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Since 1852 we’ve had the privilege of working to discover better, kinder treatments for the rarest and most complex illnesses to help children reach their full potential.

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A new Children's Cancer Centre

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GOSH in numbers

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Every day seriously ill children and young people are seen at GOSH for life-changing treatment and care

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active clinical trials

Transformational clinical trials are currently happening throughout the hospital

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GOSH Learning Academy provides multi-professional paediatric healthcare education and training

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Professor Waseem Qasim named in list of leading global health leaders

16 Feb 2026, noon

Professor Waseem Qasim, Consultant at GOSH and Professor of Cell and Gene Therapy at University College London has been named in TIME magazine’s 2026 TIME100 Health List of the World’s Most Influential Leaders in Health.
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Alyssa Tapley named in list of leading global health leaders

16 Feb 2026, noon

GOSH patient, Alyssa Tapley, 17 from Leicester, has been named in TIME’S 2026 TIME100 Health List of the World’s Most Influential Leaders in Health.
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GOSH joins partnership to boost early diagnosis and deliver better treatments

12 Feb 2026, 11:42 a.m.

GOSH is partnering with LifeArc to set up KidsRare - a new initiative to help deliver more tests and treatments for children living with a rare disease.
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Study sheds light on sight-threatening arthritis in children

4 Feb 2026, 4:59 p.m.

A team from UCL GOSH and Moorfields Eye Hospital, have discovered B-cells alongside T-cells, play a major role in the development of arthritis‑associated eye disease, JIA‑uveitis.
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Orthopaedic Review: End of patient recall report published

29 Jan 2026, 1:16 p.m.

Today we have published the summary of our findings.
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Lab-grown mini-stomachs could boost understanding of rare diseases

26 Jan 2026, 1:03 p.m.

Researchers at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) and University College London (UCL) have developed the first-ever lab-grown mini-stomach that contains the key components of the full-sized human organ.
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