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Support for siblings

Do you have a brother or sister who has a medical condition and is treated at Great Ormond Street Hospital? This page is for you!

Having a sibling who is being cared for at Great Ormond Street Hospital is not always easy. You can have a mixture of feeling and experiences, some are positive and enjoyable, and some are negative and difficult. This is completely normal.

This webpage is for you to find clear information and support. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us through the email address provided.

Support Information

Search our list of conditions we treat to find out more information about your siblings condition.

Activities you can be involved in

Search the GOSH events and activities

Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care

Find out more about the chaplaincy and spiritual services and events

GOSH Voice - let’s work together to make GOSH even better

GOSH Voice

Hospital Facilities and Services

Hospital facilities and services

Play Team

Find out more information about the play team

Wards at Great Ormond Street Hospital

Search our wards

Adolescent siblings

  • Adult colouring books
  • Beads, bracelet, necklace making
  • Board games
  • Communication diary with family or health care professionals
  • Crosswords, Sudoku, Wordsearches
  • Diary writing and gratitude diary
  • Playing cards
  • Photo activities, creating photos books
  • Phone apps and games

Younger siblings

  • Card games
  • Colouring and drawing
  • Lego and Duplo
  • Jigsaw Puzzles
  • Playdough
  • Nell and the Neonatal Unit – search in the App Store and Google Play store.
  • Amazing me, Amazing you by Christine McGuiness
  • Ollie the Brave, for brothers and Sisters – Ben’s Big Stuff by Diane Maybey
  • My Brother and Me by Sarah Courtauld
  • Ruby’s Worry by Tom Percival
  • The Abilities in Me, Superstar Siblings by Gemma Keir
  • The Hospital Dog by Julia Donaldson
  • The Huge Bag of Worries by
  • The Invisible String by Patrice Karst
  • The Perfect Shelter by Clare Helen Welsh, Asa Gilland
  • What About Me? When Brothers and Sisters Get Sick by Allan Peterkin

If you prefer not to purchase a copy, a limited number of these books are available in the PAL’s office on Level 2 of the Variety Club Building.

Contact information

Email - goshsiblings@gosh.nhs.uk

You will receive a response between the hours of 9-5pm, Monday to Friday.

Please note, we cannot answer clinical queries on this email address.

Links on this page

We take great care over the websites we link to and review them regularly, but we are not responsible for the content of those sites.

The inclusion of a link to an external website from the GOSH website should not, therefore, be interpreted as an endorsement of that site, its content or any product or service it may provide.

Transactions between users and any external site are not the responsibility of the GOSH website.

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