NHS 75th Anniversary celebrations at GOSH

7 Jul 2023, 10 a.m.

A close up of blue and white bunting outside the GOSH main entrance

The NHS turned 75 on the 5th July. Take a look at how we celebrated at GOSH and said a big thank you to everyone in the incredible GOSH family.

A nurse in blue uniform holding a small brown dog in a blue coat

Our staff members were paid a visit by some of our therapy dogs for cuddles.

Two children each holding a postcard

GOSH families and staff wrote postcards about what GOSH means to them at the GOSH Charity desk.

Tom Bright with his mum Karen, and surgeon Professor Spitz on a rooftop garden

Former GOSH patient Tom Bright returned to GOSH to be reunited with his surgeon Professor Lewis Spitz. He performed his song Remarkable Things for our staff members. Read more about Tom’s story here.

Black and white photo of an operating theatre being set up with 7 members of GOSH staff

We took a walk down memory lane with the GOSH Archivist. Take a look at some of our key moments over the last 75 years here.

A board at a tube station with 'Happy 75th Birthday NHS' written on it. On either side of the board are 2 members of the GOSH Charity team smiling.

A big thank to GOSH Charity who helped spread the word of the anniversary at Russel Square Tube station.

Scroll through some of our favourite snapshots of the day below:

Celebrating the Impact of the Professor Maria Bitner-Glindzicz Memory Fund

The third annual report of the Maria Bitner-Glindzicz Memory Fund has just been compiled - The fund continues to support ground-breaking research and early career development.

GOSH Learning Academy and Middlesex University Celebrate NHSE Accreditation of MSc Advanced Clinical Practice (Paediatrics and Child Health)

We are proud to announce that our MSc Advanced Clinical Practice (Paediatrics and Child Health) programme at GOSH has achieved formal accreditation from NHS England’s Centre.

GOSH Chief Executive to leave next year

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children has announced that its Chief Executive, Matthew Shaw, will be leaving in the new year to take up the role of Group Chief Executive of St George’s Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group.

Update for patients and families on industrial action

Some of our resident doctors at Great Ormond Street Hospital will be taking part in planned industrial action from 7am on Friday 14 November to 7am on Wednesday 19 November.