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Update regarding further media coverage

26 Sep 2024, 7 p.m.

There has been further media coverage of the orthopaedic review which is underway at Great Ormond Street Hospital. It refers to the report from the Royal College of Surgeons being shared with patients and families.

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Crane lift and road closures weekend of 21 and 22 Sept 2024

20 Sep 2024, 1 p.m.

This weekend site cabins are being installed on Great Ormond Street. This requires a crane lift and some nearby road closures.

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Marking Childhood Cancer Awareness month with play, dance and art

11 Sep 2024, 2:30 p.m.

This month, over four days, we transformed our Lagoon area and Disney Reef into a vibrant dance, music, and art hub, creating a special space for our patients and their siblings in honour of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.

Will stands on a sailboat named "Sea Beyond Your Horizon", overseeing the water from the deck under a cloudy sky, back to sailing after his epilepsy surgery.

Landmark study reveals epilepsy surgery reverses cognitive decline

11 Sep 2024, 9 a.m.

A first-of-its-kind study, led by researchers from GOSH and the UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health (UCL GOS ICH) has found that brain surgery for epilepsy is linked to significant improvement in children’s cognition.

Statement regarding recent media coverage

7 Sep 2024, 11:07 p.m.

A story running in the Sunday Times this weekend makes allegations about the Orthopaedic service at Great Ormond Street Hospital.

Freddie, a young child, wearing a yellow police uniform vest and a GOSH physiotherapy team member crouch together in a hallway, smiling at the camera.

Freddie's story: Celebrating our Physiotherapy Team

6 Sep 2024, 4:45 p.m.

This World Physiotherapy Day, we’re celebrating the dedicated work of our physiotherapy team at GOSH, who recently supported four-year-old Freddie in his recovery from a serious autoimmune condition.

Dena Marshall has been appointed as the Chief Operating Officer of Great Ormond Street Hospital

20 Aug 2024, 3 p.m.

Dena Marshall has been appointed as the Chief Operating Officer of Great Ormond Street Hospital.

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Adrian Joseph OBE appointed as new Non-Executive Director

1 Aug 2024, 8:27 a.m.

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust (GOSH) has appointed Adrian Joseph OBE as a new Non-Executive Director.

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Astronaut Tim Peake ‘launches’ our new NIHR Clinical Research Facility

15 Jul 2024, 3 p.m.

We were thrilled to have astronaut Tim Peake join us at the official launch of the new National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) GOSH Clinical Research Facility where he met with patients, families, staff and children from the GOSH nursery.

Share your nominations for the GOSH Staff Awards 2024

2 Jul 2024, 2 p.m.

We're calling current GOSH patients, family members or carers to help us celebrate our hardworking teams. Is this you? Nominations are now open for the GOSH Staff Awards until 28 July and if you're a current GOSH patient or family member, we need your he

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Young people want AI involved in their care, new GOSH study shows

10 Jul 2024, 2:21 p.m.

For the first time, a study has asked children and young people across all four UK nations for their views on how they would like AI to be used to enhance their healthcare

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UK Reachback: supporting child victims of the Israel-Gaza conflict

10 Jul 2024, 1:48 p.m.

UK Reachback offers remote clinical support to clinicians caring for children who have been victims of the Israel-Gaza conflict. It is a national humanitarian aid effort and the help is not political or partisan.

Eddie and his brother Leo are stood on a balcony with their arms around each other smiling at the camera. They are both wearing a dark uniform.

World-first genomic testing scheme ensures every child gets the best cancer treatment for them

2 Jul 2024, 10 a.m.

Children with cancer are being offered treatment plans tailored to their specific cancer thanks to a single genomic test that reads more than three billion letters of DNA to identify cancer-causing mutations.

Important step forward in stem cell therapy for rare bowel disease

27 Jun 2024, 11:15 a.m.

A new study led by researchers at UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health (UCL GOS ICH) and the Centre for Stem Cell Biology, University of Sheffield, has demonstrated the potential of stem cell therapy to treat those with Hirschsprung disease.

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Traffic changes on Great Ormond Street

25 Jun 2024, 4:10 p.m.

Please note Great Ormond Street will become one-way later this week.

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GOSH Charity launches childhood-focused campaign

25 Jun 2024, 12:05 p.m.

Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity has launched a new campaign highlighting the impact of serious illness on every part of childhood.

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Researchers have designed a new genetic therapy that could be used to reverse large and painful giant moles after further studies.

17 Jun 2024, 2 p.m.

Researchers have designed a new genetic therapy that could be used to reverse large and painful giant moles after further studies.

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King Charles III is the Royal Patron of GOSH

29 May 2024, noon

His Majesty King Charles III has become the Royal Patron of Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children.

Athletes to mentor children and young people having treatment at Great Ormond Street Hospital

13 May 2024, 1:35 p.m.

In a new partnership with Dame Kelly Holmes Trust, world class athlete mentors will support children and young people having treatment at Great Ormond Street Hospital.

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Celebrating International Nurses Day

12 May 2024, 4:45 p.m.

Great Ormond Street Hospital joined healthcare organisations all around the world in marking International Nurses Day 2024.