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GOSH patient holds a balloon while sitting next to her dad, at GOSH. They are both smiling.

‘She was scooting around the ward!’: Meet Aditi

6 Mar 2025, 3:36 p.m.

Diagnosed with a rare condition affecting her kidneys when she was five years old, GOSH has been a big part of nine-year-old Aditi's childhood so far.

Two members of GOSH Arts smile and hold hands while performing.

How dancers Kate and Charlene are getting GOSH patients moving

6 Mar 2025, 3:35 p.m.

Childhood should be filled with joy, wonder, curiosity and fun. But when serious illness means it has to be spent in hospital, the arts programme at GOSH helps ensure kids don't miss out.

Volunteer member playing with GOSH patient in cot

A baby buddy shares her experience – and her joy

6 Mar 2025, 2:03 p.m.

Baby buddy, Peta, is a volunteer at GOSH. She helps to make the hospital experience a little less daunting for even the youngest of patients.

GOSH mum holds her baby daughter, so that she can stand upright on her lap. Baby is yawning.

'First smiles at GOSH’: Meet Ellie

6 Mar 2025, 2:02 p.m.

Ellie arrived at GOSH when she was just a few weeks old. The hospital became a place of many firsts for Ellie, including her first bath, first smile and first time exploring outside.

A little girl in a blue flowery dress, pink sandals and beige sunhat, is playing in the sand with a bucket a spade

Genomics will revolutionise treatment for childhood rare diseases

27 Feb 2025, 10:20 a.m.

A global study, part-funded by Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity (GOSH Charity), has proven the power of a simple genomics blood test to improve treatment and care for childhood epilepsy.