Parent Resources
About the Department of General Medicine
The Department of General Medicine provides a full range of inpatient and outpatient clinical services for general Paediatric conditions for children and their families. It is committed to providing evidence based healthcare in a family centred environment.
The Department of General Medicine provides a full range of inpatient and outpatient clinical services for general paediatric conditions for children and their families. It is committed to providing evidence based healthcare in a family centred environment. Many General Medicine patients are cared for in Sugar Glider - Medical Care.
The members of the Department of General Medicine are closely involved with all aspects of paediatric medical education. It is involved in undergraduate and postgraduate training of medical students and paediatricians. It is also conducting research in collaboration with the Murdoch Children's Research Institute and the University of Melbourne, Department of Paediatrics.
Hospital admissions can be organised directly by the referring paediatrician/physician via contacting the on-call consultant ( via Hospital Switchboard Tel. no. +61 3 9345 5522.). Referrals to the Emergency Department may be required for acutely unwell children or if they need evaluation and treatment prior to admission.
The General Medical clinic conducts many clinics throughout the week staffed by general paediatricians, many who have a range of sub specialty interests. Issues dealt with include: asthma, infections, immunizations, travel medicine, immigrant health, growth (obesity and slow weight gain), development, behaviour, schooling difficulties, epilepsy, adverse drug reactions, eczema, ear/nose/throat problems, sleep concerns, enuresis/encopresis, constipation, urinary tract infections, arthritis etc.
Referrals to the Outpatient Service can be made by completing one of the referral forms available HERE
Parent Information Leaflets
The leaflets are now located at Kids health info for parents
Links to other Parent Resources
- South Australian parent information website
Child and Youth Health
- Children's Hospital at Westmead parent information website
Children's Hospital at Westmead - Parents - Factsheets
- RCH Department of Cardiology fact sheets
RCH Cardiology Information Handouts
- NSW Health parent information - includes some multilingual
NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service
- Better Health Channel - Victorian DHS site
Better Health Channel
- Health Translation Directory - from Victorian DHS - search for material by subject and by language
Health Translations
- Centre for Community Child Health parent information sheet translations
Health Translations
- Raising Children Network - the Australian parenting website
Homepage, raising children's network
