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Community services

For RCH-led clinical services including those in the community, please see the RCH Clinical Services Directory.

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Community Asthma Program (CAP)

CAP aims to reduce avoidable use of acute services while improving the morbidity indicators of children and parents with asthma by providing enhanced primary care through community-based services. The program focuses on provision of co-ordinated, responsive, preventative services, based in the community, with a focus upon asthma self-management and improved cohesion of services for children and young people presenting with asthma symptoms.

Eligibility

  • Children and young people (0-18 years) presenting to the Royal Children's Hospital with a diagnosis of asthma. Families must live in postcodes 3000-3099 or the Cities of Boroondara, Stonington, Port Phillip or Yarra.
  • Referrals must meet HARP-CDM eligibility. This means that children are frequently presenting to hospital with asthma or at risk of hospital presentation due to the complexity of their chronic illness and other social or medical reasons.
  • Ineligible children may be referred to other health professionals or agencies, with the appropriate consent from the family.
  • CAP respects the needs of different languages and is able to link with interpreting services, if needed at no cost.

Service

Highly skilled asthma educators provide free asthma education and support to young people, their families and other key people (ie children's services, school staff etc) to better understand asthma and ways to better manage when symptoms appear.
An Asthma Educator can visit children and their family at home, in the GP surgery, or at another location convenient to them.

Referral Process

The following referral sources are accepted: medical and nursing staff, self-referrals, GP and maternal and child health.

Support groups

An A-Z list of community based support groups for children and their families in Victoria: RCH Support Group Directory.

Medical Imaging

GPs and paediatricians can request specialist paediatric Medical Imaging through the RCH Medical Imaging Department, based on the 2nd floor of the RCH. Patients can be bulk-billed. 

  • Information for GPs (pdf)
  • Referral form: PDF
  • Bookings tel: (03) 9345 5256
  • More information: Medical Imaging

Pathology

GPs and paediatricians can request specialist paediatric Pathology services through RCH Pathology, based on the ground floor of the RCH. Patients can be bulk-billed. 

RCH transitionTransition to adult services

What support is available for young adult patients attending RCH  who require lifelong adult health care?  A well planned transition process from paediatric to adult health care is vital for the optimal physical and psychological development of young people with a chronic illness. 

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Last Updated 01-Oct-2009. Authorised by: Annie Moulden. Enquiries: Susan Jury.
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