To celebrate 150 years of caring for sick children in 2002, Great Ormond Street Hospital is on the hunt for past patients, nurses and doctors.

Were you a patient, or the parent of a patient who benefited from pioneering surgery?

Or perhaps you remember going to the hospital school? What were your most memorable childhood experiences at the hospital?

As a researcher, surgeon or doctor at GOS, what memories do you hold? Did you see any major advances in surgery? Were any drugs developed that revolutionised treatment?

Did you train or work as a nurse at the hospital? Did you witness medical breakthroughs or nurse critically-ill patients back to full health?

Going back many years, perhaps you nursed children through the SecondWorld War?

If you would like to share your experiences and play a part in Great Ormond Street Hospital's birthday year, please contact Julia Garden on 020 7829 8671 or e-mail gardenj@gosh.nhs.uk

JULIA GARDEN

Great Ormond Street Press Office