Youth Alumni Network (YAN)

To get involved in Youth Alumni Network, first sign up to be a member of GOSH Voice. All of our Youth Alumni Network dates and other Alumni events and opportunities are updated on the GOSH Voice membership site.

Our Young People’s Forum is for current patients and siblings between the ages of 10-21.

Our Youth Alumni Network is for patients and siblings who have transitioned from care at GOSH and are between the ages 16-25.

Both groups focus on projects that support the delivery of our GOSH strategy and Trust-wide projects that will affect all patients and families.

To be a member of the Youth Alumni Network you need to be:

• A GOSH patient or sibling who has transitioned from care at GOSH within the last five years.
• Between the ages of 12-25.

If you fit these criteria, you can be a Youth Alumni Network member.

If you do not fit the criteria for our YAN, but have been a GOSH patient or sibling, you can still sign up to GOSH Voice. You can take part in our other GOSH Voice workshops and events as an alumni member.

You can get involved as much or as little as you like. The Youth Alumni Network meets three times a year.

As a member of GOSH Voice you can also get involved in other projects outside of these core meetings.

If a project is face to face and requires you to come to the hospital, we will always reimburse travel and provide refreshments.

• It is an opportunity to meet other people who have been patients and siblings at GOSH.
• It allows you a space to share your voice and experience to help create an even better hospital.
• It will give you an insight into working with different teams across the hospital.
• It is an opportunity to develop and learn new skills.
  If a project is face to face and requires you to come to the hospital, we will always reimburse travel and provide refreshments.

Please email us- GOSHVoice@gosh.nhs.uk