About us

We are Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity. We stop at nothing to help give seriously ill children childhoods that are fuller, funner and longer.

For the hundreds of children from all over the UK who are treated by Great Ormond Street Hospital every day, for children with rare or complex diseases everywhere, for this generation and all those to come.

Because we believe no childhood should be lost to illness.

Great Ormond Street Hospital first opened its doors on Valentine’s Day in 1852 with just 10 beds. Now, it’s one of the world’s leading children’s hospitals and home to vital advancements in paediatric medicine and care.

This extraordinary hospital has always depended on charitable support to go above and beyond for seriously ill children. And we depend on you to make it happen.

Thanks to our incredible supporters, we’ve already helped to innovate better treatments, develop new cures and advance technology for the treatment of rare or complex childhood illnesses. But there’s so much more to do.

Together, we can give seriously ill children the best chance, and the best childhoods, possible.

Find out more about our history, impact and how you can get involved.