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Share your nominations for the GOSH Staff Awards 2025

2 Jun 2025, 3 p.m.

Nominations are now open for the GOSH Staff Awards 2025. The GOSH Staff Awards recognise and celebrate our colleagues and teams who have gone above and beyond over the past year.

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Healthcare Scientist Award Winners 2025

8 May 2025, 3:57 p.m.

As part of Healthcare Science Week, we hosted an awards ceremony to celebrate our scientists. See the winners for each category below.

Say thank you to a nurse that's helped you

24 Mar 2025, 10:34 a.m.

The DAISY Award is an international recognition programme that honours and celebrates the incredible work of nurses and midwives. You can nominate a registered nurse for three different categories - here's how.

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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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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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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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.

GOSH Surgeon Paolo De Coppi makes first TIME100 Health List

2 May 2024, 2 p.m.

Professor Paolo De Coppi has been added to TIME's inaugural TIME100 Health List of the 100 most influential people in global health this year

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Raising awareness on Rare Disease Day

8 Mar 2024, 12:04 p.m.

To celebrate Rare Disease Day we invited patients and their families to try out 13 different hands-on and interactive fun and educational science and research activities for children and adults.

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GOSH Paediatric Neurologist recognised with prestigious award

22 Feb 2024, 2:53 p.m.

Professor Francesco Muntoni, a leading Paediatric Neurologist and Director of the Dubowitz Neuromuscular Centre at UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health has received the Richard Attenborough Award for Outstanding Achievement.

Say thank you to a nurse that's helped you

5 Feb 2024, 9 a.m.

The DAISY Awards are a world-renowned recognition programme which celebrates and thanks nurses and midwives across the globe.

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Patients, families, clinicians and researchers learn together on rare blinding condition

18 Jan 2024, 1:52 p.m.

Last December, the Norrie Disease conference took place at University College London, Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, organised by the Norrie Disease Foundation and Professor Jane Sowden’s research group.

New leads for patient and public involvement

25 Sep 2023, 4:25 p.m.

Professor Monica Lakhanpaul and Dr Polly Livermore have been appointed as leads for patient and public involvement in the NIHR GOSH BRC

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Director of Research and Innovation appointed

13 Jun 2023, 1:30 p.m.

Dr Kiki Syrad has been appointed Director of Research and Innovation for Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Trust.

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Transitioning clinical trials at GOSH

20 May 2023, 7 a.m.

At GOSH we run hundreds of clinical trials each year, many of which take place in our dedicated facility - the NIHR GOSH CRF. But how do we transition trials out of the facility into a new setting?

GOSH staff recognised in prestigious research prize

18 May 2023, noon

Four members of staff from GOSH and UCL GOS ICH have today been recognised by the Academy of Medical Sciences for their exceptional contributions to the advancement of biomedical and health science

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Celebrating our staff in healthcare sciences

16 Mar 2023, 9 a.m.

This healthcare sciences week (13-17 March), we’re celebrating our staff who play a vital role in the diagnosis and treatment of children and young people every day. Hear from Raquel, Sebin, Ciaran & Ajeeta...

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Dr Polly Livermore is GOSH’s first nurse to receive post-doctoral fellowship

6 Feb 2023, 4:08 p.m.

Children's nurse and Clinical Matron Dr Polly Livermore awarded GOSH's first NIHR Advanced Clinical and Practitioner Academic Fellowship scheme (ACAF).

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Professor Isobel Heyman recognised with MBE in New Year's Honours

30 Dec 2022, 10:30 p.m.

Professor Isobel Heyman has been made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services.

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Professor Lyn Chitty made a Dame in New Year's Honours

30 Dec 2022, 10:30 p.m.

Professor Lyn Chitty has been made a Dame in the 2023 New Year’s Honours List.