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.

New study using physio- and occupational therapy to counter effects of graft-versus-host disease

11 Jan 2013, 9:39 a.m.

A new study looking at ways to diagnose and mitigate one of the rarer side effects of cancer treatments featured on BBC Woman’s Hour.

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New centre features in BBC article on juvenile arthritis

9 Jan 2013, 5:40 p.m.

Michelle was just eight years old when she was diagnosed with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). In an interview with BBC News Online on 31 December 2012, she describes her life as a young person living with stiff and painful joints.

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Review of Compliance at Great Ormond Street Hospital

9 Jan 2013, 5:30 p.m.

The Trust welcomes the publication of the Care Quality Commission’s latest review, which shows that we are meeting all the essential standards of quality and safety.

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Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas

21 Dec 2012, 4:38 p.m.

We would like to say a very merry Christmas to all those who have supported the hospital and charity over the past year and to all our patients and their families.

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Missing Christmas presents

18 Dec 2012, 11:01 a.m.

Following news reports that a number of presents at Great Ormond Street Hospital have gone missing, we can confirm there has been a theft and are fully co-operating with the police.

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