Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity (GOSH)

Great Ormond Street Hospital opened its doors on 14th February 1852, with just 10 beds, 2 wards & 20 staff. Today, they have 353 beds, 38 wards & nearly 3000 staff, treating children from throughout the UK and the world for a wide range of conditions. Although the basic running costs of the hospital are met by the NHS, the charity needs to raise over £50 million each year to fund the latest specialist equipment, medical research, redevelopment and family accommodation. Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity want to ensure the hospital remains a world class specialist paediatric hospital, giving new hope to children suffering from complex and life-threatening conditions.

The Great Ormond Street Hospital philosophy is the child first and always. They perform 550 child heart operations and a comparable number of heart-related non-surgical interventions every year, more than any other children’s hospital in the world.

Great Ormond Street Hospital treats over 150,000 patients each year for the rarest and most complex conditions.

How your donations to Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity will be used?

The Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity raises money to enable Great Ormond Street Hospital to provide world-class care for its young patients and their families and to pioneer new treatments and cures for childhood illness by:

• Contributing to the rebuilding and refurbishment of the hospital
• Funding the most up-to-date equipment
• Supporting research into, and development of, breakthrough treatments
• Providing accomodation and other support services for children and their families

The Great Ormond Street Hospital offers the widest range of paediatric services under one roof in Britain, and pioneers new treatments and drugs through its research body, the UCL Institute of Child Health (ICH).

Great Ormond Street Hospital is full of remarkable children whose bravery touches everyone. Help keep the magic alive for thousands of children by donating generously to this invaluable charity.