Australian Council Of Royal Flying Doctor Service

The Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia is a not-for-profit charitable Service providing aeromedical emergency and primary health care services together with communication and education assistance to people who live, work and travel in regional and remote Australia. 

The services provided by the RFDS are as follows:
-	24 hours Emergency Service:
-	Primary Healthcare Clinics at Remote Sites:
Regular clinics at isolated sites conducted by RFDS doctors, flight nurses and other specialised health professionals and in some cases State health practitioners. Services include but are not limited to routine health checks and advice, immunization, child health care, dental, eye and ear clinics.
-	Telehealth (Radio, Telephone  consultations):
Consultation by doctors using the radio, telephone with people at remote locations.
-	Communication:
The provision of radio communication through certain RFDS bases. With the advent of the telephone to the outback this role is declining.

-	Medical Chests:
Approximately 3000 RFDS medical chests containing an extensive range of numbered drugs and medical supplies are located at remote locations across Australia, such as isolated pastoral properties, Indigenous communities, out-stations, remote mining sites and lighthouses.
-	Inter Hospital Transfers:
Patients are transferred between small rural and remote area hospitals and larger metropolitan hospitals.
-	Female GP Clinics:
A government funded program, with the RFDS as the facilitating body that coordinates the delivery of female general practitioners to identified rural and remote locations.
-	Indigenous Health:
It has long been recognised that the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is of a standard considerably lower than that of non-indigenous Australians. The RFDS has an important role to play in addressing the poor health status of Indigenous Australians.
-	Health Promotion