Objective To assess type and adequacy of information provided by transfer forms (TFs) at two units of Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children (LRHC), Colombo.Design Prospective observational study.Setting Wards 8 and 9 of LRHC.Subjects All children transferred from other medical institutions.Method Study was carried out over 3 months from 15 th March, 2002 on all patients transferred to wards 8 and 9 from another hospital. Type of information provided in TFs was assessed and details taken into a pre-tested questionnaire. The information was analysed using Epi Info Version 6.04b.