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Students All Smiles for World Oral Health Day
In celebration of World Oral Health Day, the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) Tasmania landed at St Leonards Primary School with a mission to transform young grins and ignite a passion for health.
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Flying Doctor celebrates birthday with Local Heroes
17 May 2016Celebrating 88 years, the Flying Doctor gives thanks to the invisible army of volunteers who tirelessly support the Service.
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RFDS launches new patient transfer facility at Burnie Airport
16 May 2016Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) Tasmania will launch the new and improved patient transfer facility at a presentation and afternoon tea at the Burnie Airport Terminal, Wynyard on Tuesday 17 May 2016 at 2.30 pm.
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RFDS calls for a healthier Tasmania
19 Apr 2016RFDS Tasmania has provided a supplementary submission to the Healthy Tasmania Five Year Strategic Plan.
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Billion dollar saving with accident prevention strategy
06 Mar 2016Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) research finds up to $1 billion in hospital savings are possible if a new strategy to prevent accidents and injury in rural and remote Australia is adopted.
Read full storyRFDS flies in to support King Island Community
29 Feb 2016The Royal Flying Doctor Service is reaching out to connect with the King Island community on Tuesday 1 March when it attends the Agricultural, Horticultural & Pastoral Show and on Wednesday 2 March the RFDS will visit the King Island District School to conduct educational presentations to students.
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More Indigenous health workers key to Closing the Gap
27 Jan 2016Training, employing, and supporting more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in health and aviation roles is necessary for Indigenous health outcomes to improve. The launch of the RFDS Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) supports new health career pathways for Indigenous people.
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Half of all road deaths occur on rural roads
15 Jan 2016"Half of all road deaths occur in remote and rural areas, despite two thirds of Australians living in cities" Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia CEO Martin Laverty said.
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Acting Health Minister launches the QCoal Community Dental Service for 2016
06 Jan 2016Minister for State Development and Minister for Natural Resources and Mines Dr Anthony Lynham today launched the QCoal Community Dental Service.
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Safer airstrips in remote areas will help save lives
10 Dec 2015Airstrips used for medical emergencies in remote parts of Australia will be made safer following the announcement of $11.6 million for runway upgrades.
Read full storyTasmanian students take to the skies with the Flying Doctor
23 Nov 2015Three Tasmanian student won exciting and prestigious scholarships to work with the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) in Outback Australia.
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A fall from a horse
17 Nov 2015I had never met these people before my accident, and yet they saved my life
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​Country kids face twice as many tooth fillings as city cousins
07 Oct 2015A new research report released by the Royal Flying Doctor Service in September shines a spotlight on oral health for country Australians.
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Hobart hosts 100th meeting of the Flying Doctor National Board
18 Sep 2015The 100th meeting of the Board of Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia (RFDS) being held in Hobart today will consider action in response to evidence that the main cause of potentially preventable hospital admissions is poor dental care.
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Kaleb's story
10 Sep 2015Kaleb was just 10 days old when his heart started to fail. He needed emergency heart surgery to survive. But he was stranded with his mother Lori, as their isolated hometown was surrounded by flood waters.
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