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•AOL

•Brewarrina and Bourke

•Boggabri

•Coonamble

•Tea Gardens

•Collarenebri, Cunnamulla

•Allied Health

Our Story

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Necessary Elements?

•Management Team – passion

•Professional independence, but VMO management

•Ochre Recruitment

•Partnership with AHS (fixed rate contracts), Shire, Division and other stakeholders

•Model – support, support, support, guaranteed base income, walk in – walk out

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Recruitment“Walk in, walk out”Guaranteed base incomeTrustIndividualise the “package”

RetentionHonesty – exceed their expectationsFind the right peopleSupport, Recognition and ReliefWork satisfaction

Recruitment and Retention

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Does it cost the AHS more?

yes and no!!

•Increases – VMO payments are more than would be paid to long term permanent VMOs

•Decreases - locum costs, admin time, workforce instability, accommodation, rooms, infrastructure

•Other savings – decreased relative utilisation due to improved primary health care and continuity of service. Decreased community staff costs

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Does it work?

• Every first on call shift covered for 4 years

• Relative Utilisation 2000/1 – 2003/4

Bourke – 18%, Bre – 34%

• Diabetes - HbA1c

• Workforce Stability

• Allied Health Team growing by the minute!!

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