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.
£3M study led by patient voices targets pain in inflammatory arthritis
21 Apr 2026, 5:07 p.m.
A new £3 million research programme involving Great Ormond Street Hospital and University College London researchers aims to tackle one of the largest unmet clinical needs in inflammatory arthritis – pain reduction.
NIHR GOSH BRC Accelerating Novel Therapies Statistics Support Fund 2026
Open for applications: This funding call provides an opportunity for early career researchers to pay for statistical support for paediatric translational projects.
Closed: 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 ~£150,000 available for partner site new projects applications
Closed: 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 ~£30,000 available for partner site new projects applications
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.
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.
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 specialty training education team at the GOSH Learning Academy delivers a portfolio of training across multiple workstreams. The aim of the specialty training education team is to raise the profile of these areas of practice, improving the knowl…
Infusions of donor bone marrow cells help children with inherited skin blistering
26 May 2015, 4:10 p.m.
Promising results from a trial of a new stem-cell based therapy for a rare and debilitating skin condition have been published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology. The therapy, involving infusions of stem cells, was found to provide pain relief an
