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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.

More information to support your procedure or treatment at GOSH

Looking after your child’s compression garment

This page from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) provides information about your child’s compression garment and gives instructions for wearing it and looking after it.

Looking after your child's hip spica

A hip spica (pronounced ‘spy-kah’) is a type of cast used to keep the hip or thigh still. This page from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) describes the different types of hip spica used, how to look after your child while they are wearing one and how w

Looking after your child's nasal stents

This page explains about looking after your child's nasal stents and what to expect when your child comes to Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH).

Looking after your child's skin during a hospital stay

This page explains about looking after your child's skin during a hospital stay and what to expect when your child comes to Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH).

Looking after your child's splint

This page from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) provides information about looking after your child's splint and gives instructions for wearing it and looking after it.