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Yesterday (15 February) was International Childhood Cancer Day 2024. To mark this important day, we joined GOSH's nursing, physiotherapy and dietetics teams to take over the Lagoon – a restaurant and café inside the hospital.

Aisha was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease, a long-term condition where the gut becomes inflamed, when she was four years old.

Now 15, Aisha has been coming to GOSH ever since. Here she shares her journey so far.

The new Children’s Cancer Centre at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) will help young people like Josh.

Josh was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) at his local children’s hospital when he was five and started chemotherapy right awa…

In 2023, a group of researchers led by Professor Thomas Jacques, Professor of Paediatric Neuropathology at UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health (UCL GOS ICH), made significant advances towards accurately diagnosing glioneuronal tumours …

Senior Play Specialist Lizzie Penn started at GOSH as a volunteer in 1998. Twenty-five years on, she’s more passionate than ever about the vital role of play in helping children through their treatment and recovery.