Henry Boot Construction has broken ground on the National Centre for Child Health Technology (NCCHT) in Sheffield.
Going up on the Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park, the 43,000 sq ft NCCHT is being built for the Sheffield Children鈥檚 NHS Foundation Trust to improve healthcare for the young and offer a centre of expertise.
Henry Boot was appointed to deliver the 拢17m scheme earlier this year.
Enabling and site establishment works are now complete, and steel installation starts this week. 聽Completion is expected before the end of 2026.
The project is funded by the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority, Sheffield City Council, Sheffield Children鈥檚 Hospital Charity and Sheffield Children鈥檚 NHS Foundation Trust.
The NCCHT will include a gait and motion laboratory and computer assisted rehabilitation environment. These facilities will revolutionise the way Sheffield Children鈥檚 provides treatment for young people with orthopaedic, rheumatological, neurological and neuromuscular conditions, or with cancer, and will provide collaboration and research opportunities.
Ryan O鈥橪oughlin, regional director at Henry Boot Construction, said: 鈥淎s a business that calls Sheffield home, we鈥檙e incredibly proud to be delivering this flagship healthcare project in partnership with Sheffield Children鈥檚 NHS Foundation Trust.
鈥淗aving delivered many transformational developments across South Yorkshire 鈥� from urban regeneration schemes within Sheffield鈥檚 Heart of the City masterplan to innovation hubs within the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre 鈥� we understand the long-term impact such projects can have on our region.
鈥淭he NCCHT has the potential to change lives and deliver lasting health benefits for children and young people not only across South Yorkshire, but far beyond.鈥�
Sheffield Children鈥檚 NHS Foundation Trust chief executive Ruth Brown added: 聽鈥淪heffield Children鈥檚 has come a long way since caring for 29 patients in 1876 鈥� our first year and from one building. Last year we provided over half a million patient contacts and provide care from many buildings and across communities.
鈥淭he National Centre for Child Health Technology is a significant milestone for our 150th anniversary. Through our work with patients, clinical colleagues, academia and industry we will reimagine care for the next 150 years by embracing innovation and providing the very best care, with and for children and young people.聽
鈥淲e are delighted that the NCCHT is being built by another leading Sheffield organisation on the only Olympic Legacy Park outside of London. Already, we are seeing the impact of collaboration between partners, and we are looking forward to developing this further as we create a healthier future for children and young people.鈥�
Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park is where the Don Valley Stadium used to be, which was built for the 1991 World Student Games and then demolished in 2013 because it was too costly to run.
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