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Great Ormond Street Hospital Choir takes to the Britain’s Got Talent stage

1 May 2026, 11:02 a.m.

This Saturday – 2 May 2026 – the Great Ormond Street Hospital Choir will perform on Britain’s Got Talent.

Tune in to ITV1 at 7pm for the show, and look out for the choir's appearance from 8.30pm.

Made up of hospital staff and volunteers, the choir wil…

GOSH choir in the St Christopher’s Chapel at Great Ormond Street Hospital

Simon Cowell on why he supports GOSH Charity

1 May 2026, 11 a.m.

From Pop Idol to The X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent, Simon Cowell has long been a familiar face on our television screens. Now, the man responsible for launching the careers of some of Britain’s biggest pop stars is using his own talents for good

Portrait of Simon Cowell smiling

GOSH Charity funds projects to improve the lives of children with rare and complex conditions

24 Apr 2026, 2:55 p.m.

Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity (GOSH Charity) has awarded over £400,000 in funding through our Lift Off Grant: Patient Focussed scheme.

A researcher sat in front of a screen with a brain scan on it

National child health research funding

13 Apr 2026, 2:31 p.m.

As the UK’s largest charitable funder of medical research dedicated to paediatrics, we’re excited to announce that we’re funding seven new research projects across the UK.

Map of GOSH Charity's National Research Project Grant funding from 2011-2026

‘He’s getting back to being the happy boy he was’: Meet Frank

13 Apr 2026, 1:51 p.m.

When he was 15 months old, Frank was diagnosed with a rare type of cancerous brain tumour. Read his story.

A little boy lying on a hospital bed with a therapy dog