Traffic changes on Great Ormond Street

25 Jun 2024, 4:10 p.m.

Please note Great Ormond Street will become one-way later this week.

Cyclists will continue to be able to use the street in both directions and emergency ambulances will continue to be able to access Powis Place from Queen Square as well as Great Ormond Street as now.

The change is in preparation for the deconstruction and construction of our Children’s Cancer Centre. The main pedestrian access for Great Ormond Street Hospital is on Guilford Street, via the Morgan Stanley Building.

Chief Medical Officer takes up new role at Barts Health

Professor Sanjiv Sharma will be leaving Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) to take up the new role of Group Chief Medical Officer for Barts Health NHS Trust.

Construction activity weekend of 16 and 17 November 2024

On Saturday and Sunday 16 and 17 November 2024 during the day, 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.

GOSH pilots AI tool to give clinicians more quality-time with patients

Patients and clinicians at GOSH have been taking part in the first NHS trial of a bespoke healthcare AI assistant, TORTUS, to help increase face-to-face time during appointments.

New hope to prevent blindness in children with rare genetic disease

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