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Agency rankings · tested October 2026

Who's actually the best? We checked.

We test 484 UK healthcare recruitment agencies in exactly the same way, then rank them. Agencies can't pay to rank.

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Top 10 agencies overall · UK

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  1. 1Pulse HealthcareTop overallTop 10 · Allied health · Doctors · Nursing +25 sectorsLondon30 yrs tradingPart of Acacium Group
  2. 2Day WebsterTop 10 · Pharmacy · Allied health · Healthcare science +17 sectorsLoughton16 yrs tradingPart of Day Webster
  3. 3Pure Healthcare GroupTop 10 · Nursing · Pharmacy · Allied health +26 sectorsLondon6 yrs trading
  4. 4Hunter AHP ResourcingTop 10 · Allied health · Pharmacy · Healthcare science5 sectorsChipping Campden9 yrs tradingPart of Hunter Gatherer
  5. 5Your World HealthcareTop 10 · Nursing · Allied health · Doctors +25 sectorsLondon21 yrs trading
  6. 6ID Medical GroupTop 10 · Nursing · Doctors · Allied health +14 sectorsMilton Keynes27 yrs tradingPart of ID Medical
  7. 7MedicsProTop 10 · Nursing · Doctors · Pharmacy +26 sectorsRomford24 yrs trading
  8. 8A24 GroupTop 25 · Nursing · Social care · Doctors +14 sectorsLondon30 yrs tradingPart of A24 Group
  9. 9MediplacementsTop 10 · Healthcare science · Pharmacy6 sectorsWaltham Abbey20 yrs tradingPart of The Placement Group
  10. 10Medacs HealthcareTop 10 · Nursing · Doctors · Allied health3 sectorsLondon36 yrs tradingPart of MGG Health

The rest of the Top 25

Top 25

Agencies working in two or more sectors, ranked on the same tests with credit for the range they cover. The full overall ranking · How we rank

Best agencies by sector

Tested October 2026

Nursing & midwifery

Top 10 of 336 ranked

Specialist 105 nursing specialists

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Doctors

Top 10 of 153 ranked

Specialist 44 doctors specialists

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Allied health

Top 10 of 135 ranked

Specialist 36 allied health specialists

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Social care & social work

Top 10 of 224 ranked

Specialist 56 social care specialists

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Pharmacy

Top 10 of 40 ranked

Specialist 4 pharmacy specialists

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Psychology & therapies

Top 10 of 29 ranked

Specialist 6 psychology specialists

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Healthcare science

Top 10 of 47 ranked

Specialist 9 healthcare science specialists

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Dental

Top 10 of 26 ranked

Specialist 3 dental specialists

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The agencies that work in one specialty, such as mental health nursing or GP locums, ranked on the same tests.

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What we found testing 484 agencies

From our October 2026 tests.

71%are on at least one public sector staffing framework
33%have open jobs on our site
10.8median years trading
83%matched to a Companies House record

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