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Students get funding to study digital hi-tech for patient care
1 May 2019, 1:10 p.m.
Four medical students have been awarded £1000 each from a recently launched bursary that aims to advance the development of cutting-edge digital technology to improve patient care.
Great Ormond Street Hospital’s response to guidance on the use of cannabis-based products for medicinal use in children and young people with epilepsy
21 Jan 2019, 4:53 p.m.
As a neurology consultant group at GOSH we welcome the publication of the “Guidance on the use of cannabis‐based products for medicinal use in children and young people with epilepsy” by the British Paediatric Neurology Association (BPNA), it is positive
Tool for babies with visual impairment shown to improve development and reduce mental health issues
11 Dec 2018, 12:45 p.m.
A major national study into the development of babies and young children with severe visual impairment has shown the efficacy of an early intervention programme for the first time, supporting them to reach important developmental milestones and experience
Our response to new guidance on the use of cannabis-based products for medicinal use in children and young people with epilepsy
31 Oct 2018, 5:19 p.m.
Great Ormond Street Hospital’s response to new guidance on the use of cannabis-based products for medicinal use in children and young people with epilepsy:
First UK surgery in the womb for babies with spina bifida
24 Oct 2018, 12:01 a.m.
A team from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), University College London Hospitals (UCLH) and UCL has operated on the abnormally developed spinal cords of two babies in the womb, in what are the first surgeries of their kind in the UK.
