What We Do
In Victoria, the Royal Flying Doctor Service works in partnership with a number of community health organisations across the state to improve the health and wellbeing of our rural communities. We believe in creating opportunities so all Victorians have the choice to access essential health care services.
From non-emergency patient transports by air and by road to primary health services reaching the furthest corners of our state, RFDS Victoria ensures that great health care is accessible to all, no matter where you live.
Flying Doctor Oral health
In partnership with Oral Health Services Victoria, Flying Doctor Oral Healthprovides examinations, oral health promotion and treatment services via purpose-built dental trucks and fixed clinics in rural and remote communities across Victoria.
Flying Doctor Oral Health
Flying Doctor GP - Rural Women
Flying Doctor GP - Rural Women brings female GPs to small communities across Victoria, ensuring patients have gender choice when it comes to their doctor.
Flying Doctor GP - Rural Women
Flying Doctor Mental Health
Utilising travelling clinicians, telehealth and phone consultations, Flying Doctor Mental Health provides access to free mental health and wellbeing services for people living in remote and rural communities.
Flying Doctor Mental Health
Flying Doctor Community Transport
RFDS Victoria partners with local health services to provide a free community transport service for community members to access their health appointments and planned social support groups.
Flying Doctor Community Transport
Flying Doctor Speech Therapy
Language delay during early childhood can have a long-term impact; affecting literacy, quality of life, mental health and social opportunity. Flying Doctor Speech Therapy ensures there are dedicated services for children in communities of need across western Victoria.
Flying Doctor Speech Therapy
Flying Doctor Optometry
In partnership with the Australian College of Optometry, Flying Doctor Optometry provides eye exams, referrals and dispensing of glasses to communities who would otherwise have to travel to access essential eye care.
Flying Doctor Optometry
Flying Doctor Remote Specialist
Supporting rural patients with complex or chronic health needs, Flying Doctor Remote Specialist allows patients to have a 100% bulk-billed appointment with their specialist via a secure video link, thereby reducing the time and burden of travelling long distances.
Flying Doctor Remote Specialist
Flying Doctor Patient Transport
With a fleet of more than 100 road vehicles and a Beechcraft King Air aircraft, we provide vital patient transport services across Victoria and New South Wales.
Flying Doctor Patient Transport
Flying Doctor Event First Aid
RFDS Victoria provides a medical support services for event organisers and patrons attending events throughout Victoria.
Event First Aid Service | Flying Doctor First Aid
Flying Doctor Memory Lane
Memory Lane allows Victorians living in end-of-life or palliative care to revisit a favourite destination with their loved ones.
Memory Lane | End-of-Life Journeys by the Flying Doctor