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Predicting how childhood kidney cancers develop

18 Feb 2025, 2:14 p.m.

New research has analysed how the childhood kidney cancer, Wilms tumour, evolves in children who are more at risk from developing the cancer.

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GOSH Professor appointed to co-chair national children and young people cancer task force

14 Feb 2025, 9 a.m.

We are delighted to congratulate Prof. Darren Hargrave and Dame Caroline Dinenage on their appointments as co-chairs of the Children and Young People Cancer Task force.

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Deconstruction of the Frontage Building starting

14 Feb 2025, 9 a.m.

We are pleased to announce that deconstruction of the Frontage Building will start on Monday 17 February.

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GOSH dietitians celebrate research success

13 Feb 2025, 11:39 a.m.

The dietetics team have had a busy year carrying out research alongside their clinical practice.

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Takeover Challenge 2025

4 Feb 2025, 1 p.m.

Takeover Challenge is a national event that welcomes children and young people into real-life decision-making positions in organisations.

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Join us in the countdown to Rare Disease Day 2025

1 Feb 2025, 9 a.m.

Rare Disease Day takes place annually on the last day of February and is a global opportunity to increase awareness and advocate for those living with rare conditions.

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Children’s Cancer Centre: main contractor on board

30 Jan 2025, 8 a.m.

The contract for the main works to develop our new Children’s Cancer Centre has been awarded to John Sisk & Son (Sisk).

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Significant rise in mental health admissions for young people over last decade

23 Jan 2025, 1:48 p.m.

The first study of its kind has found a 65% increase in the number of children and young people admitted to general acute medical wards in hospitals in England, because of a mental health concern between 2012 and 2022.

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Millions in new funding for revolutionary paediatric intensive care trial

16 Jan 2025, 9:32 a.m.

Researchers at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) have received more than £6m in funding from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).

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Blippi films Hospital Helpers at GOSH

13 Jan 2025, 2:40 p.m.

Volunteers and staff were thrilled to star in the popular Blippi series to show how they provide a warm welcome to patients at Great Ormond Street Hospital.

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Professor Ajay Vora awarded MBE in King’s New Year’s Honours

31 Dec 2024, 11:55 a.m.

Professor Ajay Vora has been awarded an MBE in the New Year’s Honours List

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A special Christmas at home for ‘Queen of Robin Ward’ Isla

24 Dec 2024, 6 p.m.

Five-year-old Isla is looking forward to spending Christmas at home with her family after being admitted to the Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) Unit (Robin Ward) for over a year and half. This was the longest amount of time a patient has spent on this ward.

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NIHR GOSH Clinical Research Facility celebrates patients and their families with a festive celebration

20 Dec 2024, 1:21 p.m.

On Wednesday 18 December we celebrated the festive period at the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) GOSH Clinical Research Facility (CRF) on the 8th floor of the Southwood building.

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New findings from world’s largest study on children with Long-Covid

17 Dec 2024, 4:36 p.m.

A new study led by clinicians and researchers at Great Ormond Street Hospital and University College London Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health has found that 70% of young people in England with Long-Covid recover within two years.

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GOSH celebrates its fifth academic training weekend

2 Dec 2024, 11:06 a.m.

In early November 70 early career researchers came together for the fifth NIHR GOSH BRC Academic Training Weekend.

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Margaret Monckton appointed Chief Financial Officer of Great Ormond Street Hospital

29 Nov 2024, 11:51 a.m.

Margaret Monckton has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

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Chief Medical Officer takes up new role at Barts Health

22 Nov 2024, noon

Professor Sanjiv Sharma will be leaving Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) to take up the new role of Group Chief Medical Officer for Barts Health NHS Trust.

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Could adapting our sinks help combat superbugs?

16 Jan 2025, 5 p.m.

Discover how a Consultant Microbiologist at GOSH turned an innovative idea into a patented product that could revolutionise infection control in hospitals, schools, and airports – helping to stop superbugs like MRSA.

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Construction activity weekend of 16 and 17 November 2024

13 Nov 2024, 3:07 p.m.

On Saturday and Sunday 16 and 17 November 2024 during the day, a crane will be on Great Ormond Street to remove materials from the roof of the frontage building and to lift equipment on to the roof.

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GOSH pilots AI tool to give clinicians more quality-time with patients

11 Nov 2024, 7 a.m.

Patients and clinicians at GOSH have been taking part in the first NHS trial of a bespoke healthcare AI assistant, TORTUS, to help increase face-to-face time during appointments.

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