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A day to celebrate our doctors
This National Doctors’ Day we speak to the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) (Queensland Section) Medical Lead – Telehealth Anna Bowen about our unique services and pay tribute to the commitment, dedication and skill set of our medical officers.
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RACGP Accreditation Achieved
31 Oct 2018Residents of North, West and South-West Queensland will now have even greater piece of mind when seeing their Royal Flying Doctor Service GP after all three traditional RFDS Bases – Mount Isa, Charleville and Cairns – received a national award of accreditation from AGPAL
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A Wise choice of careers
23 Oct 2018"I was at a point in my life where I just knew IT consulting was not what I wanted to do anymore, so I thought … how about I do something I have always wanted and become a pilot?"
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Sam's got the need; the need for speed!
06 Sep 2018I have flown with the RFDS as a patient, and now to be able to work on the other side of the organisation is extremely humbling.
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Get to know Emma Wex
24 Aug 2018One day you may be tasked to a woman in pre-term labour, the next day you could be attending a car roll over.
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The power of three
24 Aug 2018All the girls at the Base were listening in when I asked Lyn if she would marry, me. Of course, all the RFDS nurses then asked if they had an invite to the wedding!
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Ride on!
24 Aug 2018If you learn about the people and places they get to, the stories of retrieval and survival are extraordinary. They are not like a normal clinical hospital situation, they adapt brilliantly.
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Over land and over sea
24 Aug 2018I remember it clearly. It was about six o’clock in the morning, I was bending down to get some live bait in the bucket for my hook when I felt this funny sensation in my head. There was no pain, just a strange sensation.
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2018 Wings For Life Gala
23 Aug 2018Once again we held our Annual Wings For Life Gala. This years event was spectacular and our best one yet.
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