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Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne

11/20/2014

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Amity the dog comes with his owner to visit the children in the Royal Children's Hospital ( RCH) several times a week. A very colourful and exciting addition to an already amazing environment. The RCH is committed to providing best practice holistic care which includes the benefits of the creative arts to reduce stress experienced by patients, families and staff, improve clinical outcomes, increase staff satisfaction and wellbeing. 
The Arts at the RCH (ARCH programme) is led by Victoria Jones who was previously the founder of GO Create! programme at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London.
 ARCH significantly improves the experience of being in a hospital for everyone  and contributes to the healing environment by making it more stimulating, engaging and less stressful. A child on entering RCH must feel as if they are at a fair ground and not a hospital: there is so much choice whether they choose to view the meerkats, get absorbed in the aquarium or join in the interactive art activities in some of the specially designed spaces in the building.The arts are utilised to engage children in their continued education whilst at the hospital. A number of the art installations are transfixing  and wonderful distractions for a sick child and their worried parents. There are many exciting innovations going on here,
not least the hand hygiene silent disco involving many of the staff to deliver creatively health messages about the importance of handwashing ! 
Anyone doubting if the environment makes a significant difference to how you feel would benefit from a visit to RCH.
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