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We want your time with us to be as positive and comfortable as possible. Our vision is to ensure every patient or consumer receives the right treatment at the right time in a safe environment.

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We provide a range of support to assist patients, consumers, families and carers to access services at the Royal Melbourne Hospital.

Coming to hospital can be a stressful time for many people. Knowing as much as possible about what to expect can make you feel more comfortable.

We work with you and your family or carers to set goals for what you want to achieve from your stay in hospital.

We deliver more than 50 healthcare services in the community and in people's homes, across Melbourne and regional Victoria.

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We welcome your feedback, whether it's a complaint, a compliment or a suggestion. Your feedback helps us improve our services for everyone.

Services & clinics

At the Royal Melbourne Hospital, we offer a range of services and clinics for our patients and consumers. We support people staying in hospital, as well as people coming in for treatment or being treated in the community.

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Diabetes and Endocrinology

Medical Imaging

Metabolic Diseases

Neurology and Stroke

Victorian Infectious Diseases Service

Victorian Tuberculosis Program

Health professionals

As a large public hospital and healthcare provider, we work with health professionals statewide to help deliver patient care. Our career and training opportunities for healthcare workers promote professional development and improve patient outcomes.

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The Royal Melbourne Hospital is one of Australia’s leading public healthcare providers. Join the team. Build a career.

Training courses

There's a range of clinical learning opportunities at the Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH).

Our GP Liaison team helps GPs and other health professionals to navigate and refer patients to services at the Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH). We work to improve communication between the hospital and primary care

Pathology Handbook

The RMH Pathology Handbook is a reference guide to help clinicians select tests and collect the correct specimen.

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Ricki Spencer

M.Ed. BSW. BA B.Ed.

Community Advisory Committee member — they/her

Ricki Spencer is a qualified teacher, social worker, a current student at the University of Melbourne completing their PhD and has over 20 years’ experience working in welfare provision as a social worker, teacher and health promotions facilitator.

Ricki is a public advocate for people living with a disability and transgender folk, and is passionate about local planning issues relating to access to health and services for marginalised groups in Victoria. Ricki identifies as a transgender non-binary person with lived experiences of disability. Ricki has also presented her findings to the Royal Commission for Disability Safety in trans and gender diverse reformation in health education and relationships for queer students with disabilities in Victorian schools.

Ricki is a member of the Physical Disability Australia (PDA), Co-Chair Inclusive Rainbow Voices LGBTIQ People with Disabilities, the Chair for the policy steering committee for AusPATH, Educational mentor for the Pinnacle Foundation, convenor for Sociology of Media in Australia and Sociology of Teaching in Australia of the Australian Sociological Association, LGBTIQ Community Housing Reference Group Member for HAAG, Consumer Advisory Member for CIH Australia, Executive Advisory Committee Member for Breast Screening Victoria St Vincent’s Hospital, Social Media Officer for AASE Australian Association for Special Education teachers, and Ambassador for Advance Care Planning Australia.