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Sophia Varadkar appointed as Acting Chief Medical Officer

14 Mar 2025, 4:16 p.m.

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust (GOSH) has appointed Dr Sophia Varadkar as Acting Chief Medical Officer.

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NIHR GOSH BRC Theme Lead - Applied Child Health Informatics - Call for applications

CLOSED: We are inviting expressions of interests for the Applied Child Health Informatics theme lead

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Pfeiffer syndrome

Pfeiffer syndrome is a type of complex craniosynostosis. There are three different types of Pfeiffer syndrome: Types 1, 2 and 3 (which also known as cloverleaf skull). This page from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) explains the causes, symptoms and tr

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Cleft palate repair

Cleft palate repair is an operation to repair defects of the hard and soft palate. This page explains about the operation to repair a cleft palate and what to expect when your child comes to the North Thames Cleft Service for the operation.

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Renal tubular markers: N-acetylglucosaminidase (NAG)

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GOSH statement following further coverage on the Independent’s website today

20 Nov 2020, 7:50 p.m.

A further story today on the online newspaper the Independent’s website states our Chief Executive has admitted in two emails to staff that the hospital had “got used to some bad behaviours” and more needed to be done to address bullying and harassment.

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Camilla Kingdon appointed as Non-Executive Director

14 Jan 2025, 1 p.m.

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

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Deputy Chief Executive appointed

12 Feb 2016, 9:56 a.m.

An experienced and accomplished healthcare leader, with a passion for child health and well-being, has been appointed the Deputy Chief Executive of Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust.

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Robin Ward

Robin Ward treats blood disorders, cancers and leukemias and immune, metabolic, gastroenterology or rheumatology disorders. Location: Variety Club Building

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Marfan's syndrome

Marfan’s syndrome is an inherited condition that affects the body’s connective tissues, including the eyes, the skeleton and the blood vessels in the heart.

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​Drug for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy shows promise in clinical trial

21 Aug 2017, 12:02 p.m.

An international clinical trial has found that the drug ataluren can improve mobility for children with a severe form of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).

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Occulome genetic test

​New genetic test leads to faster, more accurate diagnosis of childhood eye disorders

11 Dec 2017, 11:21 a.m.

A new test to help diagnose and predict a range of serious childhood eye conditions has been developed by researchers at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) and the UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health (ICH).

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GOSH hosts first Children’s Hospital Education Specialists Symposium

18 Feb 2019, 10:37 a.m.

Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) was delighted to host the first ever Children’s Hospital Education Specialist Symposium (CHESS), a national, one-day forum championing paediatric education, backed by the Children’s Hospital Alliance.

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GOSH receives over £3.5m for research and innovation

28 Jun 2023, 11:31 a.m.

GOSH has been awarded over £3.5m by the NIHR for vital research and innovation equipment that will help to improve treatments for children

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Research and publications from the Palliative Care service

The Louis Dundas Centre for Children’s Palliative Care supports an integrated, multidisciplinary approach to research, education and clinical practice for children and young people with life-limiting conditions and life-threatening illnesses and their fam

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Rapid Assessment Neurology Unit (RANU)

Rapid Assessment Neurology Unit (RANU) treats neurological problems. Location: Premier Inn Clinical Building

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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.

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NIHR GOSH BRC Clinical Training PhD Fellowships for Clinicians and Wider Health Care Professionals

CLOSED: The NIHR GOSH BRC Clinical Training PhD Fellowship Programme aims to fund the next generation of paediatric translational researchers by supporting clinicians and wider health care professionals to undertake a three year PhD.

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RBC Race for the Kids is back

9 Aug 2017, 4:46 p.m.

Join the 5k family fun run in London’s iconic Hyde Park to raise funds for Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH).

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