Last month, part of Great Ormond Street Hospital's (GOSH) Psychological and Mental Health Services department scooped the Mental Health Award at the British Medical Journal (BMJ) Awards, for a piece of work called the Lucy Project.
Clinical trial for children with rare skin condition gets underway
18 Nov 2021, 9:07 a.m.
Clinicians at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) have begun the largest ever stem cell clinical trial for children with the severe genetic skin condition Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa (RDEB).
If you're feeling overwhelmed or anxious, you might be interested in our eight-week virtual mindfulness course led by Dr Fionna Bathgate, a GOSH clinical psychologist.
Children with rare genetic disease get world-first treatment to save sight
10 Jan 2022, 10 a.m.
In a world-first, GOSH clinicians have trialled a new treatment to prevent blindness in children with CLN2 type Batten disease, a rare and fatal genetic disorder.
Industrial action at GOSH: update for families and visitors
18 Jan 2022, 11:21 a.m.
19.01.22: Further to our statement from yesterday (please see below), the industrial action previously planned has been suspended. If you have any concerns or queries, please reach out to our Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) on pals@gosh.nhs.uk
Our cleaning and domestic services colleagues are critical and valued members of our team. The work they do is essential to providing a clean, welcoming hospital environment that’s safe from infection.
GOSH statement on a serious incident that took place outside our hospital today.
4 Feb 2022, 3:23 p.m.
Earlier today (4 February 2022) the reception area to one of our buildings was occupied by protestors in connection with a strike action by a small number of our security staff.
How we make research relevant to children and young people
8 Mar 2022, 2 p.m.
To mark the International Women's Day, we spoke with YPAG members, Alex, Parveen, Lydia and Hannah, about their involvement in our group and their future science careers.
On this day in 1852 we opened our doors for the first time. From our small beginnings of just ten beds, we now treat around 600 seriously ill children, from all over the UK, every day. Hear Ant's GOSH story...
To capture a snapshot of our life-changing research, we asked our researchers to send us images that showed ‘A Moment of Research’. Shortlisted images ranged from beautiful microscopy to intricate representations of data and photography.
Saturday 5 March is the second NHS Super Saturday. At GOSH, we're hosting a variety of additional programmes, clinics, and theatre tours to help care for our patients on the waiting lists.
In August 2021, domestic services at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) were brought in house after a number of years in which the service was contracted to the private sector.
The scenes of destruction in Ukraine and the terrible impact on children and young people have horrified everyone at GOSH. We want to offer whatever support we can.
Minister for Care and Mental Health meets GOSH apprentices
25 Mar 2022, 5:09 p.m.
On Thursday 24 March, former Apprentice Gillian Keegan MP visited our hospital to meet some of our wonderful apprentices and learn more about our apprenticeship's scheme.
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care visits GOSH
30 Mar 2022, 1:40 p.m.
On Tuesday 29 March, Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, visited our hospital to host a roundtable discussion on rare diseases.
We’ve launched our new strategy! The strategy aims to build a supportive community of members with shared experiences, no matter their background or experience, so that they feel connected to GOSH and are empowered to make a difference at GOSH.
Friday 29 April is Undiagnosed Children’s Day. A day to raise awareness about the 6,000 children born in the UK every year who have genetic conditions so rare that there is no diagnosis for their illness.
