Spooktacular GOSH Halloween party

31 Oct 2017, 6 p.m.

Today Great Ormond Street Hospital's (GOSH) restaurant area was transformed into a creepy castle of ghoulish delight as patients, parents, staff and volunteers celebrated Halloween in spooktacular style.

The patient Halloween Party, held every year in the Lagoon area, thrilled and chilled in equal measure. Patients and families had frighteningly-good fun in fancy dress, with explosive tricks from the Fun Scientists, spooky arts and crafts, temporary tattoos and tricks and treats galore.

GOSH mum Nichola declared the party a great success:

"The Halloween Party was great. Shiloh (pictured at the top of the page) has been coming to GOSH since she was six weeks old, and now she’s seven - the parties really lift her spirits. GOSH go all-out to make life more bearable for us."

Huge thanks to our patients, their families, the volunteers and everyone who came along. Catch up with the antics from today in our gallery of ghouls.

The Family Wall Project continues

Great Ormond Street Hospital Family Wall highlights complex mix of specialist care and all the teams involved in patient journeys.

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust (GOSH) is looking for a new Non-Executive Director to focus on finance

Applications close on 17 October 2025.

Toddler who spent life in hospital is thriving after life-saving transplant

A family who spent the best part of 13 months in hospital praise their ‘new family’ at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), who cared for their son while he waited for a life-saving heart transplant.

Scientists discover clues to help children with rare muscle disease

New ground-breaking research by experts at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) and University College London (UCL) has led to an exciting discovery that could help children with the rare muscle disease, juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM).