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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

Six Minute Walk test

This webpage from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) describes what to expect when your child is booked for a Six Minute Walk test (6MWT). The 6MWT is submaximal exercise test.

During the test your child will be asked to complete as many laps as the…

Skin biopsy (punch method)

A punch skin biopsy is a short procedure to remove a small piece of skin for examination under a microscope or to grow cells. These cells can be tested for abnormalities of the DNA or to show whether a specific chemical reaction can or cannot take place.T

Skin prick allergy testing for respiratory (aeroallergen) allergies

Checking for allergies using a skin prick test is a safe way of identifying any substances that cause an allergic reaction when your child is exposed to them.

This page from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) describes what to expect when your child…

Sleep electroencephalogram (sleep EEG)

This page from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) explains the procedure for a Sleep EEG test and what to expect when your child has one.

Somatosensory Evoked Potentials (SSEP)

This page from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) explains the procedure for a Somatosensory Evoked Potentials (SSEP) test and what to expect when your child has one.