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Procedures and treatments

Preparing a child for a procedure or treatment can be an anxious occasion. Great Ormond Street Hospital have produced a number of factsheets to help explain what will happen and what to expect.

Six Minute Walk test

This webpage from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) describes what to expect when your child is booked for a Six Minute Walk test (6MWT). The 6MWT is submaximal exercise test.

During the test your child will be asked to complete as many laps as the…

A punch skin biopsy is a short procedure to remove a small piece of skin for examination under a microscope or to grow cells. These cells can be tested for abnormalities of the DNA or to show whether a specific chemical reaction can or cannot take place.T

Skin prick allergy testing for respiratory (aeroallergen) allergies

Checking for allergies using a skin prick test is a safe way of identifying any substances that cause an allergic reaction when your child is exposed to them.

This page from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) describes what to expect when your child…

Sleep electroencephalogram (sleep EEG)

This page from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) explains the procedure for a Sleep EEG test and what to expect when your child has one.A digital video recording will also be made during the test.

Sleep hygiene in children and young people

This information sheet from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) explains about sleep hygiene. The lead-up and routine around your child’s bedtime is referred to as ’sleep hygiene’. Having good sleep hygiene can help your child both to settle to sleep and

Procedures and treatments

Six Minute Walk test

Skin biopsy (punch method)

Skin prick allergy testing for respiratory (aeroallergen) allergies

Sleep electroencephalogram (sleep EEG)

Sleep hygiene in children and young people