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Safe Haven RMH Service

We provide peer support and a comfortable, non-clinical environment for people experiencing mental health distress.

Neuropsychiatry RMH Service

We diagnose and treat patients with symptoms and illnesses of the mind and brain, including complex neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders.

HOPE Team RMH Service

We provide targeted support to people to reduce the risk of suicide re-attempts post-discharge from the Emergency Department, medical wards or inpatient units.

Eating Disorders Program RMH Service

Through our multidisciplinary team of mental health professionals, we offer a range of treatment and support options for people affected by an eating disorder.

Prevention and Recovery Care RMH Service

We provide short-term intensive treatment and support in a residential setting to adults as a less-restrictive alternative to an acute inpatient admission.

Emergency Mental Health RMH Service

We provide specialist assessment, consultation, short-term care and referral for people experiencing a mental health crisis while in an Emergency Department.

Community Care Unit RMH Service

We provide 24-hour recovery-focused rehabilitation in a community residential setting to people with complex mental health needs.

Community Teams RMH Service

We provide specialist mental health assessment, care and treatment for people across several community-based locations in northern and western metropolitan Melbourne.

Uncharted territory: navigating a level one trauma service during a global pandemic News article

As the health system readjusted to the challenges that COVID-19 posed, the trauma service at the Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH) had to adapt.

Thông dịch viên & hỗ trợ về văn hóa (Interpreters and cultural support - Vietnamese)

Đội ngũ Dịch vụ Thông dịch viên & Liên văn hóa của chúng tôi cung cấp các dịch vụ thông dịch viên đã được chứng...

Supporting you

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

Interpreters and cultural support

Our Transcultural and Interpreter Services team provides professionally certified interpreting services to help you communicate with staff and be involved in your care while at the hospital.

About the Royal Melbourne Hospital HREC

The RMH Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) is an NHMRC-accredited ethics committee and is qualified to review applications for the approval of clinical trials.

Ethics Office

All research in Australia involving human participants is reviewed by an independent group called a Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC).

Office for Research

The RMH Office for Research delivers clinical research best practice leadership in the public sector.

Reunited with lifesaving team News article

For Anthony, what started out as a regular trip to his local cafe, quickly became a terrifying series of events.

Clinical trials and research studies

Clinical trials are a very important part of the research process. New treatments, medications and medical devices cannot be approved for use in Australia without going through clinical trials.

Our Clinical Trials Centre

The Clinical Trials Centre (CTC) is a dedicated purpose-built space for conducting clinical trials. All clinical trial visits at the Royal Melbourne Hospital take place in this space.

Clinical trial phases

Clinical trials for medication, treatment and devices are divided into phases.

About clinical trials

A clinical trial is a scientific study of a new medication or device that involves human volunteers. Clinical trials are a test of the effectiveness of the new treatment and how safe it is. Clinical trials are also used to find new uses for existing medicines.