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.

Scientists transplant photoreceptors from retina grown ‘in a dish’

24 Jul 2013, 11:40 a.m.

UCL scientists have carried out the first successful transplant of light-sensitive photoreceptor cells extracted from a synthetic retina, grown ‘in a dish’ from embryonic stem cells.

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Launch of life-changing operation for children with cerebral palsy

16 Jul 2013, 2:21 p.m.

Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy (SDR) is now being performed by a specialist team at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH).

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Great Ormond Street Hospital wins Patient Safety Award

16 Jul 2013, 1:56 p.m.

Great Ormond Street Hospital's work to achieve Zero Harm, along with its role as a leader and innovator in the field of Patient Safety, has been recognised by the awarding of the Patient Safety in Paediatrics Award at the HSJ and Nursing Times 2013 Patien

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Overall child deaths due to injuries are down in the UK

11 Jul 2013, 2:58 p.m.

Over 800 children in the UK die from injuries every year -between 50-70% fewer than in 1980, according to new research by the UCL Institute of Child Health. However, death from injury remains a major problem in adolescents, with boys aged 10 to 18 at the

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Great Ormond Street Hospital reaches 500 heart and lung transplants milestone

8 Jul 2013, 9:37 a.m.

Doctors have performed their 500th transplant operation involving hearts and lungs at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust.

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