Vale Professor Glenn Bowes AO

We are greatly saddened by the loss of Professor Glenn Bowes AO, Emeritus Professor of Paediatrics. His visionary leadership, profound commitment to improving the lives of children and adolescents, and great humanity have left an indelible mark on the Melbourne Children’s Campus, the University and the wider community.

Champions for Children: Meet Emily

Meet Emily, the senior clinician specialising in Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) at Gatehouse, the RCH’s free, voluntary Specialist Sexual Assault Service. “I help to break down barriers to accessing specialist sexual assault services for children at risk of or experiencing sexual exploitation. I also help children, young people, and their carers identify ways to disrupt … Continued

Board position recruitment round

The Department of Health holds an annual recruitment round for part-time board director and chair positions for public hospitals. Applications for the 2025 recruitment round open Friday, 1 November 2024.

Champions for Children: Meet Hanna

Hanna is our Senior Paediatric Care Pharmacist and Clinical Pharmacy Team Co-leader. We caught up with her to find out how she got started in this job and what’s involved in ensuring medication safety across a hospital.

Champions for Children: Meet Sarah

Sarah Connolly is currently the Director of Allied Health at the Royal Children’s Hospital. We caught up to find out a bit more about what led to Sarah’s career in health, the importance of protecting children and what inspires her to keep doing what she does.   You’re currently the Director of Allied Health, but … Continued

Aarna the heart hero

602.That’s how many days two-year-old Aarna spent in Koala, The Royal Children’s Hospital’s cardiac ward. That means, the toddler has spent most of her life in hospital, until now.