Emergency Locum Service
The Emergency Locum Service provides support to pharmacists in rural and remote areas through direct access to locums in emergency situations such as illness, bereavement, or family emergencies. The service provides 24 hour a day, seven day a week telephone access and up to $2,500 to fund the travel costs of the locum. The service aims to place a locum in any location in Australia within 24 hours for a maximum of 7 days.
To contact the Emergency Locum Service call 1800 357 001.
For application forms, please visit the ELS Website
Emergency Locum Program Specific Guidelines avaliable here (effective as of 1 July 2012)
For a copy of the 5CPA General Terms and Conditions, please click here
This Project is funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing as part of the Fifth Community Pharmacy Agreement.
For further information, please contact the Rural and Indigenous Pharmacy Workforce Team on (02) 6270 1888 or at: ruralpharmacy@guild.org.au