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

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

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1800 244 396

Email awch@awch.com.au

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History and Achievements

The Association for the Wellbeing of Children in Healthcare, AWCH (formerly the Association for the Welfare of Children in Hospital) was established on 15 February 1973 as a voluntary organisation consisting of both professional and non-professional people from all parts of Australia who were interested in promoting the non-medical needs of children and their families in hospital and health care.

The Association was funded federally by the Australian Department of Health under its Community Health Programme from 1975 to 1986. Since 1989 the NSW Department of Health has provided funds for AWCH through the Non-Government Organisation funding. As an organisation we are very grateful for the support from the NSW Department of Health.

Over the years AWCH has been the voice for children and their families in the health care system. Being a non-government organisation, we are able to bring consumer pressure to make changes in the psychosocial care of children in hospitals. AWCH has been instrumental in the introduction of:

  • increased and flexible visiting hours for parents/carers and siblings of hospitalised children and adolescents
  • parents staying with their child during hospitalisation with appropriate facilities
  • recognition of the importance of play/education for a child/young person's preparation and recovery while in hospital
  • increased parental involvement in all aspects of a child's hospital care.

Learn more about our history and some of the key moments and individuals who have been part of our organisation in the Brief History of AWCH.

 

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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