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The Locum Consultancy

Healthcare recruitment agency · Milton Keynes · trading 24 years · Works in all four UK nations

Part of ID Medical: also ID Medical Group

Ranked overall as part of ID Medical (#6, via ID Medical Group)

Overview

The Locum Consultancy is ranked overall as part of ID Medical (#6, via ID Medical Group). The Locum Consultancy supplies doctors to the NHS, hospitals and private providers across the UK, for temporary work.

Strengths

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

Weaker areas

  • Covers fewer doctors specialties than most

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

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

How we know: The Locum Consultancy

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
  • Not weekly: it states a different pay frequency Daily Payroll their page
Joining steps
  • DBS check CRB (or POLICE CHECK for International applicants) their page · on 2 of its pages
  • Mandatory training Basic Life Support and Health & Safety Certification their page · on 2 of its pages
  • Occupational health Occupational Health their page · on 2 of its pages
  • References TWO references their page · on 2 of its pages
  • Right to work check VISA (In Date) their page · on 2 of its pages
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  • Application form fill in the registration page here their page
  • ID check PASSPORT (In Date) their page
  • Qualifications check Registered Higher Qualifications their page
  • Professional registration check GMC (Original & Annual Retention) their page

What it says it covers

Settings
  • NHS Volume Provider to the NHS and Private Sector their page · on 2 of its pages
  • Hospital Locum positions in hospital locations of your choice, nationwide their page
  • Private / independent sector Volume Provider to the NHS and Private Sector their page
Services
  • Temporary / locum shifts Locum positions in hospital locations of your choice, nationwide their page · on 3 of its pages
Professions
  • Doctors Locum Doctors their page · on 3 of its pages
Roles
  • Doctor (specialty not stated) locum doctors experience the best in healthcare recruitment their page · on 2 of its pages
Accreditations
  • HealthTrust Europe Total Workforce Solutions · also on the register their page · on 4 of its pages
  • London Procurement Partnership framework their page · on 4 of its pages

Rankings

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

Listed, not yet ranked in a profession.

Similar agencies

Ranked close to The Locum Consultancy for doctors, working in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. In ranked order.

Jobs

No open jobs on our site right now.

For people looking for work

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

To join, you'll need: DBS check, mandatory training, occupational health and 6 more
  • DBS check
  • Mandatory training
  • Occupational health
  • References
  • Right to work check
  • Application form
  • ID check
  • Qualifications check
  • Professional registration check

Company

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

Founded
16 September 2002
Based
Milton Keynes
Phone
0845 279 9787

Confirmed frameworks · 6

Public sector supplier lists we matched to this agency. “Via” means the place is held by a sister company in the same group.

  • Crown Commercial Service RM6281 (clinical & healthcare staffing)Doctors
  • HealthTrust Europe Total Workforce Solutions 3Doctors · supplier list
  • NHS Scotland (NSS) agency frameworkDoctors, allied health, healthcare science and nursing · medical locums, AHP, nursing lots
  • Northern Ireland BSO PaLS agency frameworkDoctors · medical & dental lot · via Id Medical Group · supplier list
  • Crown Commercial Service RM6333 (international healthcare recruitment)Allied health, doctors and nursing · via Id Medical Group
  • Crown Commercial Service RM6380 (health workforce solutions)via Id Medical Group · supplier list

Company record

Company
RECRUITMENT EXPRESS LIMITED
Number
03591406
Status
Active
Office
Milton Keynes, MK12 5ZD
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 · ID Medical

ID Medical runs 2 healthcare recruitment brands we list. Each is tested on its own; in the overall ranking the group counts as one entry.

For employers

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

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Company record

RECRUITMENT EXPRESS LIMITED

Company number
03591406
Status
Active
Incorporated
16 September 2002 · trading 24 years
Registered office
Milton Keynes, MK12 5ZD
Trades as
The Locum Consultancy · thelocumconsultancy.com
Ethical recruiters list
✓ NHS Employers list
Email
info@thelocumconsultancy.com

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

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