Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust

One of only four dedicated children’s trusts in the UK, Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust provides integrated healthcare services for children and young people across Sheffield and South Yorkshire, although demand is growing from the wider area.

The trust provides services such as school nursing, heath visiting and child and adolescent mental health services. More specialist services the trust offers includes those for muscle and bone issues, neurosciences and genetics. The trust engages in research into medical issues specifically affecting children and young adults and works with a number of different partners both locally and nationally on those projects.

Figures for this Trust

  • Number of Patient Safety Incidents & harm caused
    April 2020 to March 2021
    • Death
      3
    • Severe
      4
    • Moderate
      47
    • Low
      554
    • None
      2,690
    Total 3,298
  • Top 3 categories of Patient Safety Incident
    April 2020 to March 2021
    1. All other categories
    2. Medication
    3. Documentation (including records, identification)
  • Percentage of A&E attendances dealt with in 4 hours
    September 2024
    Percentage of A&E attendances dealt with in 4 hours
    93.3%

  • Percentage of total
    beds occupied overnight
    April to June 2024
    Percentage of total beds occupied overnight
    64.0%
  • Number of cancelled
    critical operations
    February 2020
    Number of cancelled critical operations
    4
  • Number of cancelled
    elective operations
    April to June 2024
    Number of cancelled elective operations
    58

  • Percentage waiting 6+ weeks
    for diagnostic test
    August 2024
    Percentage waiting 6+ weeks for diagnostic test
    31.9%
  • Number of mixed sex
    accommodation breaches
    August 2024
    Number of mixed sex accommodation breaches
    0

  • Number of Never Events and number by category
    Number of Never Events and
    number by category
    1 April 2021 to 31 August 2021
    0
  • Wrong site surgery - 0
  • Retained foreign object post procedure - 0
  • Wrong implant/prosthesis - 0
  • Misplaced naso- or orogastric tubes - 0
  • Overdose of insulin due to abbreviations or incorrect device - 0
  • Administration of medication by the wrong route - 0
  • Overdose of methotrexate for non cancer treatment - 0
  • Failure to install functional collapsible shower or curtain rails - 0
  • Transfusion or transplantation of ABO incompatible blood components or organs - 0
  • Unintentional connection of a patient requiring O2 to an air flowmeter - 0
  • Misselection of high strength midazolam - 0
  • Misselection of a strong potassium solution - 0
  • Falls from poorly restricted windows - 0
  • Chest or neck entrapment in bed rails - 0
  • Scalding of patients - 0