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Child & Adolescent Health Care

Newsletter

October 2006 Issue #21


In This Issue

What's New.........


AWCH DISPLAY


AWCH will be putting
on a display at the

Australian & New Zealand
Adolescent Health Conference:
Young people's health: What's it going to take?

13 - 15 Nov 2006

If you're attending make sure to come and say
 "hello"

 

 

 

 

Quick Poll

We Need Your Ideas!!!

Has your hospital developed successful strategies to reduce co-location of adults and children in the same ward?
Yes
No

If you answered yes, please share these strategies with us - click here .

If you answered no, please tell us the barriers that your hospital faced in developing strategies - click here.

Thanks to everyone who participated in our last poll. Those who voted indicated that in the last 12 months, adults have been admitted in the same ward as children at their hospital.

 
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For more information about items in this newsletter or should you wish to provide feedback please contact:

Anne Cutler
National Liaison Officer
Email: awch@awch.com.au
Web: www.awch.org.au
Phone: 02 9631 9208
Fax: 02 9631 9390
Address: PO Box 113 WESTMEAD NSW 2145

The Australian Association for the Welfare of Child Health (AWCH) is a national, non-profit organisation of parents, professionals and community members who work together to ensure the emotional and social needs of children, adolescents and their families are recognised and met within hospitals and the health care system in Australia.
National Office Report:


Welcome to the October issue of our Child and Adolescent Health Care E-news.

This has been an exciting year for AWCH so have a read of the Annual Report to make sure you know who we are, where we are and what we do….

 


 The file for the report is quite large so we've broken it down to several PDF files.

Introduction (PDF 2.69 MB)

Meet Anne and Rowena - have a look at our current accommodation and where we will be located in the near future.

Behind the scenes (PDF 2.15 MB)

Read our President's Report and meet the AWCH Committee members who give up their spare time to meet up and guide AWCH along its path.

Highlights of the Year :Part One (PDF 2.47 MB)

  • Development of the George Gregan Foundation playground at the Children's Hospital at Westmead
  • AWCH Hospital Ward Grandparent Scheme Report
  • AWCH 2005 National Survey Report on the Psychosocial Care of Children and their Families in Hospital
  • Re-structuring of AWCH and Establishment of a New Board
  • AWCH website development

Highlights of the Year: Part Two (PDF 2.30 MB)

  • Papers, Presentations & Displays
  • Parent Councils
  • AWCH Submissions, Comments and Feedback
  • Members' Goal

 

Happy reading!

Anne Cutler
Executive Officer

 

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