Services provided by the Occupational Therapy department
The Occupational Therapy team offers a tertiary level service at Great Ormond Street Hospital. Occupational therapy is available in a number of clinical areas to both inpatients and outpatients. The occupational therapists liaise with community therapy te
Potential new approach to regenerating skeletal muscle tissue
1 Jun 2012, 5:56 p.m.
An innovative strategy for regenerating skeletal muscle tissue using cells derived from the amniotic fluid is outlined in new research published by researchers at the UCL Institute of Child Health.
An epidural is a continuous infusion of pain relief medicines given into the epidural space. This is an area close to the spinal cord and to the nerves supplying the area of surgery. This page from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) explains about the us
The team provides general paediatric medical input to patients across the hospital to support and improve holistic care for children and young people at Great Ormond Street Hospital.
Professor Darren Hargrave joined Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) in 2011 having previously worked at The Royal Marsden Hospital in London. He was appointed in 2017 as the GOSH Children’s Charity Clinical Professor in Paediatric Neuro-oncology.
The service lead is Professor David Skuse and the multi-disciplinary team includes clinical psychologists, psychiatry registrars, a specialist speech and language therapist, assistant psychologist and students from a variety of professional areas. You wil
Polio is an infectious disease caused by any one of the three types of polio virus. In the UK, immunisation is automatically offered to everyone as a baby.
This page from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) explains some of the potential risks and benefits of your child having an operation as well as some other things to consider when discussing surgery. Your child may not need surgery for many years, if eve
External ventricular drainage (EVD) is a temporary method of draining cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from the ventricles in the brain. The brain and spinal cord are surrounded by CSF, which helps to protect them. The areas in the brain that contain this fluid
Film celebrates success of Biomedical Research Centres set up by outgoing UK Chief Medical Officer
14 Oct 2019, 11:37 a.m.
NHS patients who have taken part in clinical trials have expressed their gratitude to researchers in a film celebrating the work of the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centres (BRCs), including GOSH BRC, to mark the retir
The neurosurgery team are based on Koala Ward at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH). This is a 12-bed ward specialising in the surgical management of children with hydrocephalus, epilepsy, spinal cord abnormalities, central nervous system tumours and a v
NIHR Great Ormond Street BRC Open Day
Saturday 15 November 2014, UCL Institute of Child Health
Our BRC helds its annual Open Day in conjunction with the London Science Festival.
Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) is a rare inherited disorder treated at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) affecting the adrenal glands and ‘white matter’ of the brain, causing a progressive loss of physical and mental skills.
BRC researchers develop a new rapid test for Alzheimer’s and Lewy Body Dementia
18 Dec 2015, 1:29 p.m.
National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) BRC (Biomedical Research Centre) researchers, working in collaboration with the BRC at NIHR Queen Square Dementia and the Wolfson Biomarker Dementia consortium at Institute
