Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust

We know #MothersDay can be a difficult time for our GOSH families and staff. 🌺 We're sending love to mothers with seriously ill children, those who have lost their child or their mother, and carers, foster mums and grandmothers, too. Know you are not alone and we're thinking of you today💙

From all of us at GOSH, Eid Mubarak to everyone celebrating Eid al-Fitr! We wish you and your loved ones health and happiness. 💙

Check out some of the wonderful photos taken by Rankin from the Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity's brilliant new School Photo Day, providing families at GOSH with lovely memories and keepsakes.

We’re pleased to share that a baby boy born with a rare condition has become the first in the world to be treated with a new, potentially lifechanging, investigational gene therapy on a clinical trial at GOSH. 14-month-old Tomas was diagnosed with a rare genetic condition which causes ammonia to build up in the blood. This causes serious side effects as it is toxic, especially to the brain. Tomas took part in the OTC-HOPE clinical trial and received the gene therapy last year via an infusion into his liver cells. Since receiving the treatment, he has made good progress. Mum Mariana said: “We're so pleased Tomas was able to have the gene therapy - it's been incredible.” 💙 Find out more: https://lnkd.in/eeS_PUBN

A day in the life of a GOSH dietitian.💫 The dietetics team work across a range of clinical specialities at GOSH alongside doctors, nurses, healthcare scientists, and allied health professional therapists. There are 67 members of the team, ranging from dietetic assistants and support workers, to dietitians and ACPs, as well as the amazing team working in the special feeds unit. They of course have a passion for food and work closely with patients and families to use diet therapy to support their recovery, help with their symptoms and in some cases treat them. Working with the GOSH Women's Network as part of Women's History Month, some of the women in the team took us on a day in their life at the hospital. Watch the video below to get a peek into their world!

Earlier this month we marked the 40th anniversary of the first ever separation of conjoined twins at GOSH. Since then we've cared for 43 sets of conjoined twins, understood to be the most in the world at a single hospital. We caught up with some of the twins and their families to see how they’re getting on and hear what GOSH means to them 😍

We are delighted to announce that Professor Darren Hargrave has been named by NIHR (National Institute for Health and Care Research) as Senior Investigator in this year’s prestigious awards list. This comes just a few weeks after the announcement of his appointment to co-chair of the Children and Young People Cancer Task force alongside Dame Caroline Dinenage. The NIHR Senior Investigators are among the most prominent and prestigious researchers funded by the NIHR and the most outstanding leaders of research within the NIHR research community. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/eMdUDZ24

We welcomed the Operation Ouch team to GOSH to learn all about VHeaRts, a virtual reality tool which provides patients, families and clinicians with an immersive look at the human body to help them prepare for surgery. It has been used in the planning of almost 100 surgeries over the past five years at GOSH. 16-year-old Callum, who used the VR tool with his surgeon Martin Kostolny in preparation for his heart surgery, said: “It makes me feel less nervous ahead of my operation as I now know what to expect. It was strange but cool. Seeing the inside of my heart was like seeing a giraffe without its head.” Check out the No Sleeping in the Lab episode on iPlayer to see more 🎥

We are delighted to announce that our Clinical Insights Unit has been shortlisted for two categories in this year's HSJ Digital Awards! 🎉 ⭐ Driving Change through Data and Analytics ⭐ Digital Team of the Year The Clinical Insights Unit uses advanced data analytics and predictive modelling to provide insights, which help us to make data-driven decisions about how we run the hospital. The unit was set up as part of our ongoing collaboration with Roche UK. Well done to the Clinical Insights Unit team at GOSH DRIVE 👏 #HSJDigitalAwards #HSJAwards

"I always loved to learn and to teach others." It's the final day of Healthcare Science Week and we're hearing from Anthony De Souza. From the Microbiology lab to the world of education, Anthony is now Head of Education for Healthcare Sciences as part of the GOSH Learning Academy, providing assurance and supporting all trainees and students on formal education pathways. He supports the professional development of GOSH's 800+ healthcare science workforce. Read more about Anthony and his role below! #HCSWeek2025 #HealthcareScience #Education