RCH News

Champions for Children: Meet Anthea

Dr Anthea Rhodes a developmental and behavioural paediatrician. She’s also the Director of the RCH Poll and an exciting new project called the RCH Health Literacy Project.

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Champions for Children: Meet Eloise

Eloise is a Vascular Access Specialist Clinical Nurse Consultant at the RCH. We spoke to her to find out more about a day in her life at the hospital!

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Champions for Children: Meet Tammy

Thanks to Woolworths and the Good Friday Appeal, the RCH will be expanding its Child Life Therapy program to the Emergency Department!

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Champions for Children: Meet Jim

Thanks to the Good Friday Appeal, ChIPS provides a supportive community for those navigating the complex world of chronic illness, offering young people the opportunity to connect with each other. We spoke to Jim to find out more about a day in his life!

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Dilpreet rings the bell!

After more than two and a half years, Dilpreet marked the end of her chemotherapy at the hospital, celebrating by ringing the bell surrounded by her parents, big sister, little brother, Aunt and her cousins.

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Tayla shares what it’s like to be a teen with systemic mastocytosis

In children, mastocytosis most commonly affects the skin. However for young people like Tayla with the much rarer systemic mastocytosis, mast cells gather in different parts of the body, affecting internal organs, bone marrow and digestive tract. Read her story here.

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In memory of Luka

15 October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day, a day to promote greater awareness and support for families whose lives have been impacted by the loss of a child during pregnancy, at birth or in infancy. Families just like Renee’s.

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