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Mayor Oliver Coppard Champions South Yorkshire’s Preventative Health Revolution with Sport England Alliance and innovative £7M co-investment with Westfield Health

Mayor Coppard, Sport England CEO Tim Hollingsworth and NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board CEO Gavin Boyle signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which signals a new ambitious, collaborative approach to sport, physical activity, prevention and wellbeing.

Uniting for child health: Yorkshire and Humber researchers look to the future

Leading researchers, clinicians and partners from across Yorkshire and Humber came together in Sheffield last week, to explore how effective collaboration can help advance child health research in the region.

#MenoFest25: South Yorkshire’s First Menopause Festival Comes to Sheffield on World Menopause Day

In celebration of World Menopause Day, NHS South Yorkshire is proud to announce #MenoFest25, a powerful, inclusive, and educational one-day event taking place on Saturday 18 October 2025, at the Crowne Plaza Royal Victoria Hotel, Sheffield.

UK-wide aphasia project awarded £3.8 million to improve post-stroke communication

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is to lead a major new multi-million pound research project aiming to improve communication between people with aphasia and their communication partners.

Sheffield Children's Hospital are testing a new asthma inhaler for children – can you help?

Sheffield Children's Hospital are looking for children aged 6 to 11 years with asthma to help test a new inhaler that could improve asthma control and reduce attacks.

Final documents signed for two new GP hubs in Doncaster

Over £15.7m worth of funding has been secured to improve primary care estates in Doncaster, with two new GP hubs set to be opened in Rossington and Bentley.

Local Trust brings NHS careers to life for young people with an immersive hospital escape room

As part of the 2025 Doncaster Remake Learning Festival, Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals (DBTH) proudly hosted Operation: Patient Discharge – A Journey from Ward to Home, an innovative, escape room-style experience designed to give young people a hands-on insight into careers in the NHS.

South Yorkshire win at the HSJ Digital Awards

Liz Leggott from the Primary Care Workforce & Training Hub was named the HSJ’s Digital Innovator of the Year.

Have your say on the proposed NHS dental contract changes

The Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) has this week opened a consultation on proposed changes to the NHS dental contract.

Mayor meets youngster to discuss cancer education

South Yorkshire Mayor Oliver Coppard met with a group of young people who shared their ideas on the most effective ways of engaging with them on the subject of cancer.

PM launches new era for NHS with easier, more convenient care in people's neighbourhoods

Prime Minister launches government’s 10 Year Health Plan to bring the NHS closer to home

Mayor welcomes bold report to make South Yorkshire the healthiest region in the UK

South Yorkshire’s Mayor Oliver Coppard has welcomed a major new report that sets out a bold, ten-year vision to make our region the healthiest in the country.