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Blippi films Hospital Helpers at GOSH

13 Jan 2025, 2:40 p.m.

Volunteers and staff were thrilled to star in the popular Blippi series to show how they provide a warm welcome to patients at Great Ormond Street Hospital.

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Professor Ajay Vora awarded MBE in King’s New Year’s Honours

31 Dec 2024, 11:55 a.m.

Professor Ajay Vora has been awarded an MBE in the New Year’s Honours List

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A special Christmas at home for ‘Queen of Robin Ward’ Isla

24 Dec 2024, 6 p.m.

Five-year-old Isla is looking forward to spending Christmas at home with her family after being admitted to the Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) Unit (Robin Ward) for over a year and half. This was the longest amount of time a patient has spent on this ward.

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Twelve days of Research and Innovation at GOSH

23 Dec 2024, 1:51 p.m.

It’s been a busy year for Research and Innovation at GOSH, with a number of ground breaking research trials, advanced data projects and technology pilots. To round off the year, here are just twelve of the stories (and amazing staff and researchers) that

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Red warning label. It says button batteries can cause life threatening injuries to children in under 4 hours. The next page says "has your child swallowed a battery? Go straight to A&E, don't try to make them vomit, avoid food and drink"

GOSH doctors issue warning over dangerous toys this festive season

23 Dec 2024, 9 a.m.

Doctors at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children are urging parents and carers to be extra vigilant about new toys and gifts this festive season because of the life-changing injuries that can be caused by button batteries and magnets.

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