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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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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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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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What it takes to join the RFDS medical team
02 Apr 2019"It's a very dynamic space to work in, where you get different patients, travel to different places every day and sometimes on different modes of transport. You deal with everything and anything.
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Downer Group take on iconic Kimberley bike event to support their Flying Doctor
01 Apr 2019"I've done corporate triathlons but the Gibb Challenge is one of a kind - I'd do it again in a heartbeat.
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Flying Doctor Edi's Story
01 Apr 2019"Many of the patients we pick up are suffering from chronic health issues and are in dire need of specialist care.
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Rural GPs train on the ground and now in the air with RFDS
20 Mar 2019Western Australia’s regional and remote health care networks are set to be strengthened with RFDS Western Operations achieving national accreditation as a training provider for rural General Practitioners (GPs).
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