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A new CEO for Great Ormond Street Hospital

Karl Munslow Ong has joined GOSH as its new Chief Executive

Great Ormond Street Hospital is one of the world’s leading children’s hospitals.

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.

GOSH in numbers

750

patients seen each day

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

212

active clinical trials

Transformational clinical trials are currently happening throughout the hospital

18,605

learning opportunities delivered

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

GOSH news

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Shaping better research from the start

22 Jun 2026, 4:12 p.m.

At GOSH, patient and public involvement is helping researchers to ask the right question, right from the start.
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Research internships: building a more inclusive pipeline into clinical academia

22 Jun 2026, 1:19 p.m.

Through our Research Hospital Internship programme, the NIHR GOSH Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) is enabling healthcare professionals from diverse backgrounds to take their first steps into research.
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Working together to transform research

15 Jun 2026, 3:06 p.m.

Our Highlight Report shines a spotlight on some of our brightest and best work in 2025-26. Our Impact report brings together a series of case studies and reflections that showcase the breadth and depth of PPIE across our organisation.
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Gene therapy successfully treats deadly childhood liver disease in mice

29 Jun 2026, 11:16 a.m.

Researchers at GOSH and UCL have used a new gene therapy to successfully treat a deadly childhood liver disease in mice.
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UK-wide excellence in paediatrics

15 Jun 2026, 2:42 p.m.

Through the Paediatric Excellence Initiative, the NIHR GOSH Biomedical Research Centre is building a connected, collaborative UK-wide system to accelerate paediatric research.
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Families and researchers come together for BPAN Family Day

15 Jun 2026, 12:10 p.m.

Families affected by BPAN came together with clinicians and researchers at GOSH
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