Patient and Family Centred Care

Children being treated for cancer at The Royal Children's Hospital will be cared for by an integrated medical and holistic team funded by the Good Friday Appeal.

Planning has started on a new model of care to treat patients beyond the four walls of the hospital and closer to home.

The Royal Children’s Hospital’s in-house TV programs – Be Positive and Hospital Lingo – are designed to help patients become familiar with hospital and stay connected with others.

A project which aims to ensure staff at The Royal Children’s Hospital deliver care which is sensitive to the mental health needs of patients is set to be implemented hospital wide.

The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) Emergency Department (ED) is one of the busiest in the State, treating up to 300 patients on any given day.

At any one time across the RCH, 15% of patients are receiving nutrition intravenously.

The ecstasy of welcoming healthy twin boys into the world turned to terror for Natalie and Tim when at 24 hours old one of their boys, Bailey, started seizing. An ultra sound showed blood pooling in his brain and two days later an MRI confirmed that the tiny baby boy had had a stroke.

Patients with Intellectual Disability and/or Autism Spectrum Disorder who are also affected by mental health issues are a vulnerable group with a high care needs.