Urban Locum Program Greater Victoria Pilot

The Urban Locum Program (ULP) pilot runs from October 1, 2022, to March 31, 2025. It is being delivered in the Victoria and South Island primary care networks (PCNs), with the Victoria Division taking on the administration and the Family Practice Services Committee (FPSC) providing oversight. The pilot aims to offer up to 10 days of coverage per year for eligible family doctors and a career pathway for new physicians into longitudinal care. The program is intended to help address challenges facing family doctors including burnout, finding locum coverage to maintain continuity of care during leaves, mounting financial pressures from business costs, and the need to recruit and retain family doctors in community longitudinal practice.