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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:
Alfred Health
Austin Health
Barwon Health
Barwon Health (YATS)
Eastern Health
Monash Medical Centre
St Vincent's Health
Northern Health
Preferred Referral Method
Alternative (Not Preferred)
Western Health
All Adult Services
Women's & Children's Clinics
Parkville Precinct Hospitals
Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH)
Royal Women's Hospital (RWH)
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre (PMCC)
Quick Reference – Email Referrals
Alfred Health op.referrals@alfred.org.au
Austin Health (Urgent) outpatiURGENTref@austin.org.au
Austin Health (General) OUTPATRef@austin.org.au
Barwon Health (YATS) YATS@barwonhealth.org.au
Monash Medical Centre Schospitalreferral@monashhealth.org
Northern Health specialistclinics@nh.org.au
Western Health (Adult Services) Adultoutpatientreferral@wh.org.au
Western Health(Women's & Children's Clinics) wandcclinics@wh.org.au