The RFDS in QLD

What we do

The Royal Flying Doctor Service in Queensland provides excellence in, and access to primary health care and aeromedical services across the state. Our emergency retrieval service operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, delivering the finest care to more than 330,000 Australians each year — that’s one person every two minutes. In addition to aeromedical retrievals of the critically ill or injured, the RFDS also delivers a broad range of essential primary and preventative healthcare services, including telehealth, mental health, oral health and health promotion.

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Aeromedical Retrieval

All RFDS bases in Queensland (except Longreach) provide an aeromedical retrieval service for emergencies.

Primary Health Care

The RFDS provide a comprehensive range of healthcare services to regional, rural and remote Queensland communities.

Oral Health

Thanks to Commonwealth funding, we are able to deliver vital oral health services to remote communities via our RFDS Dental Service.

Telehealth and Medical Chest

RFDS medical officers provide a 24-hour medical consultation service via telephone and radio transmission.

Mental Health and Wellbeing

The Flying Doctor's mental health and wellbeing services assist in addressing the health needs of those in rural and remote areas.

Health Promotion

Health promotion underpins the RFDS’s health services and covers illness prevention, as well as community capacity building.