The Latest Breaking News from Sheffield Children NHS Foundation Trust

‘My daughter, 12, took her own life after NHS failed to spot brain condition’

The mother of Mia Lucas says she will never forgive NHS staff after an inquest found that inadequate testing had ‘possibly contributed’ to her death

The Independent UK · Nov 27, 2025

I will never forgive medics after daughter took her own life, says mother

Mia Lucas, 12, was found unresponsive in her room at the Becton Centre, which is part of Sheffield Children’s Hospital, in January 2024.

Evening Standard · Nov 27, 2025

Drug trial for severe epilepsy has transformed children’s lives, families say

The parents of children with Dravet syndrome taking part in a clinical trial at Sheffield Children’s Hospital have reported life-changing results.

Evening Standard · May 2, 2025

'Beautiful' boy died after he was sent home from hospital, say family

Yusuf Mahmud Nazir died after an infection 'spread to his lungs' which caused several organ failures and triggered a number of cardiac arrests

Wales Online · Nov 27, 2022

Boy, 5, dies of infection after being sent home from hospital 'despite his pleas'

Five-year-old boy Yusuf Mahmud Nazir died after an infection 'spread to his lungs' which caused several organ failures and triggered a number of cardiac arrests

Daily Mirror · Nov 27, 2022