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Stem cell treatment can improve rare skin condition in children

15 Aug 2025, 9:46 a.m.

Children with a rare skin condition have found their symptoms have improved through taking part in the largest clinical trial of its kind, led by clinicians at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children (GOSH).

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New national registry for inherited hearing loss

26 Aug 2025, 2:20 p.m.

A new national registry is helping researchers understand more about inherited hearing loss – and could help bring about new treatments.

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90s time capsule sealed by Diana, Princess of Wales, revealed

27 Aug 2025, 9 a.m.

A time capsule, laid by Diana, Princess of Wales, at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) 34 years ago has been opened to enable construction of the hospital’s new Children’s Cancer Centre

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GOSH marks Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

2 Sep 2025, 8 a.m.

Join us in the Lagoon on 3, 4 and 30 September between 11am and 2pm for a range of activities to mark Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.

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Scientists discover clues to help children with rare muscle disease

8 Sep 2025, 4:20 p.m.

New ground-breaking research by experts at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) and University College London (UCL) has led to an exciting discovery that could help children with the rare muscle disease, juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM).

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GO Create in April

April news

17 Apr 2016, 3:22 p.m.

Some of the highlights from GO Create! at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) during April.

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Man presenting at The Arts as Intervention event, July 2017

The arts as intervention: improving child health

18 Jun 2017, 1:05 p.m.

To launch Creativity and Wellbeing Week (12-18 June 2017), the London Arts in Health Forum (LAHF) and GOSH Arts brought together artists, curators, researchers and museum experts at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH).

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Photo of a patient using the Blood Quest iPad App, November 2016

Blood Quest

1 Nov 2016, 3:58 p.m.

GOSH Arts and ORCHID (Centre for Outcomes and Experience Research in Children’s Health, Illness and Disability) have worked with patients, artists and health creatives to develop Blood Quest, an app that helps inform, entertain and distract children befor

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Clean air, yeah!

Clean Air, YEAH!

17 Oct 2016, 12:25 p.m.

With the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, working hard to improve London’s air through his new air quality strategy Clearing the Air we thought it would be a good time to reflect on our Clean Air, Yeah!, project which took place in Spring last year.

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The Craft Station

The Craft Station

17 Sep 2016, 3:12 p.m.

This summer Volunteer Services, GO Create! and staff from Outpatients came together to introduce the Craft Station to Outpatient waiting areas at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH).

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Exploring 'Kinds of Life' in the Zayed Centre for Research

22 Nov 2019, 4:48 p.m.

Kinds of Life is a moving sculpture by Random International that lives at the heart of the Zayed Centre for Research. It sporadically engages with visitors to the Centre, aiming to reflect the idea of curiosity leading to great discovery. We spoke to Rand

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Family Arts Week 2017

14 Nov 2017, 12:09 p.m.

Now in its fourth year, Family Arts Week took place at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) from the 23 – 27 October. During the week families enjoyed pop-up performances and workshops in unexpected places across the hospital, including in the reception, l

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Performers put on a show for children at Great Ormond Street Hospital's Famiyl Arts Week

Family Arts Week is back

23 Oct 2017, 11:59 a.m.

The fourth Family Arts Week is taking place at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) 23–27 October, and includes family workshops, performances and music inspired by GOSH’s architecture.

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Gibson/Martelli at Great Ormond Street Hospital

28 Mar 2017, 3:35 p.m.

GOSH Arts have invited artists Gibson/Martelli to undertake a research project at Great Ormond Street Hospital during April 2017.

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GO Create! at Great Ormond Street Hospital

GO Create! A review and preview

17 Jun 2016, 3:32 p.m.

GO Create! The Arts and Humanities Programme at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) has had an exciting 2015/16. Some of our highlights include

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The Fantasy Fortune Tellers: Unidentified person drawing and writing messages on cards by patients beside, Feb 2017

GOSH Arts and the Foundling Museum

1 Feb 2017, 4:13 p.m.

Each year GOSH Arts and the Foundling Museum co-lead two creative projects at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), culminating in displays at the Museum’s Introductory Gallery.

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GOSH Arts and Patient Experience: Unidentified mother and child sitting on floor, April 2017

GOSH Arts, Patient Experience and Always Welcoming

1 Apr 2017, 5:08 p.m.

This winter Patients Experience and GOSH Arts worked together to bring the Our Always Values to Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) families and patients.

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GOSH Choir goes virtual

14 May 2020, 1:44 p.m.

Thanks to a new virtual practice, the GOSH Choir is enabling staff and families to come together and share their love of music during COVID-19. Find out more about how the choir is bringing joy during this time and listen to their beautiful performance of

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Two young girls playing the xylophone at the Lullaby Factory

The Harmony Garden and The Xylophone Bench

9 Nov 2017, 10:28 a.m.

GOSH Arts and Studio Weave worked with xylophone maker Jamie Linwood to commission a Xylophone Bench for Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) families and staff to enjoy.

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Heart of The Matter artworks

The Heart Of The Matter

16 Apr 2018, 9:30 a.m.

The Heart of the Matter is a touring exhibition, made partly in collaboration with Great Ormond Street Hospital patients with heart conditions, that brings together art and medicine to reflect on the human heart.

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