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GOSH patients feature in Channel 4 documentary

1 Mar 2016, 6:03 p.m.

Channel 4’s long-running documentary Born to be Different returns to our screens on Tuesday 1 and Tuesday 8 March, 9–10 pm.

This candid series filmed over nearly 16 years follows several children all born around the millennium, and chronicles the pressures and joys of family life for parents bringing up a child with complex medical needs. This series meets the children as they approach their 16th year, dealing with everyday teenage challenges as well as issues most of us will never face.

Born to be Different
Channel 4
Tuesday 1 and Tuesday 8 March 2016
9–10 pm

In the ninth series, we catch up with William who is a Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) patient. William has tuberous sclerosis, a neurological condition that has led to, amongst other things, complex epilepsy and autism.

For more about Born to be Different visit the Channel 4 website.

Contact Information

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Notes to Editors

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust is the country’s leading centre for treating sick children, with the widest range of specialists under one roof.

With the UCL Institute of Child Health, we are the largest centre for paediatric research outside the US and play a key role in training children’s health specialists for the future.

Our charity needs to raise £50 million every year to help rebuild and refurbish Great Ormond Street Hospital, buy vital equipment and fund pioneering research. With your help we provide world class care to our very ill children and their families.