The RFDS in QLD
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Keeping kids safe and healthy from the start
This World Patient Safety Day, we share the vital work of the RFDS Primary Health Care (PHC) team in ensuring there’s ‘safe care for every newborn and child’ across Queensland.
More detailsFlying Doctor is helping to heal mental health
The RFDS Far North Mental Health and Wellbeing Service is proud to provide free Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mental Health First Aid training to several communities across Cape York each year.
Helicopter crash survivor pays tribute to the Flying Doctor
Grazier Michael Tomlinson was mustering cattle from a helicopter near Augathella when he experienced engine trouble and plummeted to the ground.
Flying Doctor marks 25 years of mental health delivery for Queenslanders
This year marks 25 years of mental health service delivery by the Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) for people living in regional, rural and remote Queensland.
From selling spare parts to flying planes
When Dave Collins finished school he didn’t have ‘the grades or ability’ to pursue his dream of becoming a pilot. Then a half-an-hour trip with a mate changed his life for good.
Rockhampton Airport donates to the Flying Doctor
In May, Rockhampton Airport announced it was donating more than $116,000 to the Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS). The donation will help the RFDS continue to provide vital healthcare services to patients across the region.
Flying Doctor extends whole-of-life care through new palliative care program
For the first time in its history, the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) (Queensland Section) is now trialing specialised palliative care services for people living in rural and remote Queensland.
Public support needed for new Flying Doctor Base
The Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) is taking the next step in its statewide infrastructure plan, announcing today its plans for a new aeromedical base to service regional, rural and remote Queensland.
RFDS Toowoomba Patient Transfer Facility officially opened
A new Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) patient transfer facility was officially opened at Toowoomba City Aerodrome in May.
