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The Latest Breaking News from Great Ormond Street

Great Ormond Street hospital ‘falling apart’ as power cut halts children's surgery

Six operations were stopped on Thursday morning following the incident, with the trust’s board warning that patient care could be affected by problems with the estate

Evening Standard · Sep 6

Lucy Letby case expert witness was under fitness-to-practise investigation during trial

Exclusive: Jury was never told about inquiry into key prosecution witness Peter Hindmarsh, which looked into allegations including of harm to patients

The Guardian - UK · Mar 3

Who is Yaser Jabbar, the disgraced Great Ormond Street surgeon?

Nearly 100 children suffered harm at the hands of the surgeon. Why did it take so long for the botched care he delivered to patients to be discovered?

Evening Standard · Jan 29

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Great Ormond Street hospital cleaners win racial discrimination appeal

Claim by 80 workers that they were subjected to ‘indirect race discrimination’ by wait for NHS pay terms upheld

The Guardian - UK · Jan 23

Boy suffering from ‘excruciating’ headaches diagnosed with rare brain condition

The 11-year-old underwent brain surgery weeks after the discovery

The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2025

Jason Isaacs spontaneously married wife to get 'medical insurance' for her

Jason Isaacs' wife Emma fell ill when they were out in Los Angeles, but he did not have medical insurance for her, so Jason decided to marry Emma in a registry office service she would have cover.

BANG Premier · May 28, 2025

Woman’s joyful reunion with surgeons who separated her from conjoined twin 40 years ago

‘I truly am alive because of them,’ Holly Queiroz says

The Independent UK · Mar 3, 2025

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Dubai conference cancels talk by ex-children’s hospital doctor investigated in UK

Former Great Ormond Street hospital surgeon Yaser Jabbar removed as speaker at orthopaedics event

The Guardian - UK · Sep 10, 2024

Great Ormond Street apologises after children suffered ‘severe harm’ under surgeon

NHS hospital reviews care of 700 patients after inquiry found orthopaedic doctor caused lifelong damage to some, one of whom underwent an ‘avoidable limb amputation’

The Guardian - UK · Sep 8, 2024

Great Ormond Street Hospital launches urgent review over concerns about former surgeon

Hospital examining more than 700 cases amid concerns over former orthopaedic surgeon Yaser Jabbar

The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2024

Delays, rows and legal challenges: inside the stalled new NHS gender identity service

Guardian analysis reveals chaotic efforts to open two units offering new treatments to children with gender dysphoria

The Guardian - UK · Oct 27, 2023

Charity calls for more spending on childhood cancer research

It comes amid efforts to raise £300 million to build a state-of-the-art Children’s Cancer Centre at Great Ormond Street Hospital.

The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2023

Exemptions for Great Ormond Street amid ‘serious concerns’ about strike impact

Union leader Pat Cullen said mitigations were granted on Friday following a request from Great Ormond Street Hospital.

The Independent UK · Apr 29, 2023

Great Ormond Street Hospital bosses agree settlement after boy left disabled

A judge has approved a settlement, which includes payment of a lump sum of nearly £7 million, after a relative sued on the boy’s behalf.

The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2022

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