaking international trial using stem cells to treat severe scleroderma - a disease that encroaches on all aspects of life - has opened in Sheffield. Sheffield is the sole UK site taking part in the global trial - which could revolutionise future care.

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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust @sth.nhs.uk · 01/10/2025

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Chris McDermott as the new Director of the NIHR Sheffield Biomedical Research Centre. Chris begins his tenure today, with a vision to grow the BRC further, incorporating other world-leading themes. www.sth.nhs.uk/news/2025/10...

Announcement of Professor Chris McDermott's appointment as Director of the NIHR Sheffield Biomedical Research Centre at the University of Sheffield.

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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust @sth.nhs.uk · 25/09/2025

Last week our National Centre for Stereotactic Radiosurgery turned 40 💙 We were so grateful to all the patients, including Paula Hunter, who shared their life-changing journeys with regional media to highlight the work of the unit over the last four decades. www.thestar.co.uk/news/i-forev...

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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust @sth.nhs.uk · 24/09/2025

The family of a teenager who was tragically killed in a car collision say he is their 'hero' after his organs helped to save the lives of four other people. 💗 #OrganDonationWeek #OrganDonation #ODW25 www.sth.nhs.uk/news/2025/09...

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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust @sth.nhs.uk · 18/09/2025

Forty years later, The National Centre for Stereotactic Radiosurgery remains an internationally renowned leader in delivering the minimally invasive, precisely targeted treatment to patients with brain tumours and other rare conditions of the brain. 3/4

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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust @sth.nhs.uk · 18/09/2025

The patient, a young girl, was treated for an arteriovenous malformation (AVM) – an abnormal tangle of blood vessels in the brain prone to haemorrhage, which can cause devastating neurological damage or death. 2/4

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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust @sth.nhs.uk · 18/09/2025

Today marks a significant milestone both for Sheffield Teaching Hospitals and UK medical history: the 40th anniversary of the first Gamma Knife Stereotactic Radiosurgery treatment, carried out on the 18th of September 1985. Sheffield was the third unit established in the world. 1/4

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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust @sth.nhs.uk · 11/09/2025

The Royal Hallamshire's haematology team are now one of only a select number of hospitals to have achieved the Myeloma UK Clinical Service Excellence Programme (CSEP) Award 📷 Full story: www.sth.nhs.uk/news/2025/09...

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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust @sth.nhs.uk · 11/09/2025

We're proud to announce that we have been awarded Myeloma UK Centre of Excellence status. 💫 The award was given in recognition of the outstanding care and dedication our haematology team provide to patients living with myeloma, a type of blood cancer. 👏

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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust @sth.nhs.uk · 10/09/2025

‘A chance to help future generations’ A Sheffield bladder cancer patient is praising a cutting-edge trial which could help future patients avoid bladder removal surgery. Full story: www.sth.nhs.uk/news/2025/09... @sheffielduni.bsky.social ni.bsky.social | @universityofleeds.bsky.social

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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust @sth.nhs.uk · 26/08/2025

Our researchers have recruited some of the UK’s first patients into two new groundbreaking radiotherapy trials – including a UK first First UK patient Richard, 83, has had no signs of the cancer since joining the SCC-AFTER trial More information ⬇️ www.sth.nhs.uk/news/2025/08...

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