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Life changing support for Sophia

First of its kind trial for children following brain tumour treatment

Great Ormond Street Hospital is one of the world’s leading children’s hospitals.

Since 1852 we’ve had the privilege of working to discover better, kinder treatments for the rarest and most complex illnesses to help children reach their full potential.

GOSH in numbers

750

patients seen each day

Every day seriously ill children and young people are seen at GOSH for life-changing treatment and care

212

active clinical trials

Transformational clinical trials are currently happening throughout the hospital

18,605

learning opportunities delivered

GOSH Learning Academy provides multi-professional paediatric healthcare education and training

GOSH news

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New trial to support childhood survivors of brain tumours

19 Feb 2026, 9:33 a.m.

Experts at Great Ormond Street Hospital have launched the first trial of its kind to support children’s cognitive development following treatment for a brain tumour.
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Professor Waseem Qasim named in list of leading global health leaders

16 Feb 2026, noon

Professor Waseem Qasim, Consultant at GOSH and Professor of Cell and Gene Therapy at University College London has been named in TIME magazine’s 2026 TIME100 Health List of the World’s Most Influential Leaders in Health.
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Alyssa Tapley named in list of leading global health leaders

16 Feb 2026, noon

GOSH patient, Alyssa Tapley, 17 from Leicester, has been named in TIME’S 2026 TIME100 Health List of the World’s Most Influential Leaders in Health.
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Study sheds light on sight-threatening arthritis in children

4 Feb 2026, 4:59 p.m.

A team from UCL GOSH and Moorfields Eye Hospital, have discovered B-cells alongside T-cells, play a major role in the development of arthritis‑associated eye disease, JIA‑uveitis.
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GOSH joins partnership to boost early diagnosis and deliver better treatments

12 Feb 2026, 11:42 a.m.

GOSH is partnering with LifeArc to set up KidsRare - a new initiative to help deliver more tests and treatments for children living with a rare disease.
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Orthopaedic Review: End of patient recall report published

29 Jan 2026, 1:16 p.m.

Today we have published the summary of our findings.
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