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Graphic: Leia at Fortescue HQ
Leia's Story
As a fly-in fly-out HR professional for 15 years, Leia Piccoli had witnessed many mining colleagues require an RFDS retrieval in a medical emergency. She had never expected to need the service herself.
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Bush asks for more doctors, mental health, and drug and alcohol services
01 Aug 2017Overcoming barriers in access to medical services is the most important consideration of health consumers in country Australia, a Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) research report on health needs of rural and remote residents has found.
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Rural nurse honoured as 2017 RFDS Queensland Hero
29 Jul 2017A dedicated commitment to the wellbeing of her small central Queensland community has seen Lesley De Landelles taking home the 2017 RFDS Queensland Hero award.
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Seeds for Flynn's flying doctor sown 100 years ago
29 Jul 2017Kimberley stockman Jimmy Darcy suffered massive internal injuries on 29 July 1917 when his horse fell in a cattle stampede. His death attracted national headlines and proved the impetus for Reverend John Flynn's vision for an outback aeromedical service. Read his story
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My sister, the brave
10 Jul 2017My dad called. He told me a truck had crushed his car. My three daughters were trapped inside. He didn't know if they were trapped inside. He didn't know if they were all alive. I thought I was dreaming. That's what stopped me from collapsing."
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Embedding cultural safety in Australia's main health care standards
10 Jul 2017In Australia, the existing health safety and quality standards are insufficient to ensure culturally safe care for Indigenous patients in order to achieve optimum care outcomes.
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Share your story and make a difference
07 Jul 2017Share your story with the Flying Doctor and help make a difference
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RFDS Dental Service ready to serve rural communities throughout Queensland
28 Jun 2017A fresh, new RFDS Dental service is sure to bring a smile to the faces of those people living in rural and remote Queensland.
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Rockhampton Regional Council gives back to RFDS
23 Jun 2017A generous donation of $103,064 from the Rockhampton Airport will help to keep the Royal flying Doctot Service (Queensland Section) in the skies.
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A manufacturing milestone means a lot for the Flying Doctor
22 Jun 2017Sunshine Coast camper manufacturer Trayon Campers has celebrated the milestone of its 1000th camper rolling off the production line by donating the purchase price to the Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section).
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Lieutenant Clifford Peel – Providing a Blueprint for the RFDS
12 Jun 2017In 1917, Flynn received an inspirational letter from Lieutenant Clifford Peel, a Victorian medical student with an interest in aviation. The young airman and war hero suggested the use of aviation to bring medical help to the Outback. Shot down in France, he died at just 24 years of age and never kn
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Hear, hear! RFDS is delivering hearing assessment services to rural parts of Queensland
09 Jun 2017Residents of rural and remote Queensland will be delighted to hear the news that the RFDS (Queensland Section) will soon be offering a free hearing screening service.
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Country mental health access a fifth the rate of city
02 Jun 2017New research reveals remote Australians die on average from suicide at twice the rate of city people, yet are only able to access mental health services at a fifth of the rate of city people.
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Strengthening Indigenous health workforce will help Close the Gap
29 May 2017Creating more opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health professionals to develop skills through clinical placements will help foster cultural safety in health care services.
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RFDS Local Hero Award Recipients Announced
17 May 2017The hidden heroes behind the Flying Doctor have been honoured.
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Four years of oral health partnership
23 Mar 2017The QCoal Community Dental Service, operated by the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS), is celebrating its fourth anniversary.
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