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Celebrating Dental Health Week '23 (TAS)
The Royal Flying Doctor Service Tasmania team had super fun celebrating Dental Health Week (DHW) 2023 with SuperSillyUS Circus. But there's a serious side to dental health that was part of our event and messaging throughout the week.
Read moreWhen I was diagnosed with cancer, I was terrified! (NSW/ACT)
"When I was diagnosed with cancer, I knew it was going to be a long road ahead, living so far from doctors and the treatment I needed. I was terrified.” – Peter from Lightning Ridge
Read more90 Years of Development and Innovation (NSW/ACT)
The Reverend John Flynn set up the Royal Flying Doctor Service and commissioned inventor Alfred Traeger to develop a pedal radio
Read moreBourke and Wills territory safe at last (NSW/ACT)
Where once there was nothing, the RFDS Cooper Basin Clinic now offers locals everything ‘from dental to mental’ health care
Read moreFlying Doctor Edi's Story (WA)
"Many of the patients we pick up are suffering from chronic health issues and are in dire need of specialist care.
Read moreOur Bases
Details on each of the RFDS bases around Australia, with photos, address, contact details and outline of services performed.
Read moreWhat we do
Details of services provided by the Flying Doctor Australia wide. Including life-saving emergency evacuations and comprehensive primary healthcare
Read moreRFDS celebrates 30,000 health clinics this decade (NSW/ACT)
The RFDS (South Eastern Section) has provided or assisted in the provision of 30,000 clinics since 2010.
Read moreElders back-to-back support for bush communities (SA/NT)
Elders Limited has boosted its investment in the wellbeing of bush communities with a three-year extension of its major sponsorship of the Flying Doctor.
Read moreFlying Doctor Telehealth goes national (VIC)
Commonwealth Government funding is enabling RFDS Victoria to take its telehealth platform national.
Read moreTalk small to make big change (QLD)
The Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) has launched a new campaign aimed at promoting better connections to support mental health and wellbeing
Read moreTransforming health care for communities across the country (VIC)
The October edition of 'Going the Distance' will be hitting letterboxes very soon. In it, you'll find more inspiring stories from our Flying Doctor community.
Read moreDoc's new chapter (SA/NT)
When Dr Yaritji Green completes the new Australian General Practice Training Program, she’ll join a growing breed of doctors known as Rural Generalists – or “GPs Plus”.
Read moreSave lives by recycling your bottles and cans as the Flying Doctor partners with Return and Earn (NSW/ACT)
The Flying Doctor is grateful to have been selected as a major donation partner of the TOMRA Return and Earn Scheme recycling program
Read moreRFDS named Australia's Most Reputable Charity (SA/NT)
The RFDS is named Australia’s Most Reputable Charity for the ninth year.
Read moreRFDS bridges gap for rural dental care (QLD)
A new study has revealed the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) Dental Service produced more than $15 million of economic and social benefits for Queensland patients between 2013 and 2019.
Read moreFlying Doctor powers through pandemic with unwavering healthcare delivery (QLD)
The Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) has navigated 2020 with minimal disruption to its vital healthcare services despite the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read moreEquitable health access for all Australians
As part of a submission to the Federal Government's Inquiry into Regional Australia, the RFDS has just released a new research paper entitled 'Equitable Patient Access to Primary Healthcare in Australia'.
Read moreFEBRUARY: Flying across a pandemic (SA/NT)
The RFDS was the first aeromedical organisation to manage a positive COVID-19 case on Australian soil.
Read moreCelebrating the women of the Flying Doctor (WA)
Happy International Women's Day! The Flying Doctor in WA is celebrating the day by recognising the tremendous efforts of the women of the Flying Doctor who #choosetochallenge themselves on the frontline and behind-the-scenes to benefit the health outcomes of all who live, work and travel across WA.
Read moreAnnual results show Flying Doctor's mental health services are growing (NSW/ACT)
Annual results announced at the Royal Flying Doctor Service South Eastern Section's AGM show an increased focus on mental health.
Read moreWA Governor officially opens upgraded facilities at RFDS Meekatharra base (WA)
The Honourable Kim Beazley AC, Governor of Western Australia and patron of the Royal Flying Doctor Service in Western Australia officially opened upgraded facilities at the RFDS Meekatharra base today.
Read moreFlying Doctor provides big boost for national economy (QLD)
A new study has revealed the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) provides more than $2.5 billion in benefits to the Australian economy each year through its life-saving aeromedical services to regional, rural and remote Australians.
Read moreTravel safe tips from your Flying Doctor (WA)
We know the wonders and pitfalls of remote travel. Here are our top tips for safe travel from the Flying Doctor you'll want to keep handy as you #wanderoutyonder throughout Western Australia during the school holidays.
Read moreThe right place, the right time in Kowanyama (QLD)
“It is purely coincidental that our primary health care team was in Kowanyama that Friday. Normally we run daily clinics Mondays to Wednesdays, but the recent public holiday meant we rescheduled for Friday,”
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