Kids with cancer deserve more than a hospital
Every year around 1,900* children in the UK are diagnosed with cancer. New, breakthrough treatments are giving hope to kids and their families, but cancer treatment can be gruelling and relentless – with patients missing out on the moments that make up a childhood. That’s why we’re building a cancer centre that offers them the best chance and the best childhood possible.
The new Children’s Cancer Centre at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) will be like no other – a hospital building that feels like home. With digitally advanced inpatient wards, a new hospital school, outdoor spaces, a new hospital kitchen offering tailored nutrition and so much more, this centre will be the future of children’s cancer care.
Meet Beatrice
Beatrice was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia when she was just 14 months old. Reeling from the shock of her diagnosis, Beatrice and her family arrived at GOSH to start an intensive six weeks of chemotherapy.
After four rounds of treatment, Beatrice was on the road to recovery. Now, her bright red hair is growing back, she’s full of energy and creativity, and she loves to dance and twirl, draw and paint.
Her mum, Fiona, tells us what a difference bigger family rooms, which the new cancer centre will include, would have made during Beatrice’s treatment: “Having access to a big family room would have made such a difference when her brother came to visit. And having food available at any time of day, when Beatrice was feeling like she could eat, would have been amazing.”
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£100could help pay for a kitchen table, so that families can eat together, relax and socialise.
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£250could help fund specialist exercise equipment, like parallel bars or a treadmill, to help more children stay active and support their recovery.
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£500could help pay for a bespoke sofa bed, so that mums, dads and carers can stay close to their child when they need it most.
You can be part of the next generation of cancer care
With your support, we can build a space designed entirely around children and their families, guiding them through every step of their journey, from diagnosis to remission and beyond.
Your donation could make such a huge difference to patients at GOSH. By helping us build a brand-new Children’s Cancer Centre, you’ll be helping to give seriously ill children the best care, the best chance and the best childhood possible.
Donate today.
Other ways to give
By phone: 0330 002 1514
By post: GOSH Charity, Bumpers Way, Bumpers Farm, Chippenham, SN14 6NG
Your kind donation will be used towards funding the development of the new Children’s Cancer Centre at Great Ormond Street Hospital. In the event that we cannot use your donation as originally intended, e.g. costs change, additional funds are received over and above our target, the needs of the hospital or patients change, or the project is no longer deliverable, we reserve the right to redirect funds for use in accordance with the charitable objectives of GOSH Charity.
*Cancer Research UK, Children's cancer statistics, accessed May 2025.