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.
After cleft surgery, it is advisable to have a sloppy or soft diet for the first two weeks. Your child will find this more comfortable and it will reduce the risk of damage to the repair. Your child should be able to build up to their normal diet by the t
First children receive a genetic diagnosis at GOSH as part of the 100,000 Genomes Project
11 Jan 2016, 5:46 p.m.
The first children to receive a genetic diagnosis through the 100,000 Genomes Project have been given their results at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), part of the North Thames Genomic Medical Centre (NTGMC.)
Reducing drug wastage on the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU)
When Lead Nurse Barbara Childs saw 17 bottles of the same drug opened for only 10 patients and costing £51 each, she thought, "this just does not add up".
A cleft is a hole or gap affecting the tissues in the palate (roof of the mouth). This information sheet from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) explains the symptoms, causes and treatment of cleft palate and where to get help.
OPEN: We are proud to partner with Alder Hey Children’s Charity, Birmingham Children’s Hospital Charity, Sheffield Children’s Hospital Charity and GOSH Charity, who, together, have made around £150,000 available for partner site new projects applications
Cleft lip repair is an operation to reconstruct the shape of the lip and nose. If there is a cleft palate as well, then the front half (anterior) of the palate is also repaired. This information sheet explains about the operation to repair a cleft lip and
A buccinator flap operation aims to lengthen the soft palate. The surgeon moves some of the lining of the inside of the cheek on its blood supply to make the soft palate longer. This information sheet explains about the buccinator flap operation and what
Top tips for your stay at hospital this festive season
16 Dec 2022, 10 a.m.
We understand if you’re in hospital over Hannukah and Christmas things might be a little different. To help spread some festive magic, our Play Team have shared their top ten tips for your stay at hospital this festive season.
GOSH leads Europe-wide epilepsy network that could speed up diagnosis for patients
28 Feb 2017, 9:17 a.m.
Diagnosing different types of epilepsy and deciding on the best course of treatment could become a much faster process thanks to a newly formed European network, coordinated by Great Ormond Street Hospital.
The Paediatric oncology outreach and palliative care team at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) meet all new families of children with cancer and leukaemia soon after diagnosis.
