Royal Children's Hospital - Immigrant Health Service

This is a refugee (and those seeking asylum) health and mental health service for children. It includes a weekly outpatient clinic, patient consultations, education for service providers and work in policy development.

All children within a family can be seen at the same visit to minimise trips to the hospital. In addition, every attempt is made to combine appointments for other services (such as eye review and audiology) with clinic times. A detailed summary is provided for the referring doctor with an ongoing plan for management; families receive a copy of this letter. The service is free of charge for all refugee and asylum seeker children.