Flying doctor services
Flying doctors are health professionals who provide aero-medical transport, health care and 24-hour emergency services to people who live, travel or work in rural and remote Australian communities.
To access a flying doctor in an emergency call Triple Zero (000).
Queensland Health contracts a variety of providers including the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) to provide aeromedical transport to improve access for people in rural and remote Queensland communities, including transport between health care facilities and response to emergencies.
The RFDS provides free health care services to all Australian residents, including:
- 24-hour emergency help to accident victims and patients with life-threatening illnesses in remote areas
- doctor and nurse consultations with people in remote locations by phone or radio
- transfer from small rural hospitals to large city facilities
- regular health clinics in remote areas delivered by dentists, mental health workers, doctors, community health nurses and other specialists
- medical help to outback travellers
- medical chests containing pharmaceutical and medical supplies for remote locations.
For details of clinic services visit the RFDS.