Support the Children's Cancer Centre
The cancer centre kids with cancer deserve
Cancer is the biggest killer of children aged one to 14 in the UK, with 253 children sadly losing their lives every year.*
That’s why we’re building a new, world-leading Children’s Cancer Centre at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH).
The Children’s Cancer Centre will be a new home for our breakthrough treatments and pioneering research.
And because cancer shouldn't get to steal anyone's childhood, we need a place that's more than a hospital, that's a school, a playground, a garden and so much more.
Help us build the future of children’s cancer care and beat cancer for more children.
Step inside the plans for the new Children's Cancer Centre
Watch the video below to find out how the Children’s Cancer Centre will mean better facilities, kinder treatments and bigger breakthroughs for kids with cancer.
The new centre will include:
A 20% increase in capacity, offering life-changing and life-saving care for more children with cancer.
Digitally advanced inpatient wards tailored to children with cancer, allowing children to stay connected with loved ones in a ‘home from home’ environment.
Access to clinical trials for families with few treatment options, and continued research into effective cancer treatments with fewer long-term side effects.
A new critical care unit with dedicated family breathing spaces and on-site accommodation, allowing families to stay together at the most challenging of times.
An increased focus on nutrition, physical activity and wellbeing for children with cancer, supporting their recovery and improving outcomes.
New imaging technology that better reveals what’s happening inside cancer cells and improves GOSH’s diagnostic capability.
A new hospital school with more capacity for learning and play. Different age groups will have dedicated areas designed with their specific needs in mind.
A sustainable environment with green spaces and a roof garden, so young patients can still have time outside, even when they can’t leave the hospital.
Be part of it and support children with cancer
There are lots of people making sure that children with cancer don’t miss out on their childhood.
Doctors. Builders. Researchers. Play teams.
And you.
Here’s how you can join us to build the future of children’s cancer care at GOSH:
No childhood should be cut short by cancer
Meet Max
In August 2019, 11-month-old Max lost his fight against a rare childhood cancer at GOSH. He’d spent most of his life at GOSH.
Today, his mum, Suzie, continues to fundraise for GOSH Charity and other organisations in her son’s memory.
Stay tuned for the Children’s Cancer Centre build
You can find news stories and updates relating to our Build it. Beat it. appeal to help build the Children's Cancer Centre in the News and features section of our website. More information on the Children's Cancer Centre build can also be found on the redevelopment page on the hospital website.
To learn more about GOSH Charity's mission to transform the outcomes and experiences of children and young people with the rarest and hardest to treat cancers, read our cancer research strategy.
Your kind donation will contribute towards funding the new Children’s Cancer Centre at GOSH. Our target for this appeal is to raise £300 million. In the event that we cannot use your donation as originally intended, e.g. costs change, additional funds are received over and above our target, the needs of the hospital or patients change, or the project is no longer deliverable, we reserve the right to redirect funds for use against the Hospital’s most urgent needs.