Chosen Charity

The Children's Hospital Charity's role is to provide over and above the standard NHS provision, enhancing The Children's Hospital in Sheffield and matching world class equipment with existing world class expertise.

One of only four specialist children’s hospitals in the UK, our hospital is testament to the dedication of staff, the generosity of our donors and the courage of our children. We’ll never stop striving to make it better.

In 1876 – at a time when the industrial revolution had made Sheffield a dirty and unhealthy place and there were frequent outbreaks of infectious diseases - a doctor, an architect and a solicitor decided it was “expedient to found an institution for the relief of poor sick children” and opened The Children’s Hospital.