The Royal Children’s Hospital is seeing an increase in demand for our services, along with high acuity in our patients and increasing levels of staff illness. This is impacting wait times for our services as well as some planned surgeries.
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The Royal Children’s Hospital is committed to fairness, inclusion, respect and the celebration of diversity. We are proud to deliver a Gender Service recognised as one of the world’s best, and even prouder of the young people and their families who declare their identity and seek our support.
The RCH National Child Health Poll report found the pandemic had significant negative mental health impacts.
Dr Rowena Coutts has strong Victorian ties, so it’s no surprise that her connections to The Royal Children’s Hospital began before her time on the RCH board.
The State Government has announced the appointment of Dr Rowena Coutts as the new Chair of The Royal Children’s Hospital Board, effective 1 July.
It is with great sadness that we advise that Professor Ruth Bishop passed away on 12 May, aged 89.
In recognition of IDAHOBIT Day, we caught up with Taryn Marks, the RCH’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Lead to talk about her new role and why diversity, equity and inclusion matters.
Construction works are now underway on the first stage of a project to expand The Royal Children’s Hospital, adding more inpatient beds and Emergency Department treatment spaces. The major redevelopment is the result of a $41.3 million investment by the Victorian Government. Around 20 workers are now on site each day as part of Stage … Continued
No child should experience discrimination or the threat of discrimination. Our research and clinical work tell us that trans and gender diverse children and adolescents are some of the most vulnerable in our community. They need and deserve our support, our respect, and our protection.
