Procedures and treatments

Preparing a child for a procedure or treatment can be an anxious occasion. Great Ormond Street Hospital have produced a number of factsheets to help explain what will happen and what to expect.

Your child is having a water deprivation test

The water deprivation test allows doctors to measure how concentrated your child’s urine (wee) becomes when they are not drinking. The test can take up to seven hours to complete. This page explains about the water deprivation test and what to expect when

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Your child is having his or her tonsils and/or adenoids removed

This page explains about what happens when your child is having his or her tonsils and/or adenoids removed and what to expect when your child comes to Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) to have this procedure.

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Your child’s day case assessment at the Children’s Neuromuscular Centre

This page explains about your child’s day case assessment at the Children’s Neuromuscular Centre and what to expect when your child comes to Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH).

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Your child’s two day assessment at the Children’s Neuromuscular Centre

This page explains about your child’s two day assessment at the Children’s Neuromuscular Centre and what to expect when your child comes to Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH).

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Your visit to Kingfisher Ward

The excitement of having a new baby may be combined with worry as their genitals look different so further assessment may have been recommended. Your baby will be admitted to Kingfisher Ward for one day at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) to meet sever

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