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Failings identified in care of boy who died after he was sent home from A&E

Five-year-old Yusuf Mahmud Nazir died at Sheffield Children’s Hospital in November 2022, eight days after he was seen at Rotherham Hospital.

Evening Standard · Jul 31, 2025

Call for inquest into death of boy sent home from A&E as report reveals failings

Yusuf Mahmud Nazir died at Sheffield Children’s Hospital in November 2022, eight days after he was seen at Rotherham Hospital.

Evening Standard · Jul 31, 2025

‘Life-changing’ results for children with severe epilepsy in pioneering drug trial

Children with Dravet syndrome have taken part in a clinical trial at Sheffield Children’s Hospital

The Independent UK · May 2, 2025

Aspiring dancer, 12, puts dreams on hold after being diagnosed with rare disease that attacks her bones

Mia Oldroyd has Pethes' disease, a condition which affects around one in 10,000 children

Wales Online · Apr 5, 2022

Girl, 12, has dream of dancing career restored after rare disease attacks her bones

Mia Oldroyd, from East Lancashire, was dancing ballet, tap, jazz and eight other disciplines before she was diagnosed with Pethes' disease, which affects the hip joint

Daily Mirror · Mar 31, 2022

Aspiring dancer, 12, left in crippling pain after rare disease attacks bones

Mia Oldroyd, from east Lancashire, who has big ambitions to be a dancer was left in crippling pain last year, aged 12, from a rare disease that affects the hip joint

Daily Mirror · Mar 31, 2022