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Renewed Commitment to Rural Health: Nicotine Management Program Extended
The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) Tasmania is proud to share that its Nicotine Management Program has been renewed for another two years, thanks to continued support from the Tasmanian Government.
More detailsSeeds for Flynn's flying doctor sown 100 years ago
Kimberley 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
My sister, the brave
My 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."
Embedding cultural safety in Australia's main health care standards
In 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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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.
