Wards

We have many different wards at GOSH, which are dedicated to caring for children and young people with various conditions. The majority of our wards are named after animals. For information on the wards search our list below.

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Bear Ward

Bear Ward

Bear Ward cares for children with cardiac (heart) conditions. Location: Morgan Stanley Clinical Building (MSCB).

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Chameleon Ward

Chameleon Ward cares for children having specialist neonatal and paediatric surgery. Location: Premier Inn Clinical Building (PICB)

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Dolphin Ward: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)

Dolphin Ward is the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Location: Variety Club Building

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Eagle Ward

Eagle Ward treat kidney conditions. Location: Morgan Stanley Clinical Building

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Elephant Ward

Elephant Ward treats children with cancer, leukaemia and other non-malignant haematological conditions. Location: Variety Club Building

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Falcon Outpatients

Falcon Outpatients holds clinics for respiratory, immunology, cardiology, inherited cardiology, paediatric genetics, dermatology, infectious diseases, general surgery, endocrine and rheumatology. Location: Zayed Centre for Research

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Flamingo Ward

Flamingo Ward is home to the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU). Location: Morgan Stanley Building

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Fox Ward

Fox Ward treat children with blood disorders, cancers and leukaemia. Location: Variety Club Building

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Giraffe Ward

Giraffe Ward is for children with cancer and leukaemia. Location: Variety Club Building

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Kangaroo Ward

Kangaroo Ward cares for children with complex respiratory conditions. Location: Premier Inn Clinical Building

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Hippo outpatients

Hippo ward, at Great Ormond Street Hospital, treats various conditions. Location: Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine.

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Hummingbird Unit

Hummingbird Unit is the Paediatric Pain Management Programme (PPMP). Location: Southwood Building

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Kingfisher Ward

Kingfisher Ward

Kingfisher Ward is for children who need medical investigations and tests. Location: Octav Botnar Wing

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Koala Ward

Koala Ward treats craniofacial, neurological problems, epilepsy or those who need surgery to the brain and spine. Location: Morgan Stanley Clinical Building

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Leopard Ward

Leopard Ward treats respiratory conditions. Location: Premier Inn Clinical Building

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Lion Ward

Lion Ward treats children with cancer and blood disorders. Location: Variety Club Building

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Nightingale Day Unit

Nightingale Day Unit cares for children and young people having day case procedures. Location: Premier Inn Clinical Building

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Panther Ward

Panther Ward treats ear, nose and throat, plastic surgery and urology. Location: Premier Inn Clinical Building

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Pelican ward

Pelican Ward treats dermatology and rheumatology conditions. Location: Premier Inn Clinical Building

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Rapid Assessment Neurology Unit (RANU)

Rapid Assessment Neurology Unit (RANU) treats neurological problems.

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Respiratory Sleep Unit

The Respiratory Sleep Unit performs diagnostic and follow up sleep studies on children and young people.

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Robin Ward

Robin Ward treats blood disorders, cancers and leukemias and immune, metabolic, gastroenterology or rheumatology disorders. Location: Variety Club Building

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Safari Day Care

Safari Day Care for a clinic appointment, medications, tests or procedures. Location: Southwood Building

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Seahorse Ward: Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)

Seahorse Ward: Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) treats patients with serious medical or surgical conditions. Location: Variety Club Building

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Sky Ward

Sky Ward treats orthopaedic and spinal surgery. Location: Octav Botnar Building

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The Sight and Sound Centre

Sight and Sound is a dedicated medical facility for children with sight and hearing loss in the UK. Location: Queen Square

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Squirrel Ward

Squirrel Ward treats gastroenterology, metabolic or endocrine disorders. Location: Variety Club Building

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Urodynamics Day Care

The Urodynamics Unit is for day case investigations. Location: Southwood Building

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Walrus Ward

Walrus Ward treats heart, lungs and airways conditions. Location: Morgan Stanley Clinical Building

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Woodpecker Same Day Admission Unit

Woodpecker is the same day admission unit (SDAU). Location: Variety Club Building

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Zebra Ward

Zebra Ward can be found at the Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine.

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