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Locum People

Healthcare recruitment agency · Milton Keynes · trading 14 years · Works in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland · Doctors specialist

Top 10 for doctorsSpecialist · doctors

Ranked overall as part of Cook Recruitment Group Ltd (Top 25, via National Locums)

Questions people ask about Locum People

Is Locum People a good agency to work for?

On our tests it ranks in the Top 10 of 153 agencies for doctors. Its strengths against agencies like it: on more public sector frameworks than most and advertises more jobs than most.

Our ranking: the same tests for every agency, and no agency can pay to rank.

Does Locum People pay weekly?

Yes, its website says it pays weekly.

In its own words, from its website

Where does Locum People have jobs?

Most of its live jobs are in the North West, the Northern Ireland and the West Midlands.

Its live adverts, checked against its website about once a day.

How do I join Locum People?

Its website lists these steps: application form and professional registration check.

In its own words, from its website

Where can I read Locum People reviews?

Its Google rating is near the top of this page, with a link to the reviews on Google Maps. Our ranking doesn't use reviews: it's based on tests we run the same way for every agency.

Google reviews are shown as Google displays them

Overview

Locum People is ranked overall as part of Cook Recruitment Group Ltd (Top 25, via National Locums), and in the Top 10 of the 153 agencies for doctors we rank. Locum People supplies nurses to hospitals, the NHS and private providers in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, for temporary work. It says it pays weekly.

Strengths

  • On more public sector frameworks than most
  • Advertises more jobs than most

Weaker areas

  • Fewer of its adverts show pay than most

Compared with the 153 agencies for doctors we rank, on the same published facts. How we rank

See reviews on Google Maps ↗All Locum People listings on Google Maps ↗

From Google, shown as Google displays it. It isn't part of our ranking.

How we know: Locum People

In its own words, from its website. We check every quote against the page it came from; where its pages disagree, both are shown.

What it says it offers candidates

Pay
  • Weekly pay a weekly payroll for Agency PAYE. their page
Joining steps
  • Application form Just fill in our Fast Track Registration form their page
  • Professional registration check All healthcare professionals have to be registered with their relevant body. their page

What it says it covers

Settings
  • Hospital find you the very best job opportunities in NHS and independent hospitals throughout the UK their page
  • NHS find you the very best job opportunities in NHS and independent hospitals throughout the UK their page
  • Private / independent sector Across the NHS, private healthcare and beyond. their page
Services
  • Temporary / locum shifts part of the Locum People team when you turn up for your shift their page · on 2 of its pages
  • Placements abroad (UK workers to e.g. Australia/NZ) Overseas opportunities In locations such as Gibraltar or the Channel Islands. their page
Professions
  • Nursing & midwifery Here are just some of the things we do for all our nurses. their page · on 2 of its pages
Roles
  • Registered nurse (field not stated) Locum Nurses - their page
Accreditations
  • HealthTrust Europe Total Workforce Solutions · also on the register their page · on 14 of its pages
  • NHS Workforce Alliance · also on the register their page
  • NHS Shared Business Services framework their page · on 13 of its pages
  • NHS Collaborative Procurement Partnership their page · on 13 of its pages
  • REC member their page · on 2 of its pages
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  • London Procurement Partnership framework their page

Rankings

Every agency is tested the same way; none can pay to rank. Exact positions only inside the overall Top 10.

DoctorsSpecialist
Top 10 of 153

In nursing, this group is ranked under its sister brand National Locums.

Doctors. Locum People is one of the top 10 of the 153 agencies for doctors we tested. It earns our doctors specialist mark. Its doctors work covers medicine. For doctors it is on the Crown Commercial Service RM6281, HealthTrust Europe TWS3 and Northern Ireland BSO PaLS (medical & dental) frameworks. By specialty: medicine Top 10. Full doctors ranking →

Jobs

654 open jobs on our site. Newest first.

See all 654 →

  1. Obstetrics And Gynaecology Consultant

    Locum People · Across West Sussex

    Pay not statedLocum or bank

    Top 10 of 153 agencies for doctors we rankHolds our specialist mark for doctorsFound 6 days ago

  2. Breast Radiology Consultant

    Locum People · Across Devon

    Pay not statedLocum or bank

    Top 10 of 153 agencies for doctors we rankHolds our specialist mark for doctorsFound 6 days ago

  3. Dermatology Consultant

    Locum People · Anywhere in Wales

    Pay not statedLocum or bank

    Top 10 of 153 agencies for doctors we rankHolds our specialist mark for doctorsFound 6 days ago

See all 654 open jobs

For people looking for work

Pays weekly, according to its website. On the NHS ethical recruiters list: no fees for international recruits.

To join, you'll need: application form and professional registration check
  • Application form
  • Professional registration check

Company

From Companies House, framework supplier lists and the agency's website.

Founded
22 December 2011
Staff
About 48 (2025 accounts)
Based
Milton Keynes
Phone
01908 683906

Confirmed frameworks · 3

Public sector supplier lists we matched to this agency.

  • Northern Ireland BSO PaLS agency frameworkDoctors · medical & dental lot · supplier list
  • Crown Commercial Service RM6281 (clinical & healthcare staffing)Doctors · supplier list
  • HealthTrust Europe Total Workforce Solutions 3Doctors · supplier list

Company record

Company
LOCUM PEOPLE LTD
Number
07890931
Status
Active
Office
Milton Keynes, MK8 8ED
Ethical list
✓ NHS Employers list

From Companies House under the Open Government Licence, checked October 2026, with published public sector framework supplier lists and the agency's website. Phone, offices and email from its website. View on Companies House ↗

Group

Part of a group owned by Cook Recruitment Group Ltd.

For employers

Supplies hospitals, the NHS and private providers, for temporary and locum work. What its website names. Others may be possible: ask it.

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Company record

LOCUM PEOPLE LTD

Company number
07890931
Status
Active
Incorporated
22 December 2011 · trading 14 years
Staff
About 48 (2025 accounts)
Registered office
Milton Keynes, MK8 8ED
Group
Part of a group owned by Cook Recruitment Group Ltd
Trades as
Locum People · locumpeople.co.uk
Ethical recruiters list
✓ NHS Employers list
Email
contact@locumpeople.co.uk

From Companies House under the Open Government Licence, checked October 2026. View on Companies House ↗

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