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New NHS treatment available for first time for patients with a rare neuromuscular disorder

Patients at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) and across the country are to benefit from a new drug on the NHS that targets the underlying cause of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).

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Mental Health Awareness Week at GOSH

If you’re visiting Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) between 13 – 19 May, you’ll notice the hospital looking a little different than usual. That’s because we’re lighting up some of our buildings with green light, as part of our support for Mental Health Awareness Week.

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First use of pioneering phage virus therapy to treat patient with cystic fibrosis

A new treatment that uses a cocktail of naturally-occurring viruses to infect and destroy bacteria has been used for the first time to treat a fifteen year old patient at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH).

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Celebrating our Nurses and Operating Department Practitioners

When a patient has surgery, it brings together multi-disciplinary teams from across the hospital. Two such teams are nursing and operating department practitioners (ODPs).

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Spina bifida team win BMJ award

A team from University College London Hospitals (UCLH), UCL and Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) has won the clinical leadership team award in the BMJ awards, the UK's leading medical awards which promote excellence in healthcare and recognise the inspirational work of healthcare teams across the country.

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