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Victorian Government caretaker period

As the Victorian State election will be held on Saturday 28 November 2026, the Victorian Government will assume a Caretaker role from 6pm on 3 November 2026. During the caretaker period, content will only be added to this website in accordance with the Caretaker Conventions. See Guidelines for Caretaker Conventions.

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Identification of patients

  • When your child is admitted to hospital they will have an identification band attached around their wrist or ankle.  The information on the band includes the patient’s name, date of birth and their unique RCH hospital record number, or UR number.  Your child will be cared for by many different nursing, medical and allied health staff throughout their stay and you will be asked to confirm the information on the band regularly.