Update to visitor screening
The safety of our patients, staff and community remains our priority, and in line with the Victorian Government’s mandate, new screening processes are now in place at The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH).
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Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination – Guidance for RCH Contractors
In line with the Victorian Chief Health Officer’s Directions, the RCH has implemented measures to ensure that everyone who works at the RCH meets the mandatory vaccination requirements for healthcare workers. This includes all our employees, contractors, sub-contractors and volunteers.
Champions for Children: Celebrating Perioperative Nurses Week
As we wrap up another year of Perioperative Nurses Week, we chat to three members of our RCH team to find out more about perioperative nursing and their roles at the hospital.
COVID-19 update from the RCH
With COVID so active in the community, it is an unfortunate inevitability that there will be exposures in hospitals – and on every occasion these are managed in line with the Department of Health guidelines.
Champions for children: Meet Raji Jacob
To recognise Child Protection Week, we chat with social worker Raji Jacob, who reminds us that child protection is everyone’s responsibility. Raji has been working in the social work team at the RCH for over seven years and shares her insights into advocating for children.
Australian Press Council adjudication
The Royal Children’s Hospital acknowledges the Australian Press Council (APC) adjudication on a campaign of coverage of our Gender Service, in particular Associate Professor Michelle Telfer, which has been ongoing for more than two years.
Col Pearse: From the dam to Japan
Col Pearse was always taught to dream big. And this week the 18-year-old will live out his dream at the Tokyo Paralympic Games, swimming in the 100m butterfly, 200m individual medley and 100m backstroke.
COVID-19 exposure at the RCH food court
The Department of Health has listed McDonald’s at the RCH food court as a Tier 2 site from 5.00pm to 9.00pm on Friday 20 August. Anyone who visited the site during this time should get tested immediately and isolate until they receive a negative result.
Tips for helping young children to cope with the news
Many of us are feeling the weight of our screens filled with stories and images of traumatic events from around the globe. Our kids hear and see these things too. Here are some tips from Dr Anthea Rhodes to help you support young children to cope with news updates, and to protect them from potentially harmful images that can be difficult to navigate in our increasingly digital world.
Champions for Children: Supporting breastfeeding with Lauren Cross
During World Breastfeeding Week 2021, we chat to Lauren Cross, one of our Registered Midwives in the RCH Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) to talk about her role and supporting feeding journeys in the hospital.