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Flying Doctors bring community to remote Australia

The work of the Royal Flying Doctor Service remains as vital as ever for people in rural areas as an outback Queensland base marks its 80-year anniversary.

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A wing and a prayer: flying doctors and the struggle to access healthcare in remote Australia

Helen Kidd caught the mail plane to Brisbane to take her daughter Belle to hospital, but when the worst happened she relied on volunteer organisations

The Guardian - AU

See Medical Plane In Australia Land On Highway To Help Injured SUV Driver

The SUV crashed in a remote location in the outback, with the driver left in a life-threatening situation.

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Flying doctors touch down on Eyre Highway after driver critically injured by car rollover

The highway connecting South Australia and Western Australia was temporarily transformed into a runway on Saturday as paramedics responded to a vehicle rollover that left a 53-year-old man with critical injuries.

ABC News

Royal Flying Doctor Service plugs gaps in Kimberley's flood-destroyed road network

Since being on the frontline of the WA's January flood disaster it's been a busy few months for the Royal Flying Doctor Service, and it isn't slowing down for crews yet.

ABC News

Physiotherapist takes to the skies to heal pain in outback towns

For the first time, a physiotherapist will join the Royal Flying Doctor Service to help treat chronic pain in South Australian patients living in the vast outback.

ABC News

Bitten and nearly killed by a king brown snake, Don spent the next 27 years giving back to the RFDS

Don Anderson was nearly killed in 1995 after he was bitten by a king brown snake at a remote WA station. He has spent three decades paying back those who saved his life.

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Missed appointments a thing of the past as real Flying Doctors step in

Nearly 40 years ago this Victorian wheatbelt town served as a filming location for the fictional TV series The Flying Doctors. Now the actual service is now in town and they're already making a big difference.

ABC News

Outback Queensland town becomes first to trial emergency airstrip lanterns for RFDS

Pilots say flying to remote properties in medical emergencies can be like "walking into a dark room", but one tiny community is trialling a solution.

ABC News

RFDS health report reveals women in the bush likely to die 19 years before city counterparts

Women and Indigenous people living in the bush are having decades of their lives shaved off due to preventable health issues and a lack of the most basic health services, a new RFDS report has revealed.

ABC News

Royal Flying Doctor Service to open healthcare clinic at William Creek in outback SA

The Royal Flying Doctor Service is set to open a permanent healthcare clinic at William Creek, one of South Australia's smallest and most remote towns.

ABC News

Bush communities farewell renowned RFDS doctor Don Bowley OAM as he reflects on nearly 30 years of service

Whether he was delivering babies in the middle of the bush or performing a procedure atop a pool table in a pub, Dr Don's medical career has been nothing short of epic.

ABC News

Lanterns replace toilet rolls in emergency night retrievals for the Royal Flying Doctor Service

Outback station owners are turning to a simple innovation with a long history to light airstrips for Royal Flying Doctor Service pilots in emergencies.

ABC News

Royal Flying Doctor Service to expand primary healthcare with GP clinic takeovers in NSW

The charity will take on pre-existing medical practices for the first time, one in Gilgandra and the other in Warren.

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Outback women make Christmas puddings to support Royal Flying Doctor Service in Broken Hill

For more than six decades a carefully planned operation has been carried out in Broken Hill, as a group of outback women come together to turn eggs, flour and spices into lifesaving medicine.

ABC News

Second woman dies after Great Central Road crash in WA Goldfields

The 56-year-old woman had been flown to Perth for treatment after the incident, which left a 31-year-old woman dead at the scene and several others injured, including two children.

ABC News

Dajarra matriarch Barbara Clarke reflects on fostering 40 kids and 'brilliant' RFDS doctor that inspired her

A matriarch of her remote Queensland community, Barbara Clarke has always loved caring for people. She says an RFDS doctor taught her the importance of looking after others.

The Canberra Times

From frights to flights: Warburtons soar into Outback Air Race

They are well-known for their Halloween display - and it will be back this year.

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MP calls for greater cooperation as regional SA patients experience delays in hospital treatment

Major delays for hospital treatment in regional SA prompts an independent MP to call for better cooperation between the state government, ambulances and the Royal Flying Doctor Service.

ABC News

Royal Flying Doctor Service needs outback pilots for 'best job in the world'

Burning loo rolls and life-saving missions can be all in a night's work for an essential service that is struggling to attract applicants as the travel industry and big airlines recruit more pilots.

ABC News

RFDS turns 94 and is more in demand than ever before in regional, remote WA

There are many patient transfers that flight nurse Heather Cudmore and her colleagues will always carry with them — experiences that reached unprecedented numbers in WA last year.

ABC News

Broken Hill’s Royal Flying Doctor Service visitor centre secures $5.5 million for makeover

Plans to upgrade the Royal Flying Doctor Service's visitor centre in Broken Hill have been propelled forward, with the NSW government dedicating $5.5 million in funding.

ABC News

Royal Flying Doctor Service gets $1b funding commitment in upcoming federal budget

The Royal Flying Doctor Service will get $1 billion over 10 years in the federal budget, which its executive director says will help to minimise fuel price shocks.

ABC News

WA flying doctor fleet expansion to combat spread of COVID-19 in regional WA

Four aircraft have been added to help the organisation reach more patients in far-flung corners of the state.

ABC News

Royal Flying Doctor Service's Broken Hill base gets second aeromedical service

The Royal Flying Doctor Service will start a second aeromedical service at its Broken Hill Base in the second week of March.

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