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Gladesville Hospital
Building 7
Cnr Victoria & Punt Rd
GLADESVILLE NSW 2111

Tel: (02) 9817 2439
Fax: (02) 9879 4346

Toll Free (Parent Line)
1800 244 396

Email awch@awch.com.au

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AWCH Library

The AWCH Library was established in 1975, and contains information for parents and families as well as academic and research literature from national and international resources.

The library is a unique service and is especially useful to those unable to access local or medical libraries.

AWCH Library's unique printed and audio-visual collection covers:

  • child and adolescent development
  • child health nursing
  • play in hospital
  • pain management
  • non medical aspects of child and adolescent health care
  • children and young people with special needs.

The service is free to AWCH Members. Non-members are required to pay printing costs as well as postage and handling fee for library resources photocopied or borrowed.

On-line Catalogue Search

The AWCH Library Catalogue now available online:

DVDs and Videos: AWCH Audio Visual List

Journal index: http://www.chw.edu.au/parents/journal_articles

Book catalogue: http://library.wsahs.nsw.gov.au
To access the book catalogue, follow these three simple steps:-

  • From the search page click on 'Advanced search'
  • Select Location 'Children's Hospital at Westmead'
  • Select Collection 'AWCH'

For further assistance please send an email to Jillian Rattray, AWCH Librarian at JillianR@chw.edu.au

Library Hours:
Monday 8:30am to 5:00pm
Phone: 02 9845 0682
Email: JillianR@chw.edu.au

Outside Library hours please contact:
AWCH
Phone: 02 9817 2439
Fax: 02 9879 4346
E-mail: awch@awch.com.au

 

AWCH | Child and Adolescent Health News

What's New

31 May 2010
Joint Response to the Government's Health Reform Initiative from National Peak Bodies Children and Young People' s Health

11 March 2010
Press Release: Co-location Putting Your Child At Risk

10 February 2010
Caring Together: NSW Kids
A Discussion Paper
Submission from the
Association for the Wellbeing of Children in Healthcare

20 NOVEMBER 2009
MEDIA RELEASE
20th Anniversary
UN Convention on the
Rights of the Child

27 August 2009
Co-location -
an unresolved issue


18 May 2009
"I Just Want You To Be Happy" by A/Prof Leanne Rowe and Professors David Bennett & Bruce Tonge, discssed on ABC Radio's The Health Report

16 March 2009
!Media Release!
Award Winner -
AWCH Hospital Ward Grandparent Scheme

18 February 2009
New AWCH Patron

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