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Council to approve land deal at Olympic Legacy Park The creation of a world-class children’s health research and technology centre at the Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park could move a step closer to becoming reality if Sheffield City Council approve an agreement for a lease of the proposed Council owned site. Members of the Finance Policy Committee are due to vote on the recommendation of an agreement between the Council and Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust so land at the park can be transformed into the National Centre for Child Health

Technology (NCCHT). Should the agreement for a lease be approved by members of the committee, the new centre will help create a healthier future for children and young people through innovation, technology and outstanding care. It will have all the dedicated spaces and facilities needed to design, create and test new child health technologies. This will include a stateof-the-art gait and motion laboratory including a Computer Assisted Rehabilitation Environment (CAREN), and a Creative Manufacturing Zone with 3D printing,

robotics, laser cutting and other technology tools to develop prototypes. There will also be an Intelligent Home and Intelligent Ward which will create simulated real-life environments for testing technologies. Cllr Zahira Naz, chair of the Finance Policy Committee, said: “This is a crucial step in the process of bringing the National Centre for Child Health Technology to life. Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is one of three dedicated children’s hospital trusts in the UK and this National Centre will take their work to the next level.

and £2million from “The new Centre also forms a crucial part of The Children’s Hospital our regeneration of Charity. Attercliffe, alongside John Williams, Deputy the Waterside project Chief Executive of which will see around 1,000 new homes built, Sheffield Children’s, and the transformation said: “It’s great to be working in partnership of the former Adelphi Cinema and it builds with the Council on the success we’ve on this inspiring already seen at the project that will help Sheffield Olympic create a healthier Legacy Park.” future for children Sheffield City Council and young people successfully applied for £9million from the locally, regionally and Government’s Local nationally. The Sheffield Government Fund to Olympic Legacy Park help Sheffield Children’s is a really unique space NHS Foundation Trust that we hope will be with the project with a further £6million grant a fantastic home to coming from the South progress innovation and technology in Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority children’s healthcare.”

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