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Board Decision on the Future of NHS Funded IVF Cycles

Today the NHS South Yorkshire Board made a decision on the future of In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) services across the region following a 12-week engagement process.

The show must go on: how a clinical trial helped Georgia dance again

All the world is a stage for Georgia. Since she was just two-years-old, she’s been a dancer.

Nursing Times Award win for specialist cancer nursing team

Nurses at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have won a national award for their work in developing an innovative, personalised post-treatment follow-up pathway for patients with gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD), a group of rare pregnancy-related cancers.

Millions to benefit from new health and wellbeing quiz

Millions of people could boost their mood by spending 5 minutes taking a Healthy Choices Quiz launched by the government and the NHS.

Support group raises over £4,600 for Doncaster breast cancer services

A local breast cancer support group in Doncaster has rallied together to raise vital funds for the Jasmine Centre and Chatsfield Suite at Doncaster Royal Infirmary (DRI), helping to enhance care and comfort for patients undergoing breast cancer diagnosis and treatment.

Trailblazing ‘Health on the High Street’ hub welcomes first patients

Barnsley’s revolutionary ‘Health on the High Street’ development welcomed its first patients this week to the new Alhambra health hub – bringing more convenient healthcare services to thousands of residents. 

“Catch a bargain not a bug” with NHS jabs available on the high street this Black Friday

NHS teams across the country are ramping up their winter flu vaccine offer in the lead up to Christmas – hitting the high street and local shopping centres in a bid to bring the vaccine closer to patients across the Black Friday sales.

Over 20,000 schoolchildren receive flu vaccine from Sheffield Children’s

The Sheffield Children's School Age Immunisation Service (SAIS) and School Nurses have provided an incredible 20,000 flu vaccinations to children and young people around Sheffield.

Brain tumour patient home same day as major surgery in regional first

A woman has gone home within hours of having major surgery to remove a brain tumour, thanks to a pioneering approach undertaken at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Advice on accessing NHS healthcare during resident doctors’ strike

Ahead of five days of industrial action by resident doctors, beginning this Friday, the NHS is asking patients to choose services appropriately and take simple steps to help ensure care is available to patients who need it most.

Barnsley Hospital solar switch-on heralds greener future

Barnsley Hospital has reached a green milestone – with the big ‘switch-on’ of its first solar panel installation.

World-first trial harnesses remote technology to help motor neuron disease patients live longer

A world-first clinical trial supporting people living with motor neuron disease (MND) to access breathing support from home using remote monitoring tech is being launched by Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in partnership with the University of Sheffield.