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.

Not enough is known about prescription drug use in pregnancy, say experts

27 Apr 2012, 4:14 p.m.

Prescription drug use during pregnancy is prevalent, however, not enough is known about the adverse effects they may have on the developing fetus, according to a new review by academics at the UCL Institute of Child Health. The research is published in Th

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Great Ormond Street Hospital surgeon operates on huge birthmark in Colombia

26 Apr 2012, 10:31 a.m.

Viewers of Channel 4’s Body Shock programme Turtle Boy last night saw Great Ormond Street Hospital plastic surgeon, Mr Neil Bulstrode, travel to Colombia to help remove a huge birthmark from a six-year-old boy, Didier.

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Trust comment on Jayden Wray and family

20 Apr 2012, 8:34 a.m.

A Trust spokesman said:

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Safe and Sustainable review into children’s cardiac services

19 Apr 2012, 11:47 a.m.

Great Ormond Street Hospital continues to support the findings of a review into children’s cardiac services, which set out the right principles.

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Radiology department reject criticisms

19 Apr 2012, 10:58 a.m.

Great Ormond Street Hospital's radiology department rejects criticisms of them made on the BBC, in an open letter.

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