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More Indigenous health workers key to Closing the Gap
Training, employing, and supporting more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in health and aviation roles is necessary for Indigenous health outcomes to improve. The launch of the RFDS Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) supports new health career pathways for Indigenous people.
Read moreQueensland Government signs new partnership with Royal Flying Doctor Service (QLD)
The Queensland Government has secured world-class aeromedical care for Queenslanders through a new 10-year inter-hospital transfer partnership with the Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS).
Read moreCelebrating RFDS Western Operations engineers this Aviation Maintenance Technician Day (WA)
In the last year, the WA Flying Doctor travelled 9,000,000kms to reach more than 10,000 patients in need of our care, a feat made possible thanks to our highly specialised engineering team.
Read moreBoosting our capability for the next century (WA)
In an Australian first for the Flying Doctor, two helicopters will join our fleet at the end of 2021.
Read moreReady for take-off (WA)
Our latest magazine is out now! Read about your Flying Doctor in WA and how we are facing the Omicron variant of COVID-19, a new chapter in our history, patient and staff stories, and recipes from our family to yours...
Read moreWith your support, Flying Doctor comes to the rescue for rider seriously injured in the outback (NSW/ACT)
Angels of the sky help young rider who sustained serious injuries in a motorbike accident while with friends in outback NSW..
Read moreRFDS celebrates Flying Doctor Day (NSW/ACT)
On 17 May 2022, RFDS celebrates Flying Doctor Day and 94 years of proudly providing emergency aeromedical and essential health care services to the Australian community.
Read moreA new chapter in RFDS history (WA)
The RFDS in Western Australia is excited to be the first Australian State to integrate helicopters into our service to meet the evolving health needs of regional Western Australians.
Read moreRFDS Patient Transfer Facility to enhance safety and care in the Riverland (SA/NT)
The Royal Flying Doctor Service is set to build a dedicated Patient Transfer Facility in Renmark, the first of its kind in the Riverland.
Read moreThe new Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) Fortescue Heli-Med Service took flight for the first time (WA)
The new Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) Fortescue Heli-Med Service took flight for the first time today, marking an historic moment for the RFDS in Western Australia.
Read moreCooper Energy supports the Flying Doctor Education Program to tour Otway schools (VIC)
Cooper Energy is funding the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) Victoria to take its Education Program–complete with the life-sized RFDS Flight Simulator –on a two-week tour of Victoria’s south-west.
Read moreFlying Doctor extends whole-of-life care through new palliative care program (QLD)
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.
Read moreFlying Doctor marks 25 years of mental health delivery for Queenslanders (QLD)
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.
Read moreMundi Mundi Bash breaks Nutbush World Record (NSW/ACT)
More than 6,000 people come together to set a new record for people performing the Nutbush at once
Read moreVisitor Centres reopen to public (NSW/ACT)
The opportunity to learn more about the proud history and incredible services offered by the Royal Flying Doctor Service is available again with the doors at the Visitor Experience Centre at Dubbo and Outback Heritage Centre at Broken Hill reopened.
Read moreThe RFDS Victoria Board met scholarship recipients in Mildura (VIC)
With travel restrictions making a face-to-face meeting impossible last year, RFDS Victoria arranged a long overdue afternoon tea with its 2021 Give Them wings scholarship recipients.
Read moreFestival will once again rock the outback (NSW/ACT)
As one Mundi Mundi Bash comes to fruition, we are excitedly preparing for the next outback festival in just a few months’ time
Read moreA growing service. More patient transportation from our Bankstown base (NSW/ACT)
The Flying Doctor makes it easier for patients to get between regional NSW and Sydney.
Read moreHow the RFDS saved a life and changed a career (QLD)
It’s every parent’s worst nightmare. Their newborn baby is desperately ill and the critical medical care they need is hundreds of miles away. Cue the Royal Flying Doctor Service.
Read moreHealthy Ageing in the Bush Requires a Coordinated Strategy
New Flying Doctor Research reveals thousands of remote Australians aged over 65 are flown by aeromedical teams to hospitals with illnesses that could have been prevented through increased country health services. A coordinated National Healthy Ageing Strategy is vital to improve health outcomes.
Read moreFundraisers donate $50,000 to RFDS (QLD)
The Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) has 50,000 reasons to thank the RFDS Near and Far Volunteer Auxiliary after making a generous donation to the Service.
Read moreMarree community legend retires (SA/NT)
When June Andrew rattled into Marree in her Ford Laser in the heat of the 1982 summer, it was the first time she had visited the remote South Australian town.
Read moreFollowing in her father’s footsteps (QLD)
Western Queenslander Liane Spencer has a lifelong connection with The Flying Doctor, working as the Charleville Base Manager, metres away from the hangar that her father serviced RFDS aircrafts for more than 30 years.
Read moreTwists of fate in the corner of the state (NSW/ACT)
With broken ribs and two punctured lungs, Wayne needed the Flying Doctor fast.
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