The RFDS in QLD

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Dean Taylor in office

A career of care

17 Oct 2025

This October, Dr Dean Taylor, Medical Education Lead - Aeromedical, celebrates 25 years of service with the Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS).

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12 Jun 2019

Woolworths shoppers raise more than $200K to help save lives

In the month of May, the Woolworths team and their customers helped raise an incredible $203,833 for the Flying Doctor in Queensland through their $1 token campaign—all we can say is, thank you!

23 May 2019

RFDS granted NSQHS accreditation

RFDS Queensland Section’s pursuit of the best and most responsive patient care possible was recently cemented with two new accreditations.

23 May 2019

Dental care for rural and remote communities

It may come as a surprise that the Flying Doctor is one of the largest providers of oral and dental health services in the country, reaching those areas other healthcare providers can’t access.

23 May 2019

Creating pathways to rural and remote medicine

Funded by the Department of Health, The Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) in partnership with Cairns Hospital have facilitated medical intern placements for Post Graduate Year 1 junior doctors.

23 May 2019

Expanding after-hours telehealth

It has been 10 months since we expanded our telehealth services from our Cairns Base to cover weekend hours. In this short period of time, the addition of this service has demonstrated significant improvements in access to remote Primary Health Care.

23 May 2019

Strengthening our partnerships

Recently RFDS have had the privilege of signing two Memorandum of Understandings with the South West Hospital and Health Service and Southern Queensland Rural Health.

22 May 2019

2019 Local Hero recipients

Now in its fourth year, the RFDS Local Hero Awards give the RFDS (Queensland Section) an opportunity to acknowledge and thank those incredible good Samaritans, volunteers and fundraisers who go out of their way to ensure the Flying Doctor will be around for another 91 years.

01 May 2019

Woolworths shoppers support the RFDS to save lives across Queensland

This month, Woolworths are proudly supporting the Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) across their 248 stores in Queensland and Northern NSW, by encouraging shoppers to buy a $1 donation token with their shop.