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#129 From Boots to Scrubs - Chloe's Coo-ee to Country Girls
5th medical student Chloe Campbell is urging young rural women to consider a career in medicine
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RFDS Dental Service ready to serve rural communities throughout Queensland
A fresh, new RFDS Dental service is sure to bring a smile to the faces of those people living in rural and remote Queensland.
Rockhampton Regional Council gives back to RFDS
A generous donation of $103,064 from the Rockhampton Airport will help to keep the Royal flying Doctot Service (Queensland Section) in the skies.
A manufacturing milestone means a lot for the Flying Doctor
Sunshine 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).
Lieutenant Clifford Peel – Providing a Blueprint for the RFDS
In 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
Hear, hear! RFDS is delivering hearing assessment services to rural parts of Queensland
Residents 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.
Country mental health access a fifth the rate of city
New 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.
Strengthening Indigenous health workforce will help Close the Gap
Creating 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.
RFDS Local Hero Award Recipients Announced
The hidden heroes behind the Flying Doctor have been honoured.
Four years of oral health partnership
The QCoal Community Dental Service, operated by the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS), is celebrating its fourth anniversary.
A long ride west
I wanted to raise some funds but also, and probably more importantly, I wanted to raise awareness of the issue.
A shock to the system
There he lay, white and lifeless, a nurse already performing CPR. And there was Michelle Low Mow, fuelled on little more than adrenaline, a defibrillator in one hand and an oxygen tank in the other.
Help the Flying Doctor find their hidden heroes
The RFDS Local Hero Awards has launched and Queensland residents are encouraged to nominate those outstanding members of their community who tirelessly and selflessly support the work of the Flying Doctor in their region.
Flight Nurse Fleur
If you’re in the middle of a paddock with the doctor and a very sick patient you don’t have time to faff around. Every second counts.
New simulator makes Royal Flying Doctor Service training vision a reality
Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) pilots will now have greater access to world-class simulator training with the launch of a new aviation training centre on the Sunshine Coast.
