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Bringing the history of our Sight and Sound Centre to life

28 Dec 2022, noon

This month we celebrated the rich history of the Sight and Sound Centre supported by Premier Inn, with the premier of Filament Theatre’s Ospedale.

Eli with Bailey the Bernese Mountain Dog in her physiotherapy session at GOSH. Eli has her hand on top of Bailey's head, stroking her.

Therapy Dog Dash Cam: See Christmas at GOSH through Bailey's eyes

23 Dec 2022, 10 a.m.

Take a tour of Great Ormond Street Hospital at Christmas through the eyes of one of its furriest volunteers. Bailey, the Bernese Mountain dog, visits the hospital every week with her owner Liz to bring cheer to patients, their families and the staff.

Entrance to Great Ormond Street Hospital with festive decorations

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.

Annie and Issie with their mum, Hannah, and surgical team

Conjoined twins Annie and Issie return home for Christmas after separation surgery

8 Dec 2022, 11 a.m.

In September, conjoined twins Annabelle and Isabelle were successfully separated at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH)..

Graphic of proposed new main entrance at Great Ormond Street Hospital

Our proposals for a new cancer facility

28 Nov 2022, 10 a.m.

Great Ormond Street Hospital is planning to rebuild the Frontage Building and main entrance to create a Children’s Cancer Centre.

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Recognising World Diabetes Day 2022

13 Nov 2022, 9:30 a.m.

Around the world, more than 1.2 million children and young people live with type 1 diabetes. Hear from Dr Catherine Peters in our latest health information videos.

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Engaging with our neighbours on data, research and the environment

9 Nov 2022, 10:29 a.m.

One way to engage children in data, research and our environment is through the creation of micro-gardens. The GOSH scientists involved with the festival picked this activity to teach young people about the importance of natural spaces in urban areas...

£35 million research boost for GOSH

14 Oct 2022, 10 a.m.

The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has announced that the Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) Biomedical Research Centre (NIHR GOSH BRC) is one of 20 centres from across the country to receive 5-years of funding.

Specialist Nurses for Organ Donation, Robyn and Kim, at the Organ Donation Week stand

In conversation with our Specialist Nurse for Organ Donation

6 Oct 2022, 3:12 p.m.

As a part of Organ Donation Week, we spoke with Robyn Prescott, Specialist Nurse for Organ Donation (SNOD) at Great Ormond Street Hospital and North Middlesex Hospital, to learn about her role, and why it’s important to talk about organ donation.

Representing GOSH at the British Transplant Games

30 Sep 2022, 3 p.m.

In July, 12 of our patients headed to Leeds to take part in the British Transplant Games. We caught up with kidney transplant recipients Ben, Daisy and Jasmine who share their experience and favourite memories of the games.

The passing of our patron, Queen Elizabeth II

8 Sep 2022, 7:30 p.m.

It is with great sadness that Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children (GOSH) has heard about the death of the hospital’s patron, Queen Elizabeth II.

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Imaging techniques help to give parents choice after miscarriage

16 Aug 2022, 4 p.m.

For ten years our Radiology & Pathology Teams have been developing a range of imaging techniques to provide less and minimally invasive autopsies.

A phot of Lottie outside Great Ormond Street Hospital on the day of the Opening Ceremony

Celebrating 10 years since GOSH attended the Olympics

12 Aug 2022, 8 a.m.

It has been 10 years since we were invited to take part in the London 2012 Summer Olympic games opening ceremony. Nine patients and three members of staff waved to the world as our logo and name lit up the Olympic stadium.

Delivering kidney transplants for children during the pandemic

1 Aug 2022, 10 a.m.

During the pandemic, many of our teams have had to adapt the way they work to keep delivering vital services for sick children against difficult circumstances. The same way true for our kidney transplant team, but despite the challenges they faced,

Sampler in a lab in the Zayed Centre for Research

Investigating the rise in hepatitis in children

25 Jul 2022, 12:15 p.m.

Due to our world-leading expertise in genomics, we've teamed up with the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) to understand why more children than normal are being diagnosed with liver infections (hepatitis)...

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GOSH x Raspberry Pi: Can You Hack It?

12 Aug 2022, 3 p.m.

Unfortunately, due to recent events we have been unable to fill this event and have had to cancel. We are planning to hold a similar event in the future.

Dr Nicole Filipow working on her computer

New technology to support treatment for Cystic Fibrosis

12 Jul 2022, 8 a.m.

New research takes already routinely collected healthcare data and looks for trends to improve our understanding of cystic fibrosis. This technology will hopefully lead to better outcomes for children with the cystic fibrosis.

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GOSH’s new visitor guideline brings families back together

29 Jun 2022, 8:38 a.m.

At Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), visits from family and friends are hugely important to the children and young people we care for. Sadly, the need to protect people from COVID-19 has disrupted these visits for a long time.

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Celebrating the first anniversary of our Sight and Sound Centre

23 Jun 2022, 5 p.m.

Did you know? Our Sight and Sound Centre is the UK’s first dedicated medical facility for children with sight and hearing loss, with a specially designed sensory garden and art installations. We welcomed our first patients a year ago this week.

Mayor of London joins patients as Play Street comes to GOSH

16 Jun 2022, 4 p.m.

On Thursday 16th June, Sadiq Khan Mayor of London, visited our hospital when the street was transformed into a giant play area for Clean Air Day.