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2023 Full Year Impact Report

2023 Full Year Impact Report

Find out how your donations have helped the service during 2023 in our Impact Report.

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Today, we celebrate World Patient Safety Day. This

Today, we celebrate World Patient Safety Day. This year's theme is 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆.

As a Trust, with the support of our community, we work to ensure that the New Zealand Flying Doctor team have the best equipment and training to allow them to provide the best care to the patients they transport around the country.

This year we are supporting 5 flight nurses to attend the Aeromedical Conference in Christchurch next week where they will hear about topics including emergency management and Aeromedical interface, developing the international standard for the transport of infectious patients and bridging the gap in health inequities for those living in the rural and remote regions.

One of the flight nurse team, Charmaine is presenting on the first day of the conference, she recently completed her Masters of Health Science in Aeromedical Retrieval and Transport and is presenting some of her research findings, continuing the cycle of sharing.

#WorldPatientSafetyDay #nzflyingdoctors

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A huge thank you to our community for supporting t

A huge thank you to our community for supporting the purchase of these fantastic new jackets for the NZ Flying Doctor crew.

They are thick and warm and will protect the crew when they're refueling on these cold winter nights.

Thank you also to Warrick and Scott for being our models.

#crew #pilots #warm #safety

A huge thank you to @mtffinance , @talleyslimited

A huge thank you to @mtffinance , @talleyslimited and New Zealand King Salmon for giving up their time to chat about the difference the New Zealand Flying Doctor Service makes to local patients’ lives in Nelson and the potential support they can bring to this vital critical care transfer service.

We received such a warm welcome from the members o

We received such a warm welcome from the members of Age Concern Nelson and Age Concern Richmond recently. Thank you for the conversation and support regarding our Nelson-based patient transfer service. We look forward to hosting you all at our emergency aviation base soon!
@age_concern_new_zealand

Yesterday was International Nurses Day - we think

Yesterday was International Nurses Day - we think every day should be a celebration of the nurses who provide such amazing service to the patients who travel on our planes.

A huge thank you to them for everything they do, both medically and in reassuring patients about the trip and keeping them calm while they travel.

You are absolute stars! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

@gchaviation

#nurses #internationalnursesday2024 #service #airambulance #flyingdoctor #nzflyingdoctorservice

New Zealand Flying Doctor Trust CEO, Christine Pri

New Zealand Flying Doctor Trust CEO, Christine Prince, and Trustee, Charlotte Smith-Smulders, were thrilled to support NZFD ambassador Peri Drysdale at their reimagined store launch at Untouched World.

Make sure you pop showroom and the warm and inviting café for a slice of delectable cake and coffee, where every coffee sold buys a day’s access to clean water for those living in poverty-stricken countries.

Untouched World also stocks our Everyday Heroes charity tee, online, so get yours today as numbers are strictly limited.

Today is #worldhealthday2024 with the theme - My H

Today is #worldhealthday2024 with the theme - My Health My Right and championing the right of everyone, everywhere to have access to quality health services.

With the healthcare focus in New Zealand being on the hub and spoke model, it is important that people have access and opportunity to move from the regions to the larger hub hospitals. The NZ Flying Doctor service ensures that this is possible for people all around the country, providing a service that ensures access for everyone.

Thank you for supporting us to ensure that the crews have the best training and equipment to make this possible.

#healthcare #flyingintensivecare #nurses #medicalcare #lifesaving

The Nelson sun shone as the new NZ Flying Doctor p

The Nelson sun shone as the new NZ Flying Doctor plane taxied up the runway and through a dramatic water cannon welcome. Kahurangi has arrived!

Read more on our website - link in our bio

Photo credit: Mike Kumagai, Nelson Airport

Have you been flown in the NZ Flying Doctor plane?

Have you been flown in the NZ Flying Doctor plane?

Your story could help us to highlight the amazing work of the service and why it is so important to our community.

If you're happy to share your story we'd love to hear from you.

There's a form at the bottom of the linked page to share your story with us.

Link in the bio

We are looking for a name for our new Nelson-based

Today is International Civil Aviation Day with the

Today is International Civil Aviation Day with the theme Advancing Innovation in the Aviation Sector.

The team at the New Zealand Flying Doctor Trust would like to extend our thanks to all the pilots, crew, and medical staff who keep the planes in the air and the patients safe and comfortable during their flights between hospitals.

We'd also like to thank you, our supporters, for your donations that ensure we can continue this work.

#internationalcivilaviationday #flyingintensivecareunit #nzflyingdoctor #lifesaving #medical #donations #aviation #planes

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Real life or simulator? #flying #flight #sustain

Real life or simulator?

#flying #flight #sustainability #airambulance #nzflyingdoctor

The Garden Party was a blast and this makes us wan

The Garden Party was a blast and this makes us want to do it all again!

#flyingintensivecareunit #charity #nzflyingdoctor #lifesaving #fundraising

The following companies kindly donated to our ball

The following companies kindly donated to our balloon prizes for the Garden Party.

We owe you a huge thanks, the balloons sold out incredibly quickly and the guests loved their prizes.

This is just the first group of amazing companies.

@aikmansbar , @amazonita.chch , @aquagym.swim.club, Belle coiffure of Merivale, @yenusforever, @bluntumbrellas, @cellardoor.nz , @christchurchattractions, @corsointeriorsnz, @delilah.chch , @doubledribblegroup, Elmwood Tennis Club, @firstlightgrassfed

#charity #nzflyingdoctor #flyingintensivecareunit #medical #lifesaving #gardenparty #fundraising

At the weekend we held the inaugural Garden Party

At the weekend we held the inaugural Garden Party fundraiser for the NZ Flying Doctor Service.

What an amazing evening with a group of wonderful, generous guests.

Thank you to @collectiveconceptsnz and @silkestatemarquees for helping us to envision and design such a fantastic evening and bringing all the ideas into reality.

From the setting to the styling, the food, drink, and entertainment, we were wowed from start to finish.

#fundraising #donations #events #fundraisingevents #charity #thankyou #nzflyingdoctor #flyingintensivecareunit

The monthly average of patients we carry is gradua

The monthly average of patients we carry is gradually increasing. currently, for this year, our average stands at over 105 patients per month.

#nzflyingdoctor #airrescue #airambulance #flyingintensivecareunit #flyingicu #lifesaving #aviation #flyingdoctor

All the team and crew at the New Zealand Flying Do

All the team and crew at the New Zealand Flying Doctor Service send our congratulations to our ambassador, Sam Whitelock, on his record equalling selection for the Saturday @allblacks match against Namibia. 148 tests is quite something!
We'll be cheering you on in our homes and watching it here on base in the crew room (if we aren't flying!)
Good luck, go well.

#airrescue #airambulance #nzflyingdoctor #charity #ambasssador #allblacks #rugby #rwc2023

Up to the 31st of August 2023 we have completed 13

Up to the 31st of August 2023 we have completed 1300 flights and transported 867 passengers through the service.

Thank you to our Principal Sponsor @williamscorporation and everyone else who donates and helps us to keep this service running.

#airrescue #airambulance #nzflyingdoctor #planes #flyingintensivecareunit #charity #charitysupport #lifesaving #flyingicu #fundraising

Have you or a relative been transported by our NZ

By the end of July this year our planes have flown

By the end of July this year our planes have flown 1148 flights, moving patients around the country to the place where they can receive the best and most appropriate treatment.

This equates to 700 patient transfers.

At $2500 contribution from the trust for each transfer, we have a lot of fundraising to do!

#fundraising #nzflyingdoctor #flyingintensivecareunit #airambulance #planes #charity #lifesaving