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NC Healthcare

Healthcare recruitment agency · Milton Keynes · trading 15 years · Works in all four UK nations · Nursing specialist · Doctors specialist

Top 25 overallTop 10 in nursingTop 10 for doctorsSpecialist · nursing and doctors

Questions people ask about NC Healthcare

Is NC Healthcare a good agency to work for?

On our tests it ranks in the Top 10 of 336 nursing agencies and the Top 10 of 153 agencies for doctors, and in the Top 25 of the 484 agencies we test overall. Its strengths against agencies like it: trading for longer than most, 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.

Where does NC Healthcare have jobs?

Most of its live jobs are in Scotland, the North East and the North West.

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

How do I join NC Healthcare?

Its website lists these steps, among others: competency assessment, ID check, mandatory training, occupational health and qualifications check.

In its own words, from its website

Where can I read NC Healthcare 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

NC Healthcare is ranked in the Top 25 of the 484 UK healthcare agencies we test, and in the Top 10 of the 336 nursing agencies we rank. NC Healthcare supplies doctors, allied health professionals and nurses to the NHS and GP practices across the UK, for temporary work.

Strengths

  • Trading for longer than most
  • On more public sector frameworks than most
  • Advertises more jobs than most

Weaker areas

  • Fewer of its adverts show pay than most
  • Covers fewer nursing specialties than most

Compared with the 336 nursing agencies we rank, on the same published facts. How we rank

See reviews on Google Maps ↗All NC Healthcare listings on Google Maps ↗

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

How we know: NC Healthcare

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

Joining steps
  • Competency assessment have a full screening process for all locums who wish to work with us their page
  • ID check Proof of identity their page
  • Mandatory training Mandatory training their page
  • Occupational health Occupational health their page
  • Qualifications check Professional qualifications their page
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What it says it covers

Settings
  • NHS service contracts NC Healthcare have secured with the majority of NHS Trust in the UK their page
  • Primary care We have a specialist Primary care team that can provide you with locum positions nationwide their page
Services
  • Temporary / locum shifts providing continuity of work to the vast majority of our locums their page · on 2 of its pages
Professions
  • Doctors whether you are a GP their page · on 2 of its pages
  • Allied health professions or even an Allied health professional their page
  • Nursing & midwifery practice nurse, Advance Nursing Practioner their page
Roles
  • Advanced nurse practitioner Advance Nursing Practioner their page
  • Allied health professional (profession not stated) or even an Allied health professional their page
  • Doctor (specialty not stated) providing continuity of work to the vast majority of our locums their page
  • General practitioner whether you are a GP their page
  • Mental health practitioner (any registrant) supporting mental health professionals finding their next role their page
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  • Practice nurse (GP surgery) practice nurse their page

Rankings

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

Overall
Top 25 of 484
NursingSpecialist
Top 10 of 336
DoctorsSpecialist
Top 10 of 153

Nursing. NC Healthcare is one of the top 10 of the 336 nursing agencies we tested. It earns our nursing specialist mark. For nursing it is on the Crown Commercial Service RM6281, HealthTrust Europe TWS3, NHS Scotland (nursing) and Northern Ireland BSO PaLS (nursing) frameworks. Full nursing ranking →

Doctors. NC Healthcare is one of the top 10 of the 153 agencies for doctors we tested. It earns our doctors specialist mark. For doctors it is on the Crown Commercial Service RM6281, HealthTrust Europe TWS3 and NHS Scotland (medical locums) frameworks. Full doctors ranking →

Similar agencies

Ranked close to NC Healthcare in nursing, working in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. In ranked order.

Jobs

170 open jobs on our site. Newest first.

See all 170 →

  1. Doctor:Oncology,SPR / Staff Grade

    NC Healthcare · London

    Pay not statedLocum or bank

    Top 10 of 153 agencies for doctors we rankHolds our specialist mark for doctorsFound yesterday

  2. Doctor:Neonates,Consultant,London

    NC Healthcare · Across the East Midlands and the West Midlands

    Pay not statedLocum or bank

    Top 10 of 153 agencies for doctors we rankHolds our specialist mark for doctorsFound yesterday

  3. Doctor:Anaesthetics,ST1 – ST2,East of England

    NC Healthcare · Anywhere in England

    Pay not statedLocum or bank

    Top 10 of 153 agencies for doctors we rankHolds our specialist mark for doctorsFound yesterday

See all 170 open jobs

For people looking for work

On the NHS ethical recruiters list: no fees for international recruits.

To join, you'll need: competency assessment, ID check, mandatory training and 4 more
  • Competency assessment
  • ID check
  • Mandatory training
  • Occupational health
  • Qualifications check
  • References
  • Right to work check

Company

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

Founded
7 December 2010
Staff
About 38 (2025 accounts)
Based
Milton Keynes
Phone
01908 299180

Confirmed frameworks · 4

Public sector supplier lists we matched to this agency.

  • Northern Ireland BSO PaLS agency frameworkNursing · nursing lot · supplier list
  • Crown Commercial Service RM6281 (clinical & healthcare staffing)Doctors and nursing · supplier list
  • HealthTrust Europe Total Workforce Solutions 3Doctors and nursing · supplier list
  • NHS Scotland (NSS) agency frameworkDoctors and nursing · medical locums, nursing lots · supplier list

Company record

Company
NC HEALTHCARE LTD
Number
07461867
Status
Active
Office
Harrow, HA1 1BH
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 ↗

For employers

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

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Company record

NC HEALTHCARE LTD

Company number
07461867
Status
Active
Incorporated
7 December 2010 · trading 15 years
Staff
About 38 (2025 accounts)
Registered office
Harrow, HA1 1BH
Trades as
NC Healthcare · nc-healthcare.co.uk
Ethical recruiters list
✓ NHS Employers list
Email
info@nc-healthcare.co.uk

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

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