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.

GOSH team begins development of oesophagus replacement therapy for infants with birth defects

9 May 2014, 3:12 p.m.

A technique for replacing oesophageal tissue in babies who have not developed the organ properly is currently being established by surgeons at Great Ormond Street Hospital, in collaboration with teams from UCL (University College London) and Royal Free Ho

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Bosnian teenager returns to GOSH for further life-changing facial surgery

8 May 2014, 4:18 p.m.

Bosnian teenager Stefan Savic has returned to Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) for more life-changing facial surgery, 10 years after first undergoing a major reconstructive operation at the London hospital.

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New drug treatment saves patients with rare condition from losing pancreas

21 Mar 2014, 4:36 p.m.

A new drug treatment has saved four patients at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) from having their pancreas removed.

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The Children's Hospital School at GOSH and UCH celebrates outstanding OFSTED report

19 Mar 2014, 11:19 a.m.

Teachers, students and parents at The Children’s Hospital School at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) and University College London (UCH) are celebrating after the school was rated ‘outstanding’ by OFSTED this week, following an inspection in February.

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Great Ormond Street Hospital study highlights untapped potential of newborn organ donation in the UK

18 Mar 2014, 11:41 a.m.

A ‘significant’ proportion of full-term newborn babies who sadly die in intensive care in the UK could potentially have donated organs to save another child’s life if national guidelines permitted, according to new research carried out at Great Ormond Str

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