The Specialist Obstetrician Locum Scheme (SOLS) was established as a pilot project in 2006 and since that time, has endeavoured to maintain and improve the access of rural women to quality local obstetric care, by providing the rural obstetric workforce, both Specialists and General Practitioners (GPs), with eicient and cost-efective locum support.
SOLS also aims to sustain safety and quality in rural practice by facilitating access to personal leave, professional development or breaks from on-call committments for rural obstetricians.SOLS was designed to support these aims by: Servicing communities located in the Australian Standard Geographical Classification - Remoteness Areas (ASGC- RA) 2 to 5; and Strengthening the synergies between the specialist obstetric and GP rural workforce.
SOLS is very proud of what it has achieved since its implementation in 2006. SOLS has achieved the following through the Financial Years.
- 1 July 2006 – 30 June 2007
19 specialists received 174 days of locum support, with 156 days subsidised and 18 days unsubsidised. - 1 July 2007 – 30 June 2008
52 specialists received 473 days of locum support, with 324 days subsidised and 149 days unsubsidised. - 1 July 2008 – 30 June 2009
101 specialists received 980 days of locum support, with 767 days subsidised and 213 days unsubsidised. 17 GPs received 292 days of locum support, with 200 days subsidised and 92 days unsubsidised. - 1 July 2009 – 30 June 2010
75 specialists received 556 days of locum support, with 434 days subsidised and 122 days unsubsidised. 29 GPs received 269 days of locum support, with 200 days subsidised and 69 days unsubsidised. - 1 July 2010 – 30 June 2011
78 specialists received 722 days of locum support, with 517 days subsidised and 205 days unsubsidised. 32 GPs received 231 days of locum support, with 223 days subsidised and 8 days unsubsidised. - 1 July 2011 - 30 June 2012
67 specialists received 831 days of locum support, with 515 days subsidised and 316 days unsubsidised. 44 GPs received 301 days of locum support, with 266 days subsidised and 35 days unsubsidised.
