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.

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

Hospital care

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.

Ongoing care

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

Community care

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

Providing feedback

We welcome your feedback. It 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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Cardiology

Diabetes & Endocrinology

Mental Health & Wellbeing

Metabolic Diseases

Neurology & Stroke

Victorian Infectious Diseases Service

Victorian Tuberculosis Program

Health professionals

Research

Pathology data retrieval services

We provide data to support operational, quality assurance and research activities.

Permission for data access is subject to Pathology approval.

For quality assurance and research purposes, Human Research and Ethics Committee (low risk) approval is also required.

Data used outside the RMH will be de-identified.

Applications for data retrieval attract a minimum fee of $155. This may vary with the complexity of the data required.

Complete the online form below to apply for pathology data retrieval services.

Applicant contact details

Full name (applicant)

Phone number (applicant)

Email (applicant)

Organisation

Cost centre

Postal address

Data use

Purpose of data request

Purpose details

What question are you trying to answer? These details will support your application.

HREC application number

This is required for all applications for Research and QA purposes.

Will the data be used outside the RMH?

When is the data required?

Minimum 2 weeks

Data specifications

De-identified or identified data?

Declaration

I declare that the information I have provided is true and to the best of my knowledge. By accessing the data, I will abide by the RMH policies and procedures.

I acknowledge my responsibilities for the appropriate use of this data in accordance with all applicable acts and guidelines including, but not exclusive to the Privacy Act 1988, Information Privacy Act 2000 (Vic) and the Health Records Act 2001

Thank you for your application

Your request has been sent to our Pathology team. A team member will respond to you as soon as possible.

Last updated 08 February 2023