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Ask Dr Margie

Right now we’re talking about: Top tips to help you manage your child's eczema

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Childhood bullying: How are parents coping?

The latest RCH National Child Health Poll revealed one in five parents had a child experience bullying in the last school term, and one in four parents feel helpless to address the problem.

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

Support children like Sunny

The signs of Sunny’s liver disease appeared shortly after she was born, and while her twin sister grew, Sunny’s health deteriorated. Specialists at the RCH worked through many complications to get this bubbly little girl back on her feet as quickly as possible.

Click here to help the RCH to continue to support children like Sunny.

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.

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.

Click here to read more

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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Ask Dr Margie

Right now we’re talking about: Top tips to help you manage your child's eczema

Click here to watch Dr Margie's blog.

Childhood bullying: How are parents coping?

The latest RCH National Child Health Poll revealed one in five parents had a child experience bullying in the last school term, and one in four parents feel helpless to address the problem.

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

Support children like Sunny

Click here to help the RCH to continue to support children like Sunny.

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.

Kids Health Info

Click here to read more

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

- Meet our NUMs: Ash from Koala!
  We would like to introduce you to Ash from Koala - our ward that provides specialist care for patients with both cardiac and renal conditions. Ash told us how he always strives to make a positive health difference to his patients and what he would take with him if he was stranded on a desert island.
- New app taking the tech world by storm
  Royal Children’s Hospital nurses have taken the app world by storm with a guide to managing children in emergency departments that shot to the top of the global medical app charts in its first few days.
- Meet our NUMs: Simone from Butterfly!
  Say hello to Simone from Butterfly - our neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Simone told us about her love for working with children and all she has achieved since starting at the Royal Children's Hospital 13 years ago.
- Harrison Pennicott starts five months of treatment to beat scleroderma
  WATCH out medical world, Harrison Pennicott is ready to smash scleroderma. The six-year-old Warranwood boy entered The Royal Children’s Hospital yesterday to begin a gruelling five months of treatment doctors hope will save his life.
- Meet our NUMs: Melissa from Kelpie!
  In this week’s instalment of Meet our NUMs, we would like to introduce you to Mel from Kelpie – our adolescent ward. We asked Mel about why she decided to move into adolescent nursing and what she loves the most about her job.
- Congratulations Gatehouse
  Congratulations to the Gatehouse Centre for winning the Minister’s Awards for Innovation in Protecting Children category for the 2018 Victorian Protecting Children Awards on Monday night. Gatehouse was nominated on three recently introduced programs: Animal assisted therapy, the Child Family Trauma System Intervention – a therapy for trauma exposure – and Our Space, a resource … Continued
- 2018 RCH Victorian Trauma Grand Round
  Health care professionals from across Australia, as well as China, India, Ireland, Saudi Arabia and the United States joined us for the latest RCH Victorian Trauma Grand Round.
- Donor kidney gave little Aubree a new lease on life.
  After waiting half her life for the donor kidney she has needed since birth, Aubree Shepperbottom is alive, free and healthy.
- 2018 Victorian Protecting Children Awards nomination.
  Congratulations to the Gatehouse Centre for being named a finalist in the Minister’s Awards for Innovation in Protecting Children category for the 2018 Victorian Protecting Children Awards.
- Access changes to RCH Emergency Department
  Visitors to the hospital will notice some changes to access due to work getting underway on the RCH aquarium.

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RCH News

Meet our NUMs: Ash from Koala!
We would like to introduce you to Ash from Koala - our ward that provides specialist care for patients with both cardiac and renal conditions. Ash told us how he always strives to make a positive health difference to his patients and what he would take with him if he was stranded on a desert island.
New app taking the tech world by storm
Royal Children’s Hospital nurses have taken the app world by storm with a guide to managing children in emergency departments that shot to the top of the global medical app charts in its first few days.
Meet our NUMs: Simone from Butterfly!
Say hello to Simone from Butterfly - our neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Simone told us about her love for working with children and all she has achieved since starting at the Royal Children's Hospital 13 years ago.
Harrison Pennicott starts five months of treatment to beat scleroderma
WATCH out medical world, Harrison Pennicott is ready to smash scleroderma. The six-year-old Warranwood boy entered The Royal Children’s Hospital yesterday to begin a gruelling five months of treatment doctors hope will save his life.
Meet our NUMs: Melissa from Kelpie!
In this week’s instalment of Meet our NUMs, we would like to introduce you to Mel from Kelpie – our adolescent ward. We asked Mel about why she decided to move into adolescent nursing and what she loves the most about her job.
Congratulations Gatehouse
Congratulations to the Gatehouse Centre for winning the Minister’s Awards for Innovation in Protecting Children category for the 2018 Victorian Protecting Children Awards on Monday night. Gatehouse was nominated on three recently introduced programs: Animal assisted therapy, the Child Family Trauma System Intervention – a therapy for trauma exposure – and Our Space, a resource … Continued
2018 RCH Victorian Trauma Grand Round
Health care professionals from across Australia, as well as China, India, Ireland, Saudi Arabia and the United States joined us for the latest RCH Victorian Trauma Grand Round.
Donor kidney gave little Aubree a new lease on life.
After waiting half her life for the donor kidney she has needed since birth, Aubree Shepperbottom is alive, free and healthy.
2018 Victorian Protecting Children Awards nomination.
Congratulations to the Gatehouse Centre for being named a finalist in the Minister’s Awards for Innovation in Protecting Children category for the 2018 Victorian Protecting Children Awards.
Access changes to RCH Emergency Department
Visitors to the hospital will notice some changes to access due to work getting underway on the RCH aquarium.

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- Feel great by helping sick children
  Your donations help us provide world leading healthcare to Victoria’s sickest children
- Support cutting edge equipment at the RCH
  Help children with serious heart conditions by supporting a new patient monitor in the cardiac operating theatres

The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne

Ask Dr Margie

Childhood bullying: How are parents coping?

Support children like Sunny

Paediatric Injectable Guidelines

Caring for international patients

Kids Health Info

My RCH Portal: Your record at your fingertips

Travel a long way to get to the RCH?

Download the My RCH app

Ask Dr Margie

Childhood bullying: How are parents coping?

Support children like Sunny

Paediatric Injectable Guidelines

Caring for international patients

Kids Health Info

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