Sheffield Children’s The Spark building tops out
by Anna Lingard
Marketing Manager
We’re proud to be part of the team delivering this landmark building at the gateway to the park. The Spark will be the only facility of its kind in the UK dedicated to developing and testing technology designed specifically to improve children’s health. It will bring together children and young people, clinicians, researchers, academics and industry partners to explore new ideas that could shape the future of children’s healthcare.
The building is now in the final stages of development, bringing Sheffield Children’s a step closer to opening the doors of a new centre for innovation, research and care in the heart of the community.
"It’s fantastic to see the building reach this stage. As architects, it’s always rewarding when a design begins to take shape on site, but this project is particularly special because of the legacy it will leave behind. It’s also great to see a key gateway to the Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park progressing, a place we’ve helped shape through the wider emerging masterplan. The NCCHT The Spark will bring together clinicians, researchers, and innovators in one place, helping develop technologies that can improve children’s healthcare for generations to come.”
Associate Director
The centre will bring together expertise from healthcare, academia, and industry to create test and scale new paediatric health technologies – reinforcing Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park’s role as a global hub for health innovation. Since 1876, Sheffield Children’s has worked with partners to improve care for children and young people. Throughout its history, teams across Sheffield Children’s have pioneered new approaches to healthcare.
The development of the National Centre for Child Health Technology continues this tradition. The centre will support new ways of designing and delivering healthcare, helping to turn ideas into practical solutions that can benefit children and families.
We look forward to seeing the final stages of the construction take shape as the building moves closer to completion.