Play Specialist Lynsey helped nine-year-old Myla cope with her fear of needles and feel ready for her big operation to get a new kidney.
Every day our play specialists help over 130 children understand anything from transplants to chemotherapy. We can only do this with your help. Please give today.
The Channel 4 Dispatches report of 11 August contained allegations of poor practice among some telephone fundraising agencies, including NTT Fundraising campaigning on behalf of the charity. As soon as we became aware of the report we stopped all fundraising calls with NTT and commissioned an independent investigation, with NTT’s full cooperation.
When April caught a cold at five months old, it triggered a heart attack – which revealed an undiagnosed heart condition. After surgery and spending time on a ventilator, April needed the help of the expert dieticians at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) to overcome a challenging aversion to food.
Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) is dedicated to undertaking research into many of the rare childhood diseases that bring sick children to the hospital.
The possibility of using animal parts to overcome human organ shortages moves one step closer following the successful transplant of rabbit skeletal muscle tissue into rats, by a team led by the UCL Institute of Child Health.
In many ways Taylor’s room is just like the bedroom of any seven-year-old boy. There is Lego everywhere and a school report is pinned above his bed, but his bed isn’t in his room at home in Leigh, near Manchester. Instead, it’s surrounded by medical equipment in Rainforest Ward at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH).
It’s not just some of the top doctors in the world who are helping to treat eight-year-old Rowan for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL). Great Ormond Street Hospital’s (GOSH) specialist physiotherapists and advanced nurse practitioners are supporting him too.
Grahame Chilton, Chief Executive of Arthur J. Gallagher, visited Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) to celebrate raising £10 million towards a brand new surgery centre at the hospital.
On Tuesday 11 December, over 700 guests attended the Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity Christmas Carol Concert at the beautiful Victorian setting of St Paul’s Church, Knightsbridge.
The Clinical Research Starter Grant is for a clinically-focused pilot of feasibility studies that will allow investigators to gather preliminary data or samples and/or develop a research question.
During our Give to GOSH appeal, we introduced you to two-year-old Elliott, who had waited the longest period of time in the hospital's history before being able to start using an artificial heart.
Thirteen-year-old Becky has an inflammatory disorder, which causes her immune system to attack her joints. She spent the 2015 festive period at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) where she received life-saving treatment.
“You never expect it will be you that has a poorly child. For us it was a stark reality, and a journey that left us irreversibly changed.” 22-month-old Robert underwent open heart surgery at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) when he was just six days old. His mum, Jennifer, tells their story.
Eileen Walker first arrived at Great Ormond Street Hospital in 1949. When her health worsened as a teenager, the hospital found a solution and inspired Eileen’s career in nursing.
On 5 December, charities and NGOs around the world mark International Volunteer Day, a day of recognition for the volunteers behind good causes everywhere. To celebrate, we met four Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) volunteers to talk about their work – and the wonders of life at GOSH!
