At four years old, GOSH nurse Clara was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML). She spent six months as an inpatient at the Royal London Hospital, where she was cared for by nurse Kate. Fast forward to 2020 and Clara has recently qualified as a nurs
Declan was diagnosed with a condition called medullablastoma, the most common type of cancerous brain tumor in children. Declan's mum, Tasha, shares their story and plans for a positive 2021.
Christine’s story: Nursing at GOSH in post-war Britain
13 Jan 2021, 10:04 a.m.
In 1946, one year after the second world war ended, Nurse Christine joined Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH). A firm believer in the power of play, Christine was always looking for new ways to entertain and inspire the children she cared for. In this
A spokesperson for Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) said: "These are awful charges and since the case is ongoing, there are legal restrictions on what we can say at this time.
New Drug Targets for Childhood Cancer Neuroblastoma Identified
8 Feb 2021, 12:13 p.m.
The largest single cell study to date of the childhood cancer, neuroblastoma, has answered important questions about the genesis of the disease. Researchers from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), the Wellcome Sanger Institute and their collaborat…
International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2021
11 Feb 2021, 10:39 a.m.
Carrying out research into the best way to fight children’s illnesses has been one of our main ambitions ever since GOSH opened in 1852. We wanted to take this opportunity of International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2021 to highlight just som…
GOSH research facilities to play key role in world's first coronavirus Human Challenge study
19 Feb 2021, 5:20 p.m.
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust (GOSH) is playinga key role in the world’s first COVID-19 human challenge study, which will get underway shortly following approval from the UK’s clinical trials ethics body.
World-first paediatric heart transplant technique boosts number of life-saving operations for children in the UK
21 Feb 2021, 9 a.m.
Using a technique that ‘reanimates’ the heart outside of the body, Great Ormond Street Hospital, Royal Papworth Hospital and NHS Blood & Transplant expand the donor pool and perform six paediatric heart transplants in 2020
DCD Heart Transplant: GOSH Patients share why the new technique is important
21 Feb 2021, 9:32 a.m.
Using a technique that ‘reanimates’ the heart outside of the body, Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), Royal Papworth Hospital (RPH) and NHS Blood & Transplant expand the donor pool and perform six paediatric heart transplants in 2020.
Rare Disease Day is an international day celebrated in over 100 countries to raise awareness amongst the general public, the clinical community, and decision-makers about rare diseases and their impact on people affected and their families.
At GOSH, we’re proud that urgent care is continuing at the hospital despite lockdown. Today, on #WorldKidneyDay, we’re sharing the story of patient Charlie, who had life-saving and complex surgery in January which saved his kidneys.
GOSH and Moorfields treat the UK’s youngest patient with sight-saving gene therapy
16 Mar 2021, 11:26 a.m.
Three year old Leo and his family appear in BBC 2's DNA Family Secrets to share their journey for answers into his condition and his successful treatment with Voretigene Neparvovec
Common inflammatory bowel disease treatment is linked to reduced COVID-19 antibody response
25 Mar 2021, 4:22 p.m.
New evidence indicates the commonly-prescribed inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) drug infliximab blunts the immune system to COVID-19 infection, potentially increasing the risk of reinfection.
Surgery in the womb for spina bifida has stopped paralysis in dozens of babies
2 May 2021, 9:02 a.m.
Dozens of babies with spina bifida have been spared paralysis and other life-limiting conditions after undergoing surgery in the womb in a cutting-edge procedure made available on the NHS.
Nine-year-old Sara has an extremely rare condition called Currarino Syndrome. Although the condition is present from birth, Sara wasn’t diagnosed until she was seven at GOSH.
