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From fun-raising ideas to research breakthroughs and stories from the hospital, stay up to date on the latest from GOSH Charity.

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‘It’s like a second home to her, this hospital’: Meet Zarwa

30 Oct 2025, 12:29 p.m.

Zarwa has celebrated many festive seasons on a ward. Being away from home during special celebrations can be challenging for seriously ill kids, but the teams at GOSH do everything they can to create merry memories for both patients and their families.

Little girl doing arts and crafts in her room in hospital

The GOSH Shop has closed, but our mission continues

30 Oct 2025, 11:11 a.m.

While the online shop might be closing, our mission continues: to help make childhoods fuller, funner and longer for seriously ill children.

hearts doodle on purple background

GOSH Charity funds seven new research projects to improve understanding of rare childhood conditions

29 Oct 2025, 5:09 p.m.

This funding is part of the Charity’s Lift Off grant scheme – designed to support early-stage research and get new ideas off the ground.

Winner of the 2025 GOSH research image competition. This floral image shows the colon of a patient with Hirschsprung disease, a rare childhood bowel disease.

From parties to carol singing: Ruby's first Christmas at GOSH

27 Oct 2025, 3:50 p.m.

Diagnosed with a rare genetic condition, two-year-old Ruby has been in and out of Great Ormond Street Hospital for most of her life – even celebrating her first Christmas there. Her mum, Elle, shares their story.

A little girl sits with her mum. A santa had can be seen next to them.

Introducing our whodunnit mystery: The Curious Case of the Copper Key

16 Oct 2025, 3:56 p.m.

The Curious Case of the Copper Key is a unique online mystery designed to capture imaginations and inspire generosity. Join TommyInnit as he unravels the mystery

TommyInnit in detective clothes. Blue background with doodles of a duck with a magnifying glass and a newspaper with eyes