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Car seat safety: Are Australian children safe?

The latest RCH National Child Health Poll revealed that many Australian children are not travelling in the safest restraint or position of the car, with two thirds of children transitioning out of a booster seat too early.

Click here for more findings, as well as tips and advice for parents

Your support can make a difference for children like Noah

There are many things that make four-year-old’s happy, like paw patrol, bowling, and eating ice cream, yet visiting the hospital doesn’t usually rank high on that list. However, Noah isn’t your average child. “I love the hospital because they’re all my best friends,” grins Noah. And it’s a pretty big statement for a boy who has spent his whole life in and out of the RCH.

Click here to donate today and support children like Noah.

Kids Health Info

Kids Health Info is dedicated to providing quality, up-to-date paediatric health information that you can depend on. Over 300 factsheets on topics that are important to you and your child, it’s free and available 24-hours a day, when and where you need it.

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Paediatric Injectable Guidelines

Our Paediatric Injectable Guidelines have been compiled by clinicians, for clinicians, to assist in the safe administration of injectable medicines in children.

Click here to learn more, or to buy an online subscription or printed copy of the guidelines.

Caring for international patients

The RCH offers specialist care to international patients that can give children and adolescents the chance at a healthy life.

Click here to read about our International Patient Program.

My RCH Portal: Your record at your fingertips

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Travel a long way to get to the RCH?

The RCH offers telehealth video-consultation for families from rural and regional Victoria or interstate. Usually, this is for known patients for follow-up appointments. This can be in your home or with your local doctor.

Click here to find out more.

Download the My RCH app

The app is an interactive guide to help you know what to expect during your stay, and navigate the RCH world.

Click here to learn more and download.

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Car seat safety: Are Australian children safe?

Click here for more findings, as well as tips and advice for parents

Your support can make a difference for children like Noah

Click here to donate today and support children like Noah.

Kids Health Info

Click here to read more

Paediatric Injectable Guidelines

Our Paediatric Injectable Guidelines have been compiled by clinicians, for clinicians, to assist in the safe administration of injectable medicines in children.

Click here to learn more, or to buy an online subscription or printed copy of the guidelines.

Caring for international patients

The RCH offers specialist care to international patients that can give children and adolescents the chance at a healthy life.

Click here to read about our International Patient Program.

My RCH Portal: Your record at your fingertips

Click here to learn more or sign up

Travel a long way to get to the RCH?

Click here to find out more.

Download the My RCH app

The app is an interactive guide to help you know what to expect during your stay, and navigate the RCH world.

Click here to learn more and download.

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Your guide to the RCH

Kids health information

Clinical practice guidelines

My RCH
Portal

Your guide to the RCH Children’s health information Clinical practice guidelines My RCH Portal

Emergency Department status

View the Emergency Department status page for a real time guide to how busy we are.

Emergency Department status

View the Emergency Department status page for a real time guide to how busy we are.

About The Royal Children's Hospital

We are the major specialist paediatric hospital in Victoria and our care extends to children from Tasmania, southern New South Wales and other states around Australia and overseas.

RCH News

- Brave Sam’s long road back after the accident that left him quadriplegic
  It took all the concentration he could muster, but the first words Sam Farnsworth chose to “type” with his eyes since being left a quadriplegic in a car accident, was; “I love you Mum”.
- 2019 Good Friday Appeal raises an incredible $18,175,467!
  It’s been another record-breaking Good Friday Appeal, raising an outstanding $18,175,467 for The Royal Children’s Hospital!
- Kit keeps fighting the good fight
  All eyes are on baby Kit McClymont, as his parents pour all their strength into his recovery as they rewrite their story of heartbreak. Parents Sammy and Nathan lost Kit's twin brother Noah after his first week of life.
- 11th National Bioethics Conference now calling for abstracts
  This year the 11th National Bioethics Conference will explore these challenges and the impact they have on healthcare – under the title ‘Respecting different perspectives’.We are now inviting submissions of abstracts for oral presentations - standard papers or de-identified case studies.
- Double trouble
  Siblings Harriet and Franklin have both been patients at the RCH after experiencing very different emergencies. Nine month old Harriet gave her parents a scare this month after she suffered from a 90-minute long seizure while older brother, Franklin went into heart failure only weeks after birth.
- Max Block has received the gift of life twice from his mum
  Max has received the gift of life twice from his mum. After his mum Kylee was told Max would one day need a kidney transplant following a diagnosis at birth, she decided to donate her own, strengthening the bond she already had with her son.
- Jet tech gets premature bub Boet back on track
  Baby Boet received life-saving jet therapy treatment at the RCH after being born at only 25 weeks gestation. Today is his original due date and his family are now counting down to taking their son home for the first time.
- Introducing the face of the 2019 Good Friday Appeal
  We're proud to welcome four-year-old Ollie as the face of the 2019 Good Friday Appeal.
- Celebrating our women: Dr Sarah, Director of General Medicine
  Today we hear from Dr Sarah McNab, a paediatrician, a parent and the first woman at The Royal Children's Hospital to be named Director of General Medicine.
- Celebrating our women: Jaymee, cystic fibrosis patient
  Cystic fibrosis patient Jaymee tells us how she likes to empower women in her everyday life and the advice she would give to other young women who are struggling with medical conditions like CF.

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RCH News

Brave Sam’s long road back after the accident that left him quadriplegic
It took all the concentration he could muster, but the first words Sam Farnsworth chose to “type” with his eyes since being left a quadriplegic in a car accident, was; “I love you Mum”.
2019 Good Friday Appeal raises an incredible $18,175,467!
It’s been another record-breaking Good Friday Appeal, raising an outstanding $18,175,467 for The Royal Children’s Hospital!
Kit keeps fighting the good fight
All eyes are on baby Kit McClymont, as his parents pour all their strength into his recovery as they rewrite their story of heartbreak. Parents Sammy and Nathan lost Kit's twin brother Noah after his first week of life.
11th National Bioethics Conference now calling for abstracts
This year the 11th National Bioethics Conference will explore these challenges and the impact they have on healthcare – under the title ‘Respecting different perspectives’.We are now inviting submissions of abstracts for oral presentations - standard papers or de-identified case studies.
Double trouble
Siblings Harriet and Franklin have both been patients at the RCH after experiencing very different emergencies. Nine month old Harriet gave her parents a scare this month after she suffered from a 90-minute long seizure while older brother, Franklin went into heart failure only weeks after birth.
Max Block has received the gift of life twice from his mum
Max has received the gift of life twice from his mum. After his mum Kylee was told Max would one day need a kidney transplant following a diagnosis at birth, she decided to donate her own, strengthening the bond she already had with her son.
Jet tech gets premature bub Boet back on track
Baby Boet received life-saving jet therapy treatment at the RCH after being born at only 25 weeks gestation. Today is his original due date and his family are now counting down to taking their son home for the first time.
Introducing the face of the 2019 Good Friday Appeal
We're proud to welcome four-year-old Ollie as the face of the 2019 Good Friday Appeal.
Celebrating our women: Dr Sarah, Director of General Medicine
Today we hear from Dr Sarah McNab, a paediatrician, a parent and the first woman at The Royal Children's Hospital to be named Director of General Medicine.
Celebrating our women: Jaymee, cystic fibrosis patient
Cystic fibrosis patient Jaymee tells us how she likes to empower women in her everyday life and the advice she would give to other young women who are struggling with medical conditions like CF.

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- Donate today and help children Noah
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- Honour your favourite RCH clinician
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The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne

Car seat safety: Are Australian children safe?

Your support can make a difference for children like Noah

Kids Health Info

Paediatric Injectable Guidelines

Caring for international patients

My RCH Portal: Your record at your fingertips

Travel a long way to get to the RCH?

Download the My RCH app

Car seat safety: Are Australian children safe?

Your support can make a difference for children like Noah

Kids Health Info

Paediatric Injectable Guidelines

Caring for international patients

My RCH Portal: Your record at your fingertips

Travel a long way to get to the RCH?

Download the My RCH app

Emergency Department status

Emergency Department status

About The Royal Children's Hospital

The Royal Children's Hospital

The Royal Children's Hospital