https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/news/update-regarding-further-media-coverage/
Update regarding further media coverage
26 Sep 2024, 7 p.m.
There has been further media coverage of the orthopaedic review which is underway at Great Ormond Street Hospital. It refers to the report from the Royal College of Surgeons being shared with patients and families.
By way of background, we asked the Royal College of Surgeons to carry out a review into our paediatric orthopaedic service. The findings are being addressed at pace, and this work includes a group of independent experts reviewing all the patients of one surgeon and a project team addressing improvements to the whole service.
To all the patients and families impacted, we wish to say we are deeply sorry. We know that they will be extremely distressed by the care they received. This is not what they should expect from any service at our hospital.
From the beginning of the review, we have carefully considered how to share information with our patients. We continue to share the reviews of individual patients with families as they are completed.
The report by the Royal College of Surgeons, which has been referenced in the media, looks at the wider service and we would like to reassure families it does not contain any information about specific patients.
From Monday we will be writing to all patients and families who are part of this review, to ask if and how they want to receive a copy of the report.
We remain committed to being open and transparent with our families when care has fallen below the high standards we strive for.
We would encourage any patient or family member who has concerns about their care to contact our Patient Advice and Liaison Service who can assist you. They can be contacted on 0207 829 7862 or pals@gosh.nhs.uk
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