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Sharing the stories of families, patients, fundraisers and staff at Great Ormond Street Hospital and Charity 💙

Every day brings new challenges at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH). Every day, 619 children and young people from across the UK arrive for life-changing treatments. Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity raises money to enable the hospital to provide world class care and to pioneer new treatments and cures for childhood illnesses.

03/11/2025

Christmas magic has come early this year. 🎄

This morning, St Pancras International unveiled a Christmas tree that brings to life the dreams of children at Great Ormond Street Hospital.

Inspired by a traditional music box, the gently rotating 12-metre-high tree features hand-painted baubles and messages from GOSH patients who have shared their hopes for the future.

The tree will be up until early January, so stop by to experience the magic and learn more about GOSH Charity’s Christmas appeal. 💙

[Image descriptions:
1 The gold Christmas tree at St Pancras Station.
2 GOSH Charity staff member reading the messages on the tree.
3 Message on the tree that reads: "my dream is to be a footballer with JIA Tidge and I'm 11 years old".]

30/10/2025

”After everything Great Ormond Street Hospital has done for me throughout my Leukaemia journey, I was so happy we were able to fundraise for them.” Skye, GOSH patient.

Skye was diagnosed with leukaemia at just ten years old and spent the next two years undergoing chemotherapy.

Since then, she’s been a busy bee. Not only has she featured on the radio and started her own cooking channel, she’s also just put on a show-stopping bake sale.

From baking endless cupcakes and brownies to selling hundreds of raffle tickets, Skye and her loved ones raised over £2,000 for GOSH Charity!

Please join us in thanking Skye for all her hard work. 💙

[Image descriptions:
1, 2, 3 Skye wearing a GOSH Charity top, showing off the colourful foods at her bake sale.]

29/10/2025

“Amelia was Lena’s saviour. Without Amelia’s diagnosis, Lena wouldn’t have been able to have the help she needed.” Dorota, Amelia and Lena’s mum.

Sisters Amelia and Lena both have Spinal Muscular Atrophy and have been coming to GOSH for over a decade.

Amelia was diagnosed at 12 months and joined a clinical trial at Great Ormond Street Hospital.

When Lena was born, she was screened early and treated through a new gene therapy, and now she’s meeting every milestone.

For these sisters, and many others, GOSH has become a home-away-from-home, and an extension of their own family.

At GOSH, our Family Walls showcase patients alongside members of their own ‘GOSH family’ from teams throughout the hospital.

This summer, we’ve added more of Amelia and Lena’s GOSH families and expanded their wall.

Swipe through to meet them all and drop us a wave to say hello.

[Image descriptions:
1 Amelia and Lena with their Imaging family
2 Amelia and Lena with their Electronic Patient Record family
3 Amelia and Lena with their Electronic Patient Record family
4 Amelia and Lena with their Digital innovation family
5 Amelia and Lena with their Genomics family]

28/10/2025

Inspiration struck these patients so we’re celebrating by sharing some of their wonderful poems.

They were taking part in a poetry workshop at the Charity Desk run with the support of Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity’s partner Uni-ball UK.

We think they’re all potential poet laureates, but which is your favourite?

[Image descriptions:
1 GOSH patient holding their poem.
2 GOSH patient holding their poem.
3 GOSH patient holding their poem.
4 GOSH patient holding their poem.
5 GOSH patient sat at a table writing a poem.
6 GOSH patient sat at a table at the Charity Desk writing a poem.]

25/10/2025

It was no ordinary day at Great Ormond Street Hospital, as we were visited by the one and only Hello Kitty.

Kitty visited Eagle Ward and the Lagoon bringing smiles to all the patients and staff she met.

We also welcomed the Japanese ambassador to the UK, Hiroshi Suzuki, who took home a miniature Bernard Bear to keep his iconic Paddington company.

Please join us in thanking Kitty and the ambassador for spreading so much joy! 💙

[Image descriptions:
1 Hello Kitty hugging a GOSH patient.
2 Hello Kitty posing for a photo with a GOSH patient and his mum.
3 Hello Kitty posing for a photo with a GOSH patient and her visitor.
4 Hello Kitty posing for a photo with four GOSH nurses.
5 Hello Kitty posing for a photo with the Japanese Ambassador, who is holding a miniature Bernard Bear.]

24/10/2025

Good news, gumshoes 🔍

Last weekend, Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity held their first ever livestream fundraiser and raised over £469,000 to help build the new Children’s Cancer Centre at GOSH.

Host and lead detective Tommyinnit Gaming cracked the Curious Case of the Copper Key with the help of a stellar cast including Matpatgt, Keith Habersberger, Max Fosh, and Kyran Thrax.

With special appearances from supporters like Gordon Ramsay, Karen Gillan, and Emma Bunton, Tommy and the cast delivered an unforgettable evening.

Thank you to everyone who played along and donated, as well as charity partners including Tiltify, Twitch, Staple Games, Ripple, and ‌Paysafe.

Please join us in thanking Tommy, our incredible cast, crew and partners for all their hard work.

[Image descriptions:
1 Detective Tommy with the rest of the cast smiling and cheering, with confetti on the floor.
2 Detective Tommy and some of the cast sitting around a table in deep thought.
3 Detective Tommy, the entire cast, and GOSH Charity staff smiling in a group photo.]

22/10/2025

Hooray for 🏅

Over 10,000 of you took part in RBC Race for the Kids and the Royal Parks Half Marathon, raising a grand total of £1,053,263!

Whether you ran, walked, or scooted your way around Hyde Park, we just want to say a big thank you for helping build the new Children’s Cancer Centre at Great Ormond Street Hospital.

Drop a 💙 in the comments to congratulate our TeamGOSH Heroes.

[Video description:
Collation of videos from RBC Race for the Kids and Royal Parks Half Marathon, featuring participants of all ages running and warming up, some in fancy dress costumes like a squirrel and dinosaur, and Bernard Bear.]

20/10/2025

Happy Diwali! 🎆

Huge thanks to our friends at Neasden Temple for bringing the joy of Diwali to patients and staff at Great Ormond Street Hospital, with henna, arts and crafts, and music.

Please join us in wishing everyone celebrating a wonderful day. 💙

[Image descriptions:
1 Staff from Neasden Temple and GOSH Chaplaincy team posing for a photo with a "Happy Diwali" frame.
2 GOSH staff smiling and doing henna.
3 GOSH staff posing for a photo with a "Happy Diwali" frame.
4 GOSH volunteer posing with a "Happy Diwali" banner.]

17/10/2025

We’ve had a very exciting visit today! We were delighted to welcome MatPat to Great Ormond Street Hospital.

As he met patients on Lion and Elephant wards, Matt couldn’t wait to hear all about Ricardo’s favourite Pokémon and who Sai’s favourite YouTuber is.

Matt's visit came ahead of him taking part in tomorrow’s livestream fundraiser "The Curious Case of the Copper Key" with Detective TommyInnit.

Thanks for stopping by Matt, or should we say Salem Elliot? 🤔

[Image descriptions:
1 MatPat and GOSH patient Ricardo smile for the camera. Ricardo is sat in his hospital bed with Matt sat beside him. Both are wearing silly hats Ricardo has made for them.
2 MatPat and GOSH patient Sai pose for the camera. Sai lies in his hospital bed.
3 Ricardo places a hat he has made for Matpat on his head. Matt is delighted to receive it.]

16/10/2025

“You wouldn’t know Andy was so poorly when he was born, he’s like a mini celebrity, wherever he goes everybody loves him.” Mary, GOSH mum.

At just a few weeks old, Andy was diagnosed with ADA-SCID, a life threatening condition leaving him with no immune system.

Even simple things like going to school puts him at risk of dangerous infections..

The condition is usually treated with a bone marrow transplant, but sometimes, like with Andy, there are no matching donors.

But researchers at Great Ormond Steet Hospital have helped develop a new gene therapy treatment to help children like Andy.

Their new treatment has been an amazing success, with a 100% survival rate and over 95% of children treated cured of their condition. Including Andy, who’s been able to travel the world with his family and even take up boxing.

Now GOSH Charity and LifeArc are looking to make the treatment available for more children, so they can have the childhoods they deserve too.

Please join us in wishing Andy all the best for the future. We’re all in his corner!

[Image descriptions:
1 Baby Andy in the hospital.
2 A family photo of Andy on holiday with his parents and siblings.
3 Andy in his boxing gear.]

15/10/2025

Did you know it’s Play in Healthcare Week?

To mark it, we met Emily, a Play Specialist at Great Ormond Street Hospital, to learn all about the incredible ways she helps patients and their families during their time at the hospital.

Please join us in thanking all the Play team at GOSH for everything they do.💙

[Video description:
Emily standing in a red dress talking about being a Play Specialist. She can also be seen taking a Mufasa toy's blood pressure, showing the Gruffalo teddy's cannula, and building a LEGO MRI set. The video also shows some X-Rays of toys on the walls.]

13/10/2025

We’re delighted to announce that Simon Cowell has agreed to become a patron of Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity.

Earlier this year, Simon visited Great Ormond Street Hospital and was inspired to support us by the stories of the staff, patients and families he spoke to.

Patients like Alyssa, who met Simon at our recent clay pigeon shoot fundraising event as she shared her story and the impact that research had in helping her beat cancer.

Simon’s impact is already being felt as he helped raise an incredible £1.1m for the new Children’s Cancer Centre at GOSH at the event.

We would also like to take this opportunity to say a huge heartfelt thank you to Lauren Silverman. As the co-host of our recent fundraiser event, Lauren’s leadership and vision has been instrumental in bringing it to life and making the event an incredible success.

Please join us in welcoming Simon aboard, his support can help us give seriously ill children the best chance and best childhood possible.

[Image descriptions:
1 Simon Cowell, Alyssa and Lauren Silverman smile for the camera.
2 Simon Cowell shows his support for Alyssa as she shares her story on stage.
3 Louise Parkes, GOSH Charity's Chief Executive, looks on as Simon Cowell and Alyssa talk.]

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