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Grace, who’s the chair of the GOSH Young People's Forum, has a virtual sit down with our CEO Mat Shaw to get his answers on some of the pressing questions that GOSH patients and siblings would like answered around coronavirus (COVID-19) 

A Great Ormond Street Hospital spokesperson said: “Across the UK, a small number of very sick children have sought medical advice from the NHS with a particular set of symptoms, including a fever and abdominal pain. We are working with colleagues across the NHS to try to understand why this is, any relationship with COVID-19 and how to best treat these patients.

Our army of researchers at GOSH and the UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health (ICH) are supporting scientific studies aimed at understanding, tracking and even stopping COVID-19. Several studies employ the expertise of intensive care researcher Professor Mark Peters, pictured above in 2017.

Professor Helen Cross, honorary consultant at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) and Head of the Developmental Neurosciences Programme at UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health (ICH), has been elected President of the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) for the 2021-2025 term.

Last Saturday, a Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) nurse, Beth Porch, won the hearts of the nation after performing her very own song “You Taught Me What Love Is” on ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent.