For health professionals

  • All patients and families at The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) have access to a purposeful, planned and early transition process. 

    For more information on how the Transition Support Service can assist patients receiving care at the RCH, please contact transition.support@rch.org.au.

    For clinicians caring for patients with an intellectual disability and/or Autism Spectrum Disorder, the RCH has developed some helpful resources to assist:  


    Adolescent transition definition

    "A purposeful, planned process that addresses the medical, psychosocial and educational/vocational needs of adolescents and young adults with chronic physical and medical conditions as they move from child centred to adult-oriented health care systems"