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Health dictionary Great Ormond Street Hospital

WEBHealth dictionary. Don't know what a medical or health word means? Find out by clicking through our dictionary pages for jargon-free explanations to hundreds of words. Health

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Health dictionary

WEBThe name for a device that holds together a bone by pins that are inserted through the skin into the bone and held in place by a surrounding brace. It can help a broken bone to …

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Play as a therapeutic tool Great Ormond Street Hospital

WEBPlay as a therapeutic tool. 12 Sep 2019, 11:19 a.m. Meet Alanna Rudd, a Play Specialist at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH). She explains the importance …

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Who we are Great Ormond Street Hospital

WEBGreat Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) is one of the top five children’s hospitals in the world and one of the most technologically advanced. GOSH is an international centre of …

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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

WEBADHD is a neurodevelopmental disorder and refers to a pattern of behaviour that affects a child in most situations, is evident from an early age and can persist into adolescence …

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Improving your diet Great Ormond Street Hospital

WEBEasy ways to get your five a day. Have a glass of fruit juice or a fruit smoothie. Add dried fruit to your porridge and cereals. Polish off a banana sandwich. Add fresh, tinned or …

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Exercise for children and young people

WEBRegular exercise has lots of health benefits for children and young people, such as: improving fitness. providing an opportunity to socialise. increasing concentration. …

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Our role in the NHS Great Ormond Street Hospital

WEBGreat Ormond Street Hospital for Children (GOSH) is part of the NHS. There are over 600 NHS Trusts in the UK. We provide a range of specialist paediatric services to local, …

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Food group fun Great Ormond Street Hospital

WEBTry to keep foods such as butter, margarine, cooking oils and salad dressings to a minimum and save chocolate, crisps, sugary soft drinks, sweets, jam, cream, cakes, pudding, …

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Paolo De Coppi Great Ormond Street Hospital

WEBPaolo De Coppi. Mr Paolo De Coppi is a Consultant Paediatric Surgeon at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), and Reader and Head of Stem Cells and Regenerative …

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Platelet disorders Great Ormond Street Hospital

WEBPlatelets are the cells responsible for making blood clot so platelet disorders mean that injured blood vessels bleed more than usual and heal more slowly. This information from …

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Helping your teenager cope with hospital

WEBThe ‘ Growing Up, Gaining Independence ’ programme at GOSH is a structured programme to help teenagers become more independent. Ask your nurse specialist or consultant for …

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Understanding your child's blood tests

WEBFull Blood Count (FBC) – this counts the number of each type of blood cell in a sample. There are also different tests that make up a FBC, each of which looks at how many of a …

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Conditions and treatments Great Ormond Street Hospital

WEBGreat Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust Great Ormond Street London WC1N 3JH

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Salt Great Ormond Street Hospital

WEBHigh blood pressure is a factor in heart disease and stroke. So it’s important not to have too much of it. If you are aged 7 to 10 years you need less than 5g salt a day (2g sodium) If …

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MyGOSH Great Ormond Street Hospital

WEBMyGOSH. The MyGOSH portal enables children, young people and families to have access to specific parts of the electronic patient record at Great Ormond Street Hospital …

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What it means to be an NHS Foundation Trust

WEBA Foundation Trust is an NHS organisation which gives greater opportunities for people, patients and staff who have a genuine interest in the Trust to have more of a say about …

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