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Family smiling to camera at Race for the Kids

RBC Race for the Kids is back – get ready for this autumn’s fun run!

26 Aug 2025, 11:51 a.m.

Save the date! Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity's (GOSH Charity) annual family festival and 2k or 5k fun run RBC Race for the Kids is back in London’s Hyde Park on Saturday 11 October 2025.

Little girl with feeding tube sitting on bed and smiling

GOSH Charity commits £40 million to transform patient and family experience

2 Jul 2025, 3:53 p.m.

This week, we’re proud to launch our first-ever Patient and Family Experience strategy. The strategy outlines our bold vision to transform the care journey for patients and families at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) over the next five years.

Booth with peanuts character Lucy on the front, pictured at GOSH

GOSH Charity-funded drop-in clinic improves mental health and quality of life

20 Jun 2025, 9:36 a.m.

A drop-in mental health service, called the Lucy Booth and funded by GOSH Charity, is helping to ensure children with long-term physical health conditions get the support they need.

Teenage boy stands in corridor at GOSH. He is smiling and looking at his dad, who is stood next to him.

‘His favourite lessons at GOSH were science, where he learned how to make a robot.’ Meet Ilan

16 Jun 2025, 3:56 p.m.

Fourteen-year-old Ilan was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia at GOSH in 2022. After two bone marrow transplants, he’s now undergoing chemotherapy and hoping to join a clinical trial.

MBEs awarded to GOSH Charity fundraiser and neurosurgeon at GOSH

16 Jun 2025, 2:37 p.m.

GOSH Charity fundraising patron James Hatchley and Professor Noor Ul Owase Jeelani Professor of Paediatric Neurosurgery at GOSH, have both been awarded MBEs.