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Baby Daisy's Flying Doctor journey

Shantell Kennell was enjoying the perfect pregnancy, when almost overnight her blood pressure shot through the roof. Shantell was told she had severe preeclampsia, her life was in danger and the only sure ‘cure’ was to deliver her baby in a specialist unit 600km away...

Rio Tinto invests in a third aeromedical jet for RFDS Western Operations fleet

A third Rio Tinto LifeFlight PC-24 jet is set to join the RFDS Western Operations fleet in 2022.

First Flying Doctor midwife scholarship recipient hits the skies above Isa

In January, the first recipient of a new Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) midwifery scholarship has taken to the skies over North West Queensland.

Weighing a RFDS PC-12 Aircraft

When our PC-12 aircraft arrive from the Pilatus factory in Switzerland, the plane undergoes an aeromedical fit-out, performed by our specialist engineers. The 760 hour fit-out equips the aircraft to serve as an intensive care unit in the sky.

Meet the Team Monday

"I am really proud and privileged to work here at the RFDS!"

Smile Squad

The Flying Doctor Dental team has joined the Victorian government’s Smile Squad – a program set up to provide free examinations and dental treatment to Victorian public school children.

Bronwyn’s story

RFDS Victoria's Rural Women's GP service offers clients a gender choice when it comes to seeing a clinician. For Charlton local Bronwyn, the service has proven to be a "godsend".

Four new RFDS aircraft take to the skies above regional NSW

National Standards update

RFDS Victoria’s voluntary participation in the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards (National Standards) compliance assessment is fast approaching, with the auditing process commencing in late February 2020.

Our staff – compassion in the face of crisis

As an organisation, we wish to publicly acknowledge and thank our staff for their work during - and no doubt beyond – the bushfire crisis.

Expanding our service delivery with Nurse Practitioners

Recently the Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) identified an opportunity to increase the number of nurse practitioner roles in our aeromedical retrieval services.

Rural junior doctor training program update

As 2019 came to an end, so did our first year of interns who participated in our rural junior doctor training program.

Handle with Care Appeal - saving baby Calvary

When a rare heart condition threatened little Calvary's life, the Flying Doctor was there to see her to safety.

Flying Doctor showcases initial plans for Bundaberg simulation training facility

The Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) has today showcased the preliminary plans for its world-class Aeromedical Retrieval Simulation Hub (AMRSH) to be built in Bundaberg.

RFDS Research: Aeromedical retrieval for suspected appendicitis in paediatrics patients

A significant number of paediatric patients are aeromedically retrieved from rural and remote locations with a diagnosis of appendicitis or acute abdominal pain. Future research should consider whether training in abdominal point-of-care ultrasound reduces retrievals.