flying doctor

noun

Australian.

a doctor listed with local authorities as willing to be flown to remote areas to give emergency medical care.

flying doctor

noun

(in areas of sparse or scattered population) a doctor who visits patients by aircraft

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Word History and Origins

Origin of flying doctor¹

First recorded in 1925–30

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She described one particular shift when she was working as the flying doctor covering the islands as "one of the best days of my entire life".

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Australia's famous Royal Flying Doctor Service is taking the Covid vaccines to some of the remotest areas of the country, that have been barely touched by the virus.

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Australia's famous Royal Flying Doctor Service is part of a huge logistical effort to get jabs in arms.

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The Royal Flying Doctor Service saying on Twitter it had flown the men to a hospital in Cairns, with media reporting both were in stable condition.

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A spokesperson for the Royal Flying Doctor Service said a team flew from Cairns and stabilised the teenager before transferring him to Townsville hospital’s intensive care unit.

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