Endocrinology information

The Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) provides the largest specialist service for children and young persons with endocrine problems and diabetes mellitus in Europe, and receives national and international referrals. We see over 5,000 outpatients and 1,200 inpatients each year.

We are a NHS England-commissioned highly specialised service for congenital hyperinsulinism covering the south of England, and provide a follow-on service for the North Thames screening programme for congenital hypothyroidism. Alongside running a host of specialist endocrine clinics, we provide services supporting the NHS England-commissioned highly specialised services for Bardet-Biedl syndome and osteogenesis imperfecta as well as the largest paediatric oncology service in Europe. The Complex Diabetes Service at GOSH also forms part of the North Central London Paediatric Diabetes Network.

GOSH, together with the UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health (ICH) as part of the Faculty of Population Health Sciences, forms the largest concentration of children’s health research outside North America and is a world-leading academic establishment in paediatrics. These close relationships enable the pursuit of endocrine and diabetes-related research based upon an integrated approach of careful clinical observation and scientific investigation. We currently have a large and expanding basic science and clinical research programme.

We have an active undergraduate and postgraduate education programme based on a modular structure, and the syllabus of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and the European Training Requirements in Paediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes. We have a thriving national and international fellowship programme, and host both clinical and non-clinical fellows from all over the world.