Alllied Health Professionals (AHPs) play an integral role at GOSH. This group of independent practitioners contribute to multidisciplinary team (MDT) assessment and work hard to maximise the diagnosis, treatment and successful discharge of our patients. A
Lorraine Hodsdon is the Head of Nursing for Research and Innovation at Great Ormond Street Hospital and mum to Astrid, who is a current GOSH patient. Lorraine shares with us how she has found using MyGOSH; a tool developed by the Trust to help young peopl
A special Christmas message from GOSH and some familiar faces
17 Dec 2019, 10:12 a.m.
Some familiar faces are helping us tell the story of Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) this Christmas. Give a warm welcome to Martin Freeman, Claire Foy, Stephen Mangan, Gemma Whelan and Stephen Merchant!
Bringing stories imagined by GOSH School pupils to screen
2 Jan 2020, 9:30 a.m.
Fantasy stories written by patients at Great Ormond Street Hospital have been brought to life in a series of animations by a team of professional animators, composers, song writers and celebrities.
To mark Obesity Awareness Week 2020 we caught up with Dr Lee Hudson, General Paediatrician and Consultant and Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) in a question and answer session for parents around childhood obesity and what can be done to prevent this.
Keeping history alive: relocating the Italian Hospital's altar
12 Feb 2020, 2:29 p.m.
Building is underway to transform the Grade II listed Italian Hospital building into the new Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) Sight and Sound Centre, supported by Premier Inn. But what happens to a beautiful 100-year-old altar secluded within the old b
We welcome the publication of the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) latest report into our services, which rates them as 'Good' and highlights many areas of 'Outstanding' practice.
This sign to sing day, we caught up with music-lovers Annemarie and her three-year-old son, James, to learn all about the powers of communication through music and sign language.
It's the hospital's birthday, and love is in the air today, so we're sharing a few hospital stories that will tug at your heart strings! Meet some wonderful past-and-present hospital staff who share their love stories.
Last year, we welcomed the Care Quality Commission (CQC) in to inspect GOSH’s services. They focussed their attention on our critical care, surgical and mental health services. They also reviewed whether the organisation is well led. The CQC rated the ho
Coronavirus (COVID-19) - a message to GOSH patients and their siblings from our CEO
24 Mar 2020, 12:07 p.m.
If you are a patient or sibling of a patient you may have some worries about COVID-19. Our CEO Mat Shaw would like to share a message about what GOSH is doing and what this means for you.
GOSH statement in response to news of COVID-19 positive patients and staff
2 Apr 2020, 4:36 p.m.
In response to reports in today's (2 April 2020) media about the number of COVID-19 positive staff and patients and COVID-19 related staff absences, a Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) spokesperson said:
Dr Jon Goldin on the coronavirus and child mental health
25 Mar 2020, 2:29 p.m.
In response to the coronavirus pandemic, Dr. Jon Goldin Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist at Great Ormond Street Hospital sat down with the Association of Child and Adolescent Mental Health (ACAMH) Podcasts to discuss child mental health in the
Last Saturday, a Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) nurse, Beth Porch, won the hearts of the nation after performing her very own song “You Taught Me What Love Is” on ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent.
Professor Helen Cross elected President of the International League Against Epilepsy
23 Apr 2020, 11:01 a.m.
Professor Helen Cross, honorary consultant at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) and Head of the Developmental Neurosciences Programme at UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health (ICH), has been elected President of the International League Agai
Young people ask their COVID-19 questions to our CEO Mat Shaw
1 May 2020, 4:56 p.m.
Grace, who’s the chair of the GOSH Young People's Forum, has a virtual sit down with our CEO Mat Shaw to get his answers on some of the pressing questions that GOSH patients and siblings would like answered around coronavirus (COVID-19)
