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GOSH Voice- What we've been up to

Welcome to our GOSH Voice update hub– your window into the vibrant world of coproduction at Great Ormond Street Hospital.

Since launching in August 2025, GOSH Voice has grown into a thriving community of patients, siblings, parents, carers, and extended family members, all working together to shape the future of our hospital. Whether through creative workshops, feedback sessions, or strategic planning, our members have been at the heart of everything we do.

You can read more about what we've been up to below, or find out more about GOSH Voice.

September 2025

Four people standing in front of a blue banner.

GOSH AGM

Our members joined our GOSH Lead for Health Inequalities, Pippa Sipanoun, to present their involvement in the Health Inequalities work that has been underway in the last year.

The AGM was a success!

A GOSH Voice Young People’s Health Inequalities Group will start in October 2025. This will run monthly to further imbed the voice of our young people in the GOSH Health Inequalities workstream.

August 2025

colourful illustrated map for 'Play Day 2025' at Coram's Fields, scheduled from 12 PM to 4 PM. It highlights various activity zones including an Adventure Playground, Accessible Bikes, Inflatable Obstacle Course, Chicken Zone, Games Zone, Scavenger Hunt, Junior Play Zone, Baby Swings, Creative Zone & Face Painting, Universal Fun Station, Police Dogs area, and Cadent Community Stage. Food and drink options like Queens Head Burgers and Well-Kneaded Pizza are shown, along with facilities such as a Pavilion, Paddling Pool, Youth Centre Lemonade Stall, and nearby toilets. The map is bordered by Gu

Play Day 2025

Coram's Fields is a children’s charity and large green play space, based across the road from GOSH. It is dedicated to providing free play spaces and enriching programmes for children and young people.

Play Day is an annual event, organized in collaboration between Coram's and GOSH, featuring a variety of activities for children, including live performances, inflatables, sports, and arts and crafts.

This year our GOSH Young People's Forum (YPF) were given the opportunity to develop and run a stall.

Who was involved?: YPF

After an initial workshop and focus group with younger children, our YPF decided to create a scavenger hunt. They designed a scavenger hunt card and accompanying stickers, and ran the stall on the day.

The YPF scavenger hunt was so popular, the stall went through their 1000s of cards, within the first hour of the event!

“It was amazing to see so many people come together for Play Day at GOSH. As Chair of the Young People’s Forum, it was really special to be part of the event, knowing just how impactful it would be for so many patients and families. I especially loved helping with the scavenger hunt organised by the YPF, and seeing the joy and excitement it brought to the kids! It was also lovely to see familiar faces enjoying every part of the day. Whether it was chatting with the police and sitting in their cars, visiting the chickens, or cycling on the accessible bikes, there truly was something for everyone!”- Chair of the YPF

A young person and a man in a cap. One is holding a microphone. They are in a Chapel, surrounded by stained glass windows.

Beatboxing workshop

GOSH Chaplaincy & Spiritual Care team, the Battersea Arts Centre Beatboxing Academy and GOSH Arts teamed up to run a beatboxing workshop. The aim of the session was to work with patients to create a piece of music which captured young people's thoughts and feelings on the spiritual care spaces at GOSH. This was as part of 150th birthday celebrations for GOSH's St Christopher’s Chapel.

Who was involved?: GOSH Voice patients, GOSH Voice alumni

The performance was so successful, that the young people have been invited to perform their piece live in November as part the Chapel's 150th birthday celebrations.

“It was so brilliant our young people and alumni collaborate and share their incredible talents in this amazing space.”- Staff Member

Last reviewed: Sept 2025 Ref: 0925PAF0032