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RFDS Scholarships Impact
‘A rewarding and life-changing experience’ is how one of our Scholarship recipients described her time with RFDS providing medical services in remote areas.
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Making Headlice history in George Town
14 Jun 2016The Royal Flying Doctor Service partnered with the University of Tasmania and Anglicare to deliver free education sessions for children and families at George Town.
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RFDS launches new patient transfer facility at Burnie Airport
16 May 2016Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) Tasmania will launch the new and improved patient transfer facility at a presentation and afternoon tea at the Burnie Airport Terminal, Wynyard on Tuesday 17 May 2016 at 2.30 pm.
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RFDS calls for a healthier Tasmania
19 Apr 2016RFDS Tasmania has provided a supplementary submission to the Healthy Tasmania Five Year Strategic Plan.
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RFDS flies in to support King Island Community
29 Feb 2016The Royal Flying Doctor Service is reaching out to connect with the King Island community on Tuesday 1 March when it attends the Agricultural, Horticultural & Pastoral Show and on Wednesday 2 March the RFDS will visit the King Island District School to conduct educational presentations to students.
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Tasmanian students take to the skies with the Flying Doctor
23 Nov 2015Three Tasmanian student won exciting and prestigious scholarships to work with the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) in Outback Australia.
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Hobart hosts 100th meeting of the Flying Doctor National Board
18 Sep 2015The 100th meeting of the Board of Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia (RFDS) being held in Hobart today will consider action in response to evidence that the main cause of potentially preventable hospital admissions is poor dental care.
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RFDS committed to improving health outcomes for remote communities
01 Sep 2015The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) in Tasmania is committed to assisting to improve the health outcomes of remote and rural Tasmanians.
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Flying Doctor supports improved dental health services
16 Jul 2015People living and working in rural and remote areas are disproportionately affected by problems associated with poor oral health largely because they have poorer access to services.
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