Impact of the Tick Tock Club

The Wolfson Heart and Lung Centre opened in 2012 and includes:

• Walrus Ward, which carries out clinical investigations and contains diagnostic facilities, including the Lung Function Unit, Cardiac Day Care Unit and ECHO/ECG Unit.
• Flamingo Ward, which is the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit that provides specialised care for patients from birth to 19 years.
• Bear Ward, which provides specialist care for cardiac patients. Some children stay after surgery and others come for assessment and non-surgical management.

The Kidney Care UK Centre on Eagle Ward opened in 2012 and provides care for children with renal problems such as kidney failure, as well as for patients on dialysis or those having a transplant.

The Dorfman Surgery Centre opened in November 2017 and brings together the majority of the hospital’s surgical patients and world-class surgical staff into a state-of-the-art new facility. Facilities include:

• Two specialised operating theatres
• Two dedicated anaesthetic rooms where parents and carers can be with their child while they receive an anaesthetic before going into theatre.
• Nightingale Unit, where a highly specialised team of doctors and nurses ensure patients who have undergone minor operations, procedures or investigations, are safe as they recover from their anaesthetic.
• A new 48-bed inpatient floor, including a surgical inpatient ward with a high-dependency bay and two four-bed bays, for children who require closer monitoring.

The Khoo Teck Puat iMRI Suite officially opened in May 2021 and has transformed the way brain surgery is performed at GOSH to improve the outcomes for young patients.

The suite means medical teams and families can get answers quicker, and allows surgeons to aim for the best possible outcome.

Take a look inside the Khoo Teck Puat iMRI suite in our film featuring Mr Kristian Aquilina, GOSH Consultant Paediatric Neurosurgeon.

Nestled within a new building adjacent to the Chapel and spanning three floors, the iMRI Suite boasts state-of-the-art technology that has revolutionized surgical procedures, enabling real-time visualization of MRI scans during operations.

The Khoo Teck iMRI Suite includes:

• A new integrated operating theatre that embraces the latest in theatre technology, including brain mapping and navigation software to guide a surgeon throughout a procedure. It also includes a built-in shuttle system to safely transport patients seamlessly from the theatre to the MRI scanner without the child leaving the operating table.
• A 3T MRI scanner that offers outstanding clarity and high-definition images of the brain, giving surgeons the best information for their decision-making.
• Two anaesthetic rooms, one with direct access to the theatre and another that connects to the MRI scanning room. Crucially, each room provides a friendly and calm environment that allows parents to stay with their child before their surgery until they are asleep.
• Control room. A dedicated area that allows radiographers, radiologists and surgeons to interpret real-time imaging during an operation and agree how best to proceed with the patient’s surgery.
• Scanning room. This is a purpose-designed, child-friendly environment that creates as welcoming a space as possible for young patients.

The iMRI Suite continues to make a tremendous impact on the lives of thousands of children at GOSH.