Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust

We're delighted to see the impact of this UK first for #epilepsy treatment. ✨ A multi-disciplinary team from GOSH, the University of Oxford, UCL and the Royal Academy of Engineering recently came together to deliver the first UK clinical trial in children of deep brain stimulation for a type of severe epilepsy called Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome. 13-year-old Oran was the first patient to benefit from this clinical trial, which began here at GOSH. Watch his journey in the video below 👇 Surgical, nursing, neurology, imaging, anaesthetics, neurophysiology and many more teams have worked tirelessly to deliver this life-changing research and Innovation for the first patient, led by Martin Tisdall, Consultant Paediatric Neurosurgeon at GOSH and Honorary Associate Professor at UCL. Martin said: “Every single day we see the life-threatening and life-limiting impacts of uncontrollable epilepsy. It can make school, hobbies or even just watching a favourite TV show utterly impossible. “Deep brain stimulation brings us closer than ever before to stopping epileptic seizures for patients who have very limited effective treatment options.” Oran’s seizures started two weeks after his third birthday and up until the trial he hadn’t had a single day without a seizure. He needed round-the-clock care. Oran’s Mum Justine said: “We’ve tried everything, but this is the first real shot we’ve been given in years, there has been no ‘what next’ until now. “Unless somebody takes the first step on a trial like this, there is never going to be a better, and there has to be a better for our family. "We’ve seen a big improvement; seizures have reduced and are less severe. That’s been great but the quality-of-life improvement has been invaluable for Oran. “The team really do have your back. We never felt alone, from last August [when we joined the trial]. We were made to feel part of the team and so was Oran.” “The future looks hopeful which I wouldn’t have dreamed of saying six months ago. For Oran, having hope brings excitement. It makes the future brighter and more attainable even. I’m really pleased that Oran gets to experience that.” #DBS #Epilepsy #Research

Good luck Team GB! 👏 As the #Olympics kicks off in #Paris, we're celebrating our GOSH champions: our patients and dedicated #Physiotherapy staff who support them. 🏅 We'll all be cheering you on!

We’re excited to share that we’re now the lead for the National Pathology Imaging Co-operative (NPIC) Digital #Pathology Network for children and young people in the UK ✨ 🔬 📷 Specialist doctors, known as histopathologists, use microscopes to study cells from a person’s body to help understand what has made them unwell. Last week, we celebrated a huge milestone as we upgraded our current system, by implementing the NPIC digital pathology system. Our new high-resolution scanner can convert cells on glass slides into large digital images which can be viewed on a computer screen. This means that we can: - Easily make on-screen measurements and add notes to the image - Quickly and securely share images with other NHS professionals for referrals or second opinions, both at GOSH and other NHS Hospitals on the NPIC system. - Speed up diagnosis for patients and families - Accelerate research and innovation for children and young people with rare or complex disease As leads for the NPIC paediatric network, we will be the go-to centre for referrals and second opinions for digital pathology for children and young people. “The NPIC system has the ability to speed up diagnosis, treatment and research for our patients, and as leads for the paediatric network, we look forward to supporting the care of children and young people across the country. “I would like to thank NPIC and everyone at GOSH who was involved in making this go-live possible, particularly the GOSH pathology, IT and EPR teams!” - Professor Thomas Jacques, Clinical Lead & Laboratory Director for Histopathology at GOSH and Professor of Paediatric Neuropathology at UCL GOS Institute of Child Health National Pathology Imaging Co-operative (NPIC) is a programme led by Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

The power of technology✨ A 3D printer can create an exact model of a patient's brain blood vessels to support their surgery. 👇 Clinicians captured this image for this year's #Research and #Innovation Image Competition here at GOSH. 📸 💙 Doctors use these models to plan surgeries for conditions where blood vessels in the brain are tangled or abnormal. These 3D models help surgeons see and understand the structure of these blood vessel problems before surgery, which can make the operation safer. It provides surgeons with a more detailed map of the patient's brain before they start the operation.

It was a special day here at GOSH as our friend Emma Raducanu swapped the tennis court for our hospital gym 🎾💙 Emma surprised patients and staff and serving lots of smiles. Thanks so much for joining us, Emma!

We were delighted to celebrate this milestone with CLUSTER 🎉, marking over six years of #arthritis research focused on children and young people. Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) causes arthritis in children and young people, diagnosed before their 16th birthday. It results in swelling in one or more joints and can also lead to inflammation of the eye, called uveitis. CLUSTER is a UK-wide consortium bringing together clinicians, researchers, families, patients, industry partners and funders. Our goal: to benefit those living with JIA. Led by Prof Lucy Wedderburn (UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health) and Prof Kimme Hyrich (The University of Manchester), CLUSTER aims to provide evidence for "the right medicine for the right child at the right time". This recent event celebrated six years of successful multidisciplinary collaboration and research, in close partnership with our 'CLUSTER Champions' - their Patient and Parent network. It was fantastic to hear from over 50 attendees, who shared cutting-edge findings in JIA and uveitis research, including insights on complex treatment responses, blood cells as predictors of treatment outcomes, and a potential new test linking genetics with uveitis. The event highlighted the importance of ongoing studies, clinical data, and nurturing future research leaders in the field. The CLUSTER Consortium has been funded by the MRC and receives significant funding from Versus Arthritis, Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity, NIHR, Sparks, Olivia's Vision and Fight for Sight #ThisIsJIA #JIA

Such a joy to host astronaut Tim Peake at our celebration event! 🚀👨🚀 Tim recently joined us to officially launch our new NIHR GOSH Clinical Research Facility in its new home on the 8th Floor of the Southwood Building here at GOSH. He spoke with us about his time in space and the research that he has carried out into rare diseases. We were also joined by Steve McCarthy, the artist who designed the space themed artwork for the facility in collaboration with patients and families. Tim and Steve ran Lego and colouring-in sessions for our young visitors in the new play area and colleagues from the Royal Observatory Greenwich also came along to run a range of space-themed interactive activities 🪐 We want to say a huge thank you to the children, young people and families who were part of the design and conception of the new facility and of course, the GOSH staff who continue to make our research possible! 🌟 #Research #ClinicalTrials

We’re so excited for this event! 👏 Join us for the UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health Symposium on Tuesday, 16 July. 🎉 We’ll be celebrating cutting-edge research in paediatric health, from innovative technologies used for treating complex craniofacial disorders in children to practical ways we can reduce inequity in children’s healthcare. Accessible both in person and online, this symposium will be led by: • Professor Owase Jeelani, Professor of Neurosurgery at UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health and Paediatric Neurosurgeon at GOSH • Professor Michelle Heys, Professor of Global Child Health at UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health Register for free: https://lnkd.in/eN7RDTTG

A groundbreaking study by researchers at GOSH marks the first time children and young people across all four UK nations have been asked to share their views on AI in healthcare, with a focus on enhancing radiology services. ✨ Key findings: 1. Young people are enthusiastic about AI's potential in healthcare, particularly for improving care quality and outcomes. 2. They prefer AI tools to be supervised by healthcare professionals, recognising the irreplaceable human elements of care. 3. In radiology applications, such as identifying bone fractures in X-rays, accuracy of diagnosis is prioritised by children and young people over speed. This important study was co-developed by GOSH Consultant Paediatric Radiologist Prof. Susan Shelmerdine and a steering committee of patients and carers from GOSH’s research advisory groups. Dr Lauren Lee, a member of GOSH Young Persons' Advisory Group and recently qualified Junior Doctor, led the publication of the study results. She said: "There are a lot of discussions about how AI can help to facilitate healthcare. Until this study, no one has really asked the younger generation how we feel about it, especially as we will be growing up alongside AI developments. It has been great to be able to give young people a voice in this space!" The study's findings are already being incorporated into cutting-edge research based at GOSH, where researchers are evaluating and developing AI tools to better detect and describe fractures from a large dataset of X-ray scans in children across the UK. In the future, Professor Shelmerdine and her team are hoping to develop AI tools that can create written reports directly from radiology images and allow patients to ask AI questions about their imaging. Learn more about the study and its potential impact on our website: https://lnkd.in/eR5Q88uE #AIinHealthcare #MedicalInnovation #Research

We're calling current GOSH patients, family members or carers to help us celebrate our hardworking teams. Is this you? ⭐ Nominations are now open for the GOSH Staff Awards until 28 July and if you're a current GOSH patient or family member, we need your help. We hold these awards to recognise and celebrate GOSH staff and volunteers who have gone above and beyond in the past year, achieving remarkable accomplishments for their teams and our patients. Last year nearly 40 teams and 140 individuals were nominated by their colleauges for an award - that's an incredible 247 nominations from staff across our hospital! Simply fill out this short form to share your story of a team or individual who has made a positive impact on your time here at our hospital: https://lnkd.in/ea799rEd Our winners will be announced at a special Staff Awards ceremony this October. Please note, we can only accept nominations from current GOSH patients or family members. 💙 If that's not you, but you'd like to recognise someone, go ahead and share your story in our comments. 👇