Great Ormond Street Hospital And Children'S Charity

"RBC Race for the Kids has given us some great team days out as a ward, some great memories and – most importantly – it has raised vital funds that help us give children the chance of a better future."
Jamie, a newly qualified nurse on Rainforest Ward, has worked at GOSH for six years and will be taking part in his fourth Race for the Kids this October. Have you taken part before, or are you looking to join us this year? Share your story and reason to run below! #MyRaceForTheKids 🍂🏃👏
Find out more and sign up today: https://bit.ly/2zcpvch

We’re thrilled to announce that we're fundraising for a brand-new Great Ormond Street Hospital Sight and Sound Centre, supported by Premier Inn and Restaurants.
We need to raise £25 million to fund the centre, which will be specially designed for patients with sight and hearing loss, like nine-year-old Josh, who comes to GOSH to visit the Ophthalmology and Audiology teams.
The careful layout of the building will ensure that children and young people won’t need to navigate co...nfusing hospital corridors during their visit, and it aims to create a sense of homeliness and the familiar to help put patients at ease.
Due to open in 2020, the Sight and Sound Centre will be the first dedicated medical facility of its kind for children with sight and hearing loss in the UK. Read more at http://bit.ly/2uVA1iF
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It’s World Brain Day! Did you know: incredible research into brain imaging technology is currently being carried out at GOSH and the Institute of Child Health? Mr Sebastian Toescu, a neurosurgeon on GOSH Charity’s Surgeon Scientist PhD programme, is undertaking imaging research to pinpoint the exact causes of Cerebellar Mutism Syndrome (CMS).
CMS occurs in around a quarter of childhood brain tumour removal cases and is a complex disorder primarily causing inability to speak, problems with swallowing and can impact on cognitive function.
Mr Toescu, alongside his supervisors Professor Chris Clark and Mr Kristian Aquilina, are comparing children with and without CMS to try and identify steps to reduce the risk of a child developing the condition, and to predict which children might be affected.

July is Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month. Did you know around one in 1,000 children in the UK have juvenile idiopathic arthritis? Discover how research at GOSH is helping develop new personalised treatments for the condition: https://bit.ly/2mtz659

“Both of my amazing children have Dyspraxia; I know what an emotional, lonely place it can be when you’re wondering about your child’s future. My fundraising walks are a nod to any parent whose child is facing a major health battle. I’ve also met customers on my post delivery route who have experiences of GOSH, who say their children are alive today because of the hospital, and it’s enough to keep me going each year. Taking on a challenge is an exhilarating, unforgettable experience!”
Nick is getting ready for the Wye Valley Challenge, his incredible seventh fundraising walk, to raise crucial funds to support GOSH. Inspired by Nick‚Äôs dedication? Join him on the Wye Valley Challenge and help to make a difference to the seriously ill children treated at GOSH today: https://www.gosh.org/‚Ķ/fundraising-eve‚ Ķ/wye-valley-challenge

“With urgent cases it can be all hands-on deck to get results out the next day. It's stressful, but extremely rewarding, knowing I’m helping to care for patients. I love my job and feel proud to be a Biomedical Scientist.”
It's Biomedical Science Day and we’d like to shout out to all of the brilliant biomedical scientists working at GOSH! Thank you for all of your hard work and for the vital role you play in the diagnosis and treatment of conditions.
Meet Lisa, Naghman and Christopher, three biomedical scientists working at GOSH…. 🔬📚📊

Throughout this year, we’re celebrating three decades of fundraising at GOSH, following the incredible Wishing Well Appeal in 1988.
Love the 80s? Join us by stepping back in time to host your own retro #Dress80s fundraising event to raise dosh for GOSH! Get together with your colleagues, classmates or friends and relive a world of style, synth and shoulder pads, all to support the children and families at the hospital. Interested? The brilliant Bonnie Langford – who supported the original appeal – has a message for you!
Discover great event ideas and some fabulous fancy dress inspiration from Bonnie here: https://bit.ly/2L2ODYy

Having raised over £5,000 for GOSH already, Syd’s grandfather-grandson skydive is a real inspiration.
“All of a sudden, people shared my story and hundreds of donations came in showing that if we all make a small difference it adds up to a big change! I honestly had no idea it would happen like this – I’m amazed, I really am.“
Meet Syd, the 100-year-old skydiver, who’ll take to the skies to help seriously ill children at GOSH, plus find out how to take on your own challenge of a lifetime: https://www.gosh.org/news/meet-syd-100-ye ar-old-skydiver

Our thanks and congratulations to the amazing Walk the Bryson Line team for completing their incredible 569-mile hike across the UK, raising more than £123,000 for a great range of causes including GOSH!
Starting at the top of Scotland, the team arrived to a heroes' welcome in sunny Bognor Regis this weekend, where local residents and author Bill Bryson came out to celebrate their achievement. Well done! 👣👏

Rubella, also known as German measles, is now very rare in the UK. But did you know, in 1967, Great Ormond Street Hospital – and Professor of Microbiology Alastair Dudgeon – led the first UK clinical trials of the rubella vaccine?

We need your help! GOSH Charity and The Chloe Mansfield Brighter Future Fund have the exciting opportunity of benefitting from match day collections during AFC Wimbledon’s 2018/19 season. But we need your help - voting closes at 5pm today: https://www.afcwimbledon.co.uk/…/j…/c harities-vote-deadline/
Chloe was born a healthy baby in 2012 but suffered a sudden and major respiratory collapse at 11 weeks old. After bravely battling her condition at GOSH, Chloe very sadly passed a...way on her nine-month birthday. Her parents, Thuy and William, who are local to Wimbledon, set up The Chloe Mansfield Brighter Future Fund to fundraise for GOSH in their daughter’s memory. Thuy said: “I can think of no better way to fulfil our vision for Chloe’s legacy than to partner with a local organisation and I would be honoured to create a partnership between AFC Wimbledon and The Chloe Mansfield Brighter Future Fund, to help me keep my promise to Chloe of creating an incredible legacy for her, and, importantly, so that her name and spirit can live on in her own community.”
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Thanks to all the amazing F1 teams who offered GOSH patients and families garage tours during the British Grand Prix! It was a great weekend and we also raised over £27,000 for GOSH 😊

A huge good luck to the Three Lions tonight from everyone here at GOSH! Patient Shawn, who had a visit from Dele himself last December, has a special message for his favourite player: “Thank you for coming to see me at hospital. That goal from you was amazing, me and my family hope you will score another goal for us to win. I hope you bring the cup home! Good luck!”

It’s sale time! From exclusive Peter Pan and Wendy merchandise to notebooks and GOSH-branded clothing – now’s the time to bag a bargain over on the GOSH Shop: https://goo.gl/djq3kt
Plus, 100% of the profit from all sales goes to support the work of the hospital!

Join us on Friday 3 August for GOSH’s first ever teens Career Festival for patients aged 14-18.
We’ll be in the hospital’s lagoon from 11am-3pm where you’ll have the opportunity to meet professional companies including Morgan Stanley, Premier Inn and Restaurants, Butlin's, McCann Enterprise, Delta, Field Fisher law firm and a whole load more.
Plus, you’ll have the chance to hear from ex-patients who have gone on to have successful careers! We’ll also provide you with exclusi...ve training on writing your CV, improving your interview techniques and building your confidence.
Special guest and DJ Emma B will also be joining us to give expert career advice so don’t miss out!
Sign up today to secure your place at the GOSH Careers Festival: https://bddy.me/2KR4tEP
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Will you be taking part in this October's RBC Race for the Kids? 🍂 Remember: kids go free if you sign up before 16th July, and dogs never have to pay a registration fee! Woof woof! 🐶 https://bit.ly/2NiKvky

GOSH patient Angel, who appears on tonight’s NHS70 special episode of The Last Leg, has two rare conditions that affect her bones. Soon she will have a prosthetic limb fitted which will help her get back on her feet and, she hopes, will one day help her achieve her dream of becoming a Paralympic tennis player! 🎾
The Last Leg’s Adam told Angel, if she “puts her mind to it, you can achieve it”, which is just what Angel’s mum and dad tell her every day.
Angel’s dad said: “Without the NHS, I dread to think were we would be. We could never repay them.”

“I love the NHS because of the quality of care given and because it’s available to everyone. Happy 70th Birthday NHS!”
Play specialists Sarah and Erin tell us why they love the NHS, in the week it turns 70.
Watch The Last Leg at 10pm tonight, on Channel 4, to hear from more from our incredible staff! üòÉüì∫ #NHS70

Dancing makes you feel better! “Physical, social and mental satisfaction comes from dancing.”
This October, the GOSH Arts team, along with artist Davina Drummond, are hosting a tea party and dance for staff, volunteers, patients and families, to celebrate the NHS of past, present and future!
We want you to get involved! Suggest a song for the playlist in the comments, and tell us why you chose it 👇 Just make sure it’s from the last 70 years 😊
... Join the celebrations and help us say ‘Happy Birthday NHS’! http://gosh.nhs.uk/…/gosh…/nhs-70-and -we-are-planning-party…
#NHS70
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