Children's Cancer Centre building work

There is some activity taking place over the weekend as we get ready for the deconstruction of the frontage building. A crane will be on Great Ormond Street to remove materials from the roof of the frontage building and to lift equipment on to the roof. Part of Great Ormond Street will be closed on both days (16 and 17 November 2024). Road diversions will be in place over the weekend and access to Powis Place is maintained for ambulances.

You will see scaffolding going up around the Frontage Building as we prepare for it to be deconstructed floor by floor later this year. The building will be wrapped to limit the impacts of the deconstruction, with dust and waste contained.

Our construction partner, Sisk, is working to disconnect the Frontage Building from the rest of the hospital buildings and to ensure that no infrastructure needed for the hospital is within the construction zone.

Most of this work is taking place in the yard area between the Variety Club Building, the Premier Inn Building and the Octav Botnar Wing and the Frontage Building and inside the Frontage Building. Please talk to your ward team if the work is disturbing you or you have any concerns.

You may like to know that:

• Some activities will be noisy. For instance, at the moment, there is some digging taking place in the Octav Botnar Wing Yard which may be noisy.
• To help limit the impact on the hospital, there are quiet periods during the day and maximum noise limits at all times.
• Occasionally, workers may need access to patient areas, if this happens, it will be agreed with you and the clinical teams in advance.
• If activity is directly impacting on a particular ward, the ward teams will be aware and will let patients and families know.

The main entrance on Great Ormond Street has closed. For most people coming to Great Ormond Street Hospital, the best alternative entrance is on Guilford Street.

Appointment letters and My GOSH will also let you know which entrance is best for you to use.

Patient pick-up and drop-off location is now on Guilford Street near the Morgan Stanley Clinical Building entrance. The Great Ormond Street entrance will be closed for the duration of the building works. Please do not use the entrance on Powis Place as this is for emergency ambulance access and staff only.

Find out more about the best ways to travel to GOSH.

Find out which entrance is best for you.

Great Ormond Street is now one-way (from Lambs Conduit Street to Queen Square). Cyclists will continue to be able to go both ways along all of the street. Access for emergency ambulances will continue to be permitted from Queen Square to Powis Place.