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Border dash to save a limb
Callum Smith was enjoying a day of wakeboarding on Lake Argyle in the state’s far north when he took a fall that almost cost him his arm.
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Rural Mental Health Crisis
22 Jan 2018In the last year the Flying Doctors have seen 24,500 people to provide mental health counselling. "We could double or triple that service tomorrow and still not touch the surface," Mr Laverty said.
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A day in the life of an RFDS Flight Nurse
08 Jan 2018I could be a midwife one day, a critical care nurse the next and working in primary health the day after.
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Filling service gaps in remote communities
08 Jan 2018A NEW mobile outreach program is helping improve access to dental services in remote Tasmanian communities. Starting with Circular Head in the north west, the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) Tasmania is providing free screening, preventive and restorative dental services...
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Partnership helps Michelle hit health goals
04 Jan 2018GEORGE Town woman Michelle Turpin credits a partnership approach – which involved setting her own goals then being supported to achieve them – with helping her health turn a corner.
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RFDS Tasmania's Stephen Stone Wins Gong
28 Dec 2017Stephen Stone, the first Tasmanian to win Exercise Physiologist of the Year award could be your local rural health worker.
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What drives an RFDS Flight Nurse - Laura Bratby
08 Dec 2017In a job where no two days are the same, flight nurse Laura Bratby is motivated by mental resilience, a supportive team and knowing she’s helping people who need her the most.
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Qantas Matching Frequent Flyer Donations to RFDS
01 Dec 2017This Christmas, our friends at Qantas are supporting the RFDS by matching Qantas Frequent Flyer member donations between 23rd November and 25th December 2017.
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New Dentist for the RFDS in Tasmania
22 Nov 2017RFDS Tasmania welcomes their first ever full time dentist to the team, the gregarious and internationally experienced, Dr Lorika Strickland.
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Teddy bears go to hospital
17 Nov 2017The kids at this Launceston Primary School took x-rays, listened to hearts, and gave asthma medication - to their donated teddies of course! Toothbrush kits were supplied to each child by RFDS
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My fundraising trek
02 Nov 2017“Walking the five days of the Larapinta trail to raise funds for the RFDS, was an amazing experience.”
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My Dad, Alf Traeger (1895 – 1980)
01 Nov 2017Then one day the Rev. John Flynn walked in. He needed a portable and reliable generator to provide sufficient power for transmitting messages to and from the isolated people of the outback. And so the pedal radio was invented.
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Margaret’s sweet last ride
31 Oct 2017Well, what a great service. The most caring attendants and the ‘Rolls Royce’ of ambulances. They even stopped at Mums favorite ice cream shop at The Cow Shed, Avoca! Mum passed away at 3:45am on Sunday 26 February.
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A passion for remote health care
29 Sep 2017“You have to be flexible - other people might call it resilient, but you must have the flexibility to work in a huge range of environments. You must be adaptable.”
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Flying Doctor calls for stricter regulations for children using quad bikes
12 Sep 2017Quad bike accidents are among the leading causes of on-farm child accidents and deaths in Australia, with 20% of child deaths between 2001 and 2015 attributed to quad bikes.
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