Latest press releases

The latest Great Ormond Street Hospital press releases are collected here. For our general news and feature pieces, please access our news area.

Meningitis information

19 Feb 2016, 11:17 a.m.

Stories about meningitis have appeared widely in the news recently. While we do treat patients who are suffering from meningitis and septicemia at Great Ormond Street Hospital, we do not routinely offer meningitis vaccinations.

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Royal visit to Citizens Advice service at GOSH

19 Feb 2016, 11:06 a.m.

Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal visited the Citizens Advice Camden service at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) to see how it provides vital support to families while their children are in the hospital’s care.

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Deputy Chief Executive appointed

12 Feb 2016, 9:56 a.m.

An experienced and accomplished healthcare leader, with a passion for child health and well-being, has been appointed the Deputy Chief Executive of Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust.

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Information for patients – Junior doctors’ strike

5 Feb 2016, 5:38 p.m.

Junior doctors nationwide have voted to take industrial action for 24 hours from 8 am on Wednesday 10 February.

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Inositol taken alongside folic acid may be most effective in preventing neural tube defects

4 Feb 2016, 5:42 p.m.

Women at risk of carrying babies with spina bifida and other neural tube defects may benefit from taking inositol, also called vitamin B8, alongside folic acid during pregnancy, suggests research from a team at the UCL Institute of Child Health, the resea

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