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RFDS buses roll out to boost Covid vaccination rates in rural towns
The Royal Flying Doctor Service mobile health hub buses will hit the road on Monday, October 18, 2021, in partnership with the State Government, to deliver an accessible vaccination option to Tasmania’s rural and remote communities. Find out when it's coming to your town . . .
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One Click Life partners with RFDS in Western Australia
30 Aug 2021Yet to do your tax? Australian financial services company One Click Life have partnered with the RFDS to give back to communities.
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Coral Bay shark bite victim in safe hands of the RFDS
26 Aug 2021New South Wales boy Jackson Bartlett, 10, was snorkeling off Coral Bay in WA’s North West with his dad in June when he noticed a large shadow moving fast towards him.
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WA Flying Doctor logistican set to retire after 33 years of service
26 Aug 2021Celebrating 33 years of service to regional and remote Western Australia is RFDS logistician Robin Emmett.
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Gregory QCWA help keep the Flying Doctor flying
24 Aug 2021For everyone in the region around Gregory, the RFDS is their general practitioner, their emergency response and their mental health support. So, when we needed an upgraded clinic, the local women stepped in to help.
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Flight Nurse celebrates 10 years with the Service
20 Aug 2021From providing care at 20,000 ft to delivering babies in remote hospitals, Flight Nurse Haidee Kerr shares why working for the Royal Flying Doctor Service is her dream job.
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Flying Doctor brings vaccines to the furthest corner
19 Aug 2021From Kangaroo Island to Kingoonya and the Nullarbor to Ngukurr - the Flying Doctor is reaching out to remote South Australians and Territorians to administer the COVID-19 vaccine.
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More than emergency healthcare — RFDS Field Days
16 Aug 2021Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) Field Days are just one of the many ways people in rural and remote areas can access the Flying Doctor’s life-saving treatment.
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RFDS Flight Nurse delivers own baby
16 Aug 2021When Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) Flight Nurse Hayden Wilson completed his midwifery studies in July 2019, little did he know he’d be putting those skills to use two years later to deliver his own child!
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