The 43,000 sq ft聽project at Sheffield's Olympic Legacy Park, delivered in partnership with Sheffield Children鈥檚 NHS Foundation Trust, brings together global clinical expertise within modern, technology-enabled spaces. It will play a leading role in transforming children鈥檚 healthcare for the NHS in the UK and internationally, driving the development of innovative healthcare technologies and supporting their adoption to improve outcomes for children and young patients.
It targets a BREEAM Excellent rating, with sustainability embedded throughout its design and construction.
Funded by Sheffield Children鈥檚 NHS Foundation Trust, the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA), Sheffield City Council and Sheffield Children鈥檚 Hospital Charity the facility represents a major collaborative investment in the future of children鈥檚 healthcare in the region.
It will also play a key role in supporting the Government鈥檚 long-term ambition to improve healthcare by moving care closer to communities, making greater use of digital technology, and focusing on prevention as well as treatment.
Ruth Brown, chief executive at Sheffield Children鈥檚 NHS Foundation Trust, said, 鈥淭he completion聽of聽Sheffield Children鈥檚 newest building, The Spark, is an important milestone for children and young people everywhere.聽As we celebrate 150 years of Sheffield Children鈥檚, we are proud to open a new facility that will transform care today while also becoming the home of the National Centre for Child Health Technology, helping shape the future of children's healthcare for generations to come.
鈥淭he Spark has been shaped through partnership,聽ambition聽and a shared belief that every child deserves聽the聽very best聽healthcare.聽Working with children and young people, clinicians, colleagues who support our services, and our construction partner, HBC 萝莉原创, we have designed and delivered a new space that will help us in our mission to create healthier futures for children and young people.鈥澛�
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