A first in the UK

Surgeons at GOSH and UCLH perform
first two surgeries on babies in the womb

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Trying a vegetable biopsy at the BRC Family Fun Day

Getting hands-on with research

Last weekend, we opened our doors to over 300 visitors for the annual Family Fun Day hosted by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) Biomedical Research Centre (BRC).

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Surviving a cardiac arrest

On the night of 23 February 2013, Violet, a healthy, seven-year-old girl suffered a cardiac arrest. Up until that point, her parents never had cause for any concern.

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Restart a Heart Day 2018

For the third year running, Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) was pleased to work with the Resuscitation Council UK and London Ambulance Service to invite school children from the local community to be trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) skills as part of Restart a Heart Day.

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Mr Dominic Thompson, Consultant Neurosurgeon

First UK surgery in the womb for baby with spina bifida

A team from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) and University College London Hospitals (UCLH) have carried out the first two operations on the damaged spinal cords of babies in the womb, in what are the first surgeries of their kind in the UK.

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Dr Zubair Tahir, Consultant Paediatric Neurosurgeon at GOSH

Insight into neurosurgery – Dr Zubair Tahir

During Paul O’Grady’s Little Heroes, we’re shining a spotlight on the wonderful staff across the hospital who help children get better and fulfil their potential. Dr Zubair Tahir is a Consultant Paediatric Neurosurgeon and has worked at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) since 2013. Dr Tahir features in episode six treating patient Ocean.