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Did you know that across the hospital, within the walls, floors and corridors, patient blood samples whizz from our wards to the labs, via the chute, where they’re processed and used for diagnostics?
In the blink of an eye, every lab sample is propelled through a network of tubes. In a hospital the size of GOSH, making good time means better medicine, and the chute is an important part of a complex chain that gives our doctors timely lab results they need to make decisions about our patients.
The clock starts ticking as soon as a sample is drawn, and our lab team relies on every ward getting samples to them as quickly as possible. The chute system has a complete set of checks and balances – sensing where containers are needed and sending them. It also controls the airflow to slow down the containers for a soft landing at their destination.
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At GOSH, patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE) builds lasting relationships and communities that shape research over time.
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Junior researchers are central to the success and sustainability of paediatric research at GOSH and the University College London Institute of Child Health.
First UK baby receives pioneering surgery in the womb for rare bowel condition
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