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Hugo sitting in toy car in oncology ward. Smiling and looking to camera.

“He gets his car and rides around all three wards”– meet Hugo

11 Sep 2023, 5:28 p.m.

This Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, we meet three-year-old Hugo.

Sam is sitting in a wicker chair at a restaurant. He is smiling and looking at the camera.

Stealth image guidance systems help reduce risk during brain surgery

6 Sep 2023, 9:04 a.m.

A generous donation from the Kusuma Trust will go towards funding two new Image Guidance Systems to help children like Sam.

Photo of Sophia smiling and holding a sign reading "I passed my 11+".

Life with cystic fibrosis – meet 11-year-old Sophia

8 Aug 2023, 11:15 a.m.

Eleven-year-old Sophia was diagnosed with the inherited condition cystic fibrosis (CF) at GOSH when she was just a few days old. She’s been a patient at the hospital ever since.

Paul O'Grady's Little Heroes Series Two returns to ITV1

27 Jun 2023, 9:50 a.m.

Cast your mind back a few years and you might remember the heart-warming TV show Paul O’Grady’s Little Heroes.

The six-part series saw the late national treasure and broadcaster Paul O’Grady meeting children, families, and staff at GOSH.

Portrait of Paul by Rankin. Portrait is black and white apart from a blue heart on Paul's collar. Paul is smiling in the portrait, looking to camera.

Former GOSH patient in Rankin exhibition celebrating the NHS

31 May 2023, 9:14 a.m.

Paul Spencer was eight years old when he underwent life-saving heart surgery at GOSH. Now 56, Paul has had his portrait taken by world-famous photographer Rankin, which will feature alongside those of NHS staff, patients and volunteers in an exhibit…