A third of patients come from the outside Sheffield, from all parts of the country, but especially from Barnsley, Rotherham, Doncaster, Derbyshire Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire.

It is one of only four specialist NHS Trusts in England providing care exclusively to children and young people, and has many other sites in the city.

The charity's patrons include Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Jessica Ennis-Hill and England Cricketer Joe Root.

In 2014 the trust was the joint best in England on the target of seeing 95% of people who attend accident and emergency departments within four hours.

[4] It was named by the Health Service Journal as one of the top hundred NHS trusts to work for in 2015.