NHS genetic testing gives ‘power’ to families with rare conditions
2 Dec 2025, 9 a.m.
A new study has shown that whole genome sequencing, now offered as part of NHS care, allows children with rare conditions to access the right care faster.
Speech and language ideas while waiting for your baby’s cleft palate surgery
If you are waiting for your child’s palate to be repaired, you might be wondering if this will affect their speech. The good news is there are plenty of things you can do at home to help with speech and language development during this time as you wait fo
Music can relax us, stimulate us, bring us joy or challenge our understanding of situations. Encouraging your child to enjoy all kinds of music gives them an opportunity for mindfulness, listening for pleasure and switching off from everyday stress and wo
The clinicians of the Nephrology Department provide all aspects of inpatient and outpatient paediatric nephrology care including highly specialised services.
Family with rare condition are recipients of 500th Heart Transplant at GOSH
24 Jul 2023, 9 a.m.
A team of more than 50 specialists from across the country pulled together to help carry out the 500th heart transplant at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH). Thomas, Lucy, their mum, Khristine and oldest sister Bethany shared their story on the BBC Brea
Unleashing the power of the genome to help children with rare diseases
27 Feb 2020, 12:17 p.m.
With 80% of rare diseases having a genetic component, understanding a person’s genome – their unique sequence of DNA and complete genetic code – has a huge part to play in both diagnosis and care for patients and their families. Dr Daniel Gale, Rare Dise
The Clinical genetics department at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) runs a number of clinics in London and throughout the North East Thames region.
CLOSED: The call aims to fund novel translational research ideas, which seek to develop new therapies, biomarkers, diagnostics or surgical interventions to benefit children and the adults they will become with rare and/or complex conditions.
Appointment of new Director Designate of Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) at GOSH
30 Jun 2015, 12:27 p.m.
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust and the Institute of Child Health, University College London are pleased to announce that, following an international search, Professor Thomas Voit, MD, Dr. med. habil., has been appointed Dir
Rare disease genome sequencing uncovers new diagnoses for patients
15 Nov 2021, 2:08 p.m.
A world-first scientific study with major involvement from GOSH, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, has shown that whole genome sequencing (WGS) can uncover new diagnoses for people across the broadest range of rare diseases.
Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) has been running MRCPCH Mock exams since June 2016. The mock is based on the MRCPCH Clinical Examinations and candidates are able to get the full experience and conditions of a real exam setting and gain valuable …
CLOSED: Staff at GOSH and ICH are invited to submit a project proposal for a PhD studentship, which we will consider for inclusion in the portfolio of projects for students to apply to.
Annual General Meeting and Annual Members' Meeting 2022
We are delighted to invite you to our AGM taking place on Wednesday 7th September 2022. The meeting will be a celebration of our partnerships and how they helped shape our success in 2021/22.
