Photo: Kathy Poulton, Wellbeing Coordinator at Rural Northwest Health, discussed telehealth consultations with another staff member. Warracknabeal resident Alan Lucas has benefitted greatly from accessing the Flying Doctor Telehealth service. Alan, who requires oxygen in the home, was able to access an online appointment with the Royal Flying Doctor Service Respiratory Physician, Dr Paul Fogarty.…
Flying Doctor Telehealth was recently showcased on the Channel 9 regional news. Shana Colquhoun, telehealth patient, shared her story about accessing Endocrinology appointments via telehealth and how the service assisted with the management of her type 1 diabetes through her first pregnancy. You can watch Shana’s story HERE.
Eleven new sites have signed up to the Flying Doctor Telehealth service in 2018. The RFDS Telehealth team would like to welcome: Campaspe Family Clinic Dhauwurd-Wurrung Health Service Winda-Mara Aboriginal Corporation Ballarat and District Aboriginal Co-operative Woomelang and Districts Bush Nursing Centre Yarram Medical Centre Docker Street Clinic and South Wangaratta Medical Clinic Coster Street…
The Royal Flying Doctor Service Victoria (RFDS) have launched a new service called ‘Ask the Flying Doctor’. Ask the Flying Doctor is a FREE email support service where GPs practicing in rural Victoria are able to submit questions or seek advice from the RFDS specialist team to assist with the treatment and management of their…
It is well know that access to mental health services is lower in rural and remote areas of Australia compared to metropolitan areas and that some rural solo GPs are struggling to manage the demand of mental health issues with their patients. The Royal Flying Doctor Service Victoria delivers a rural telehealth program across Victoria,…