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Graphic: Best for the Bush Rural and Remote Health Baseline 2023
Primary care access vital for better health outcomes in remote Australia
The second annual Royal Flying Doctor Service ‘Best for the Bush, Rural and remote Health Base Line’ report was released today.
More detailsCelebrating the women of the Flying Doctor
08 Mar 2021Happy International Women's Day! The Flying Doctor in WA is celebrating the day by recognising the tremendous efforts of the women of the Flying Doctor who #choosetochallenge themselves on the frontline and behind-the-scenes to benefit the health outcomes of all who live, work and travel across WA.
Read full storyFlying Doctor calls for help to assist burns patients across Queensland
03 Mar 2021Latest figures from the Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) reveal an average of 73 patients each year are flown to emergency care with burns-related injuries.
Read full storyProfile: Hayley Wood, Network Support Pilot, RFDS
03 Mar 2021As a teenager, Hayley Wood accompanied her dad on a trial instruction flight. Hayley says on that day all her former career aspirations perished and she knew she was destined to become a pilot.
Read full storyA golden partnership begins
02 Mar 2021The Royal Flying Doctor Service in WA is delighted to welcome Westgold Resources as our newest major partner.
Read full storyMore than $200,000 raised in 12 hours for Flying Doctor Memory Lane
26 Feb 2021A lightning-fast 12 hour donation drive has seen RFDS Victoria raise vital funds to help launch its new service, Memory Lane.
Read full storyMobile brain scans to transform urgent stroke care
26 Feb 2021The Australian Stroke Alliance,of which the RFDS is a member, has received $40 million through the Frontier Health and Medical Research initiative.
Read full storyThe weekend that didn’t quite go to plan
25 Feb 2021Laura wasn't expecting to be airlifted by the RFDS when she was spending the weekend in Mukinbudin with her family. Thankfully the RFDS was there for Laura and her baby boy Archie to safely transport them to Perth...
Read full storyWhat if there was no help?
24 Feb 2021Jed was helping muster sheep on a friend’s property when he came off his motorbike, fracturing his wrist and shattering his ankle.
Read full storyWhen I was diagnosed with cancer, I was terrified!
23 Feb 2021"When I was diagnosed with cancer, I knew it was going to be a long road ahead, living so far from doctors and the treatment I needed. I was terrified.” – Peter from Lightning Ridge
Read full storyRFDS Victoria launches its Matched Giving Day to support Memory Lane
17 Feb 2021On Thursday 25 February 2021, RFDS Victoria will launch a lightning-fast fundraising campaign to support its new service, Memory Lane.
Read full storyPaws for thought
15 Feb 2021Pembroke School's latest donation of hand-stitched teddies is helping to make circumstances a little more bearable.
Read full storyRemote rescue
14 Feb 2021Amber Driver was shocked by news that no mother ever wants to hear. “Sonny’s come off his bike. He’s really hurt!”
Read full storyDoc's new chapter
14 Feb 2021When Dr Yaritji Green completes the new Australian General Practice Training Program, she’ll join a growing breed of doctors known as Rural Generalists – or “GPs Plus”.
Read full storyTurning cows into cash
14 Feb 2021A surprise six-figure donation from a Naracoorte business has secured a flying start to the Royal Flying Doctor Service’s fundraising efforts in 2021.
Read full storyOn tap at the William Creek Hotel
14 Feb 2021The Royal Flying Doctor Service is now “on tap” at the iconic William Creek Hotel.
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