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#97 Kelly was heavily pregnant when she was diagnosed with a brain tumour
Kelly Foran was eagerly expecting the arrival of her first child when she told by Doctors that she had a brain tumour the size of a 'goose egg'.
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RFDS Celebrates Ninety-One Years
15 May 2019Ninety-one years ago today, the Australian Inland Mission Aerial Medical Service was formed. Two days later the first ever Flying Doctor took flight. Today we celebrate how far the RFDS has come over the past nine decades, and we consider what else needs to be done to further Flynn's vision.
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When every second counts...
08 May 2019For a baby born at just 24 weeks, there’s a 40 per cent chance that the baby will not survive.
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Off duty Flight Nurse saves life on commercial flight
03 May 2019After visiting family in Perth on his days off, Flight Nurse Ben never expected to help save a life on his commercial flight home to Port Hedland.
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Adelaide Miethke and the School of the Air
02 May 2019While travelling to Alice Springs, Adelaide noticed the shyness of outback children. The idea of ‘bridging the lonely distance” seized her mind. She devised the idea of using the Flying Doctors two-way radio to give education talks to children in outback Australia.
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A split second can be life altering
02 May 2019Twelve-year-old Alec was leaning against a glass window at home when it shattered and he tragically fell through.
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Woolworths shoppers support the RFDS to save lives across Queensland
01 May 2019This month, Woolworths are proudly supporting the Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) across their 248 stores in Queensland and Northern NSW, by encouraging shoppers to buy a $1 donation token with their shop.
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RFDS (Queensland Section) and MinterEllison combine skills to shine light on mental health services
30 Apr 2019The RFDS (Queensland Section) & MinterEllison plan to combine their skills to carry out research which will enable a better understanding of the urgent need for mental health services in remote regions of Australia and to help secure long term funding and further support.
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RFDS honours former CEO
29 Apr 2019The purpose-built aeromedical jet, the RFDS Medi-Jet 24, has been dedicated to John Lynch, former CEO, RFDS Central Operations
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Drones to overcome distance for the Royal Flying Doctor Service in Queensland
16 Apr 2019This Tuesday 16th of April, Queensland’s leaders in UAV & drone technology will meet to help the Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) overcome one of the organisations biggest challenges - the tyranny of distance.
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Rural Health is a Major Election Issue
15 Apr 2019Due to the decline of maternity services in the bush, the number of pregnant women, flown by the RFDS in a medical emergency from rural areas to a maternity hospital has doubled.
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RFDS and LifeFlight dig in for Wide Bay community
09 Apr 2019The Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) and LifeFlight are building a joint, purpose-built, aeromedical base and patient transfer facility, continuing both organisations' long history of commitment to improving health outcomes for the Wide Bay community and beyond.
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RFDS welcomes RAC WA CEO Rob Slocombe to its board
08 Apr 2019Mr Slocombe joins leading medical experts Director of Burns Service WA Fiona Wood AM and McCusker Director of Lions Outback Vision Dr Angus Turner as the newest appointments to the RFDS Western Operations board in 2019.
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Broome's Wonder Women back to take on Gibb Challenge for the Flying Doctor
05 Apr 2019After raising $7000 for the Flying Doctor in the 2018 Gibb Challenge, team 'Wonder Women' are back again to tackle the endless corrugations, dust, soft sand and water crossings along the Gibb River Road.
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Charles' Story
04 Apr 2019“The medical staff on board kept my heart going to keep me alive on the flight to Jandakot where I was conveyed to Fiona Stanley Hospital to get a pacemaker fitted.
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Saving lives at remote surf beach
04 Apr 2019When most people think 'remote', images of red-dirt, blue-sky readily come to mind, but not by the Flying Doctor who extended its 'mantle of safety' to the white sand-blue waters of one of the country's most sought-after surf beaches.
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