The Family Wall Project continues

2 Oct 2025, 2:43 p.m.

Amelia and Lena and their parents stand in front of the Family Wall smiling.

Celebrating the teams involved in a patient's care

Families have often shared with us how our hospital can become a home-away-from-home, and for some, like a second family.

A couple of years ago we decided to create something within our hospital buildings that celebrates this and highlights the complex mix of specialist care our patients often have at GOSH.

This sparked our ‘Family Wall’ project, with the idea to showcase our patients with each member of their 'GOSH Family'.

To create this project, we worked with four GOSH families, capturing them with each member of their 'GOSH family'. These were Alyssa, Sami, Zayne, Zion, Amelia and Lena.

Expanding our wall

This summer we decided to create a second home for Zayne and Zion's and Amelia and Lena's wall to sit beside Alyssa and Sami's, and expand Amelia and Lena's wall to include a few more of their 'GOSH families' including:

  • Imaging family
  • Electronic Patient Record Family
  • Digital innovation family
  • Genomics family

Have a sneak peek at the new wall below, and make sure you come and visit it next time you're in the hospital.

The new Family Wall in the main corridor at GOSH. Photos of GOSH Families and their 'GOSH Families' populate the wall.

The first time our GOSH families saw their wall

Watch the heartwarming moment from two years ago when Alyssa, Sami, Zayne, Zion, Amelia and Lena, and their families saw themselves featured in our new artwork for the first time.

Working together to transform research

Our Highlight Report shines a spotlight on some of our brightest and best work in 2025-26. Our Impact report brings together a series of case studies and reflections that showcase the breadth and depth of PPIE across our organisation.

UK-wide excellence in paediatrics

Through the Paediatric Excellence Initiative, the NIHR GOSH Biomedical Research Centre is building a connected, collaborative UK-wide system to accelerate paediatric research.

Families and researchers come together for BPAN Family Day

Families affected by BPAN came together with clinicians and researchers at GOSH

Professor Helen Cross elected to the Academy of Medical Sciences

Professor Helen Cross, Paediatric Neurology Consultant at GOSH and Director of the UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, has been elected to the prestigious Academy of Medical Sciences.