https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/conditions-and-treatments/procedures-and-treatments/?page=65

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

Understanding how we test samples for infection in our laboratories

When someone has an infection, germs including bacteria, viruses or fungi invade the body, causing signs like fever and chills, aches and pains, and feeling generally unwell. Bacteria, viruses and fungi can show up in body fluids, such as blood, urine (we

Understanding your child's blood tests

Looking closely at a sample of blood in the laboratory can tell doctors a lot about our general health. Many visits to hospital involve taking blood samples – we have lots of staff who are trained and experienced in taking blood – as well as nurses and he

Upper GI contrast study (including barium meal, barium swallow or barium follow through studies)

This page explains about upper GI contrast studies, which include barium meal, barium swallow or barium follow through studies) what is involved and what to expect when your child comes to Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) to have one. It explains the v

Using the Ponseti technique to correct talipes (clubfoot)

This page explains about using the Ponseti technique to correct talipes (clubfoot) and what to expect when your child comes to Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) to have this procedure. It explains how the technique works and what to expect when your chi

Vein protection in children and young people with kidney disease

This information sheet from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) explains how we are changing how we take blood samples from children and young people with kidney disease. The aim is to preserve the veins in your child’s arms in case they are needed for di