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.

Leaving hospital after a heart operation

This page from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) explains how to look after your child when they return home after heart surgery.

Leaving hospital after craniofacial surgery

Your child has recently had craniofacial surgery. We are happy that your child has now recovered from their operation and is ready to go home.This page from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) is designed to give you the advice and support you need when y

Leaving the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)

Find out more about Leaving the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)

Life with one kidney

This page explains about life with one kidney and what to expect when your child comes to Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH).

Linogram studies

A linogram study looks at your child’s central venous access device – either a central venous catheter (CVC), implantable port or peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) – when it is not working as well as it should. This page explains about linogra