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Retrieval Nurse John Howes has marked an incredible 30 years of service with the RFDS, caring for thousands of patients in that time.
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Our bank account has changed, but our mission hasn’t
22 Jan 2025We have changed banks to provide you with more options and better security when donating to the RFDS in WA.
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New Aboriginal artwork at Jandakot base
08 Jan 2025Jandakot has recently undergone a makeover, thanks to the hard work of RFDS WA Head of Nursing, Paul Ingram who commissioned Aboriginal artwork to be displayed around the base.
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RFDS to open its first permanent GP clinic in Kalgoorlie
07 Jan 2025The Royal Flying Doctor Service of Western Australia (RFDS WA) will open its first permanent GP clinic in Kalgoorlie in 2025 to support the growing demand for primary health care in the Goldfields.
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Call for airstrip owners to assist the RFDS
18 Dec 2024The Royal Flying Doctor Service of Western Australia (RFDS WA) has launched an awareness campaign in regional Western Australia to improve safety for patients and crews at small airstrips.
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Mother-to-be Helen's emergency flight to Perth
19 Nov 2024First time mother-to-be Helen did everything right throughout her pregnancy this year. She hung up her riding helmet and was taking extra care around the horses. But one hot February morning, a regular day at the stud took a dramatic turn.
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Royal Flying Doctor Service WA celebrates major achievements at 2024 AGM
15 Nov 2024The RFDS WA held our Annual General Meeting (AGM) at our Jandakot headquarters where the 2023-24 Financial Report and Annual Report were presented for formal endorsement by the Board.
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Our Robin Miller Scholarship intern
25 Oct 2024Tessa Mitchell recently interned with the Royal Flying Doctor Service in Western Australia as a student flight nurse.
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Stay safe this harvest season
22 Oct 2024For the past 96 years, the nurses, doctors and pilots of the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) have been no strangers to Western Australian grain-growers.
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