Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children

Official account of Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, sharing stories from our patients, families & staff.
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[Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children @GreatOrmondSt]

Have an appointment with us soon? Be sure to familiarise yourself with our new entrance before you come to Great Ormond Street Hospital. 📍📢

Visit our website for directions: https://t.co/JqDmGe55Pr+

[Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children @GreatOrmondSt]

@FantasyEagles We’re very sorry to hear of this @FantasyEagles. If you’re willing to talk further/provide further details, our Patient Advice & Liaison Service (PALS) are best placed to support you & understand what’s happened. You can contact them via email or phone: https://t.co/03jhjBbhWG

[Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children @GreatOrmondSt]

@senmum05 We're very sorry to hear about your experience. The hospital's Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) will be best placed to help you. You can contact the PALS team on 020 7828 7861 or email them at [email protected].

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📢 The first large scale, international trial of gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy suggests gene therapy could halt or slow down the progression of the disease and provides important lessons for design of future studies. https://t.co/glImVe5v7q

[Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children @GreatOrmondSt]

A huge congratulations to Professor Ajay Vora awarded MBE in King’s New Year’s Honours! 🎉👏

The King’s list recognises Professor Vora for his services to childhood leukaemia. Read more on our website:

https://t.co/KPvSAgmyk0

[Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children @GreatOrmondSt]

We were delighted to welcome @ChildrensComm Dame Rachel de Souza back to GOSH last week. She visited our Palliative Care team, Leopard Ward and met patients and their families on Bear Ward, while checking out their lovely Christmas decorations.

[Dame Rachel de Souza @Rachel_deSouza]

Great to meet babies, children and amazing professionals @GreatOrmondSt this morning - invaluable insights into what amazing palliative care for children can be. Brilliant cardiology and respiratory wards. Fantastic Christmas celebrations & decoration everywhere 🎅🎅

[Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children @GreatOrmondSt]

@GwynneMP It was brilliant to welcome @GwynneMP to GOSH to showcase how we are utilising data and innovation to improve care and continue a move from analogue to digital.

[Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children @GreatOrmondSt]

It’s been a busy year for Research and Innovation at GOSH, with a number of ground breaking research trials, advanced data projects and technology pilots. 👩‍🔬

To round off 2024, here are just twelve of the stories that we shared this year.

https://t.co/PF99441v5k

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Earlier this month we welcomed the Norwich Cathedral Choir and one of our patient's dads, Ashley to our hospital to sing. 🎤

We can't thank them enough for bringing the festive spirit with their amazing Christmas carolling! 🎄

[Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children @GreatOrmondSt]

What a magical Christmas we've had! ✨

Our friends from Disney made an extra special stop on their Jingle Bell Tour to help our patients, families, and staff feel the spirit of Christmas, even in challenging times. Huge thanks to Mickey and his friends for bringing the joy 💙

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Thanks to our amazing staff working today and those spreading Christmas cheer in the video! 🎄 Future stage stars with these Christmas Cracker joke deliveries! 👏 Merry Christmas to all, especially our patients and families who might be spending it differently. 💙

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It’s been a busy time for our catering team. 👩‍🍳

They’ve been working hard to pull together Christmas lunch for our staff which has included 120kg of potatoes, 40kg of brussel sprouts and 50 litres of gravy!

We want to thank them for bringing festive cheer to the Lagoon. ✨

[Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children @GreatOrmondSt]

A delivery of the most special kind! 💌

Steph's art is back, adding a touch of Christmas magic to the postbox outside our Sight and Sound Centre! ✨ It's a lovely act of crochet kindness that never fails to bring joy. Take a look at the detail!

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We’ve been enjoying some festive fun in our Clinical Research Facility this week! 🎄✨

Patients taking part in clinical research trials at GOSH and their families joined us for a day of arts and crafts, music, games and some special guests!

Read more: https://t.co/5r74Mi3Ugh

[Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children @GreatOrmondSt]

Our latest #research finds that 70% of young people in England with Long-Covid recovered within two years. 📣

The study examined data from over 900 young people over a two-year period.

Read more on our website below! https://t.co/JB1D3bPqoa

[Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children @GreatOrmondSt]

We're proud to have @UCLChildhealth as our primary research partner. It's brilliant to see their performance recognised in this global top 10 for influential research, with Professor Helen Cross, their Director is among those leaders named in the list. 👏

[UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health @UCLchildhealth]

Wonderful to see our Director, Professor Helen Cross, mentioned in this list: UCL in global top 10 for influential researchers | UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health - UCL – University College London https://t.co/3sMuqA1o7a
@DNP_ICH @GreatOrmondSt @UCLPopHealthSci

[Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children @GreatOrmondSt]

This week, we had an extra special Hollywood visit when actor Glen Powell surprised patients and staff on Pelican Ward.

Glen got to experience the amazing impact our play specialists and volunteers have on the children and young people in our care. 💙

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Check out these festive microscopy images submitted to our image competition over the years! 📸

They have been taken by our researchers as they work to understand rare and complex diseases, bringing us closer to new treatments and cures. 👩‍🔬

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We're bringing back our annual festive pet competition!
🎄 Our staff have shared pictures of their pets dressed in their best festive attire.

Who gets your vote? Check out some of the entries below 🤩

[Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children @GreatOrmondSt]

The festive season can be magical, but it can also be overwhelming for children and young people with a visual impairment.

GOSH Eye Clinic Liaison Officer, Paula shared some tips to ensure everyone can feel involved this Christmas. 👇

🎄 https://t.co/a1iNoUa9tg

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We love seeing these beautiful artworks across our wards 🎨 😍

Thanks to Marina and our friends from @spreadasmileuk for sharing the festive joy!