Monthly newsletter of Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital and the Institute of Child Health Roundabout Happy birthday JOINT WEBSITE Radio GOSH LAUNCHED ‘Some very special guests came along to Radio GOSH | A two-year project to tum our joint institution's last_month to help the hospital's radio station | website (www.gosh.nhs.uk) into a respected child celebrate Its 21st birthday in style. health portal got underway with the launch ofthe first phase of development in September. 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Trust js an even more important issue, as users search for accurate information. itis in this context that the new hospital and ICH website, \wrw.gosh.nhs.uk, launched in September. 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