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A day in the life of an RFDS dentist
This Dental Health Week, we speak to our Senior Dentist Lynlee Tatnell about her life on the road offering oral healthcare services to rural and remote communities.
More detailsRFDS 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.
Help the Flying Doctor find their hidden heroes
​The RFDS Local Hero Awards has launched and Queensland residents are encouraged to nominate those outstanding members of their community who tirelessly and selflessly support the work of the Flying Doctor in their region.
Flight Nurse Fleur
If you’re in the middle of a paddock with the doctor and a very sick patient you don’t have time to faff around. Every second counts.
New simulator makes Royal Flying Doctor Service training vision a reality
Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) pilots will now have greater access to world-class simulator training with the launch of a new aviation training centre on the Sunshine Coast.
Smooth landings in Flying Doctor’s future
The Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) has welcomed the Federal Government’s latest round of funding to upgrade crucial, remote airstrips throughout Australia.
