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Best allied health (AHP) agencies

135 agencies that work in allied health in the UK, ranked on the same tests. Shown as tiers; the Specialist mark shows which go deepest in allied health work.

Allied health · UK · 135

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Every ranking covers the whole UK: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Each agency's page shows the nations it works in.

Allied health by specialty

Top 10 allied health (AHP) agencies

of 135 · unnumbered

  5. ID Medical Group

    27 yrs trading6 confirmed frameworksMilton Keynes

    Specialist

  7. Day Webster

    16 yrs trading3 confirmed frameworksLoughton

    Specialist

  10. Athona

    23 yrs trading4 confirmed frameworksBrentwood

    Specialist

Top 25

the next 15

  1. MedicsPro

    24 yrs trading3 confirmed frameworksRomford

    Specialist

  3. JustOT

    20 yrs trading5 confirmed frameworksWaltham Abbey

    Specialist

  5. Permanent Hire

    6 yrs trading3 confirmed frameworksLondon

    Specialist

  10. A24 Group

    30 yrs trading2 confirmed frameworksLondon

    Specialist

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The Top 10 allied health (AHP) agencies in the UK for October 2026 include Pulse Healthcare, Medacs Healthcare, Your World Healthcare, Pure Healthcare Group and ID Medical Group. We assessed all 135 with one method, from official registers, public sector framework supplier lists, company filings and each agency's own website. Rankings are free and no agency can pay to rank. How we rank · Overall ranking.

  • 85% are on at least one public sector staffing framework
  • Half have traded for at least 10 years
  • 52 (39%) have open jobs on our site, and 36 of those show pay on most of them

About these allied health (AHP) agencies in the UK

We rank 135 UK allied health (AHP) agencies: 28% of the 484 healthcare recruitment agencies we test. Many also work in other sectors, so the same agency can appear in several rankings.

115 of these agencies (85%) are on at least one public sector staffing framework, more than the 71% across every agency we assess. The most common are HealthTrust Europe TWS3 (94) and Crown Commercial Service RM6281 (78).

The median agency here has traded for 10.6 years, and 4 have traded for under three. 52 (39%) have open jobs on our site, and 36 of those show pay on most of them.

The settings they most often supply are NHS hospitals, private hospitals and care homes. 96 (71%) recruit for permanent roles as well as temporary or locum cover.

Further down the list, the longest-established is Medicure, trading for 31 years. Sanctuary Personnel has the most open jobs on our site (1,853). The newest is Interskills Group, trading for under a year.

At the top:

  1. Pulse Healthcare: on 6 confirmed frameworks, trading 30 years.
  2. Medacs Healthcare: on 6 confirmed frameworks, trading 36 years.
  3. Your World Healthcare: on 4 confirmed frameworks, trading 21 years.
  4. Pure Healthcare Group: on 4 confirmed frameworks, trading 6 years.
  5. ID Medical Group: on 6 confirmed frameworks, trading 27 years.
  6. Hunter AHP Resourcing: on 3 confirmed frameworks, trading 9 years.
  7. Day Webster: on 3 confirmed frameworks, trading 16 years.
  8. National Locums: on 4 confirmed frameworks, trading 17 years.
  9. Tripod Partners: on 4 confirmed frameworks, trading 14 years.
  10. Athona: on 4 confirmed frameworks, trading 23 years.

Figures are from our latest checks of each agency's website, Companies House and public sector framework lists. How we rank.

Questions

How are these allied health (AHP) agencies ranked?

Every agency is assessed with the same method, at the same time, from evidence we can check: official registers, public sector framework supplier lists, company filings and what each agency publishes about itself. Rather than a position for every agency, we show tiers (Top 10, 25 and 50), because small differences in the middle of a ranking aren't meaningful. No agency can pay to be listed, to rank higher or to change a result.

What makes a good allied health (AHP) agency?

Look for one that is on a public sector staffing framework, has a trading record, shows pay on its adverts and is clear about training, the checks you'll need before you start and when you'll be paid. Each agency's page here shows its frameworks, how long it has traded and its live jobs. Then talk to people who work through it.

What is a public sector staffing framework?

An approved supplier list that public sector buyers, such as NHS trusts, health boards and councils, use to book agency staff. To get on one, an agency has to meet the framework's standards on vetting, compliance and rates. Frameworks cover public sector bookings; an agency that supplies care homes, GP practices or private hospitals doesn't need one for that work. Each agency's page lists the frameworks it is on.

Do allied health (AHP) agencies pay weekly?

Of the 118 agencies here whose websites we've read, 26 say they pay weekly. The rest don't say so on their website, so ask before you register. Rates depend on the role, location and shift; each job on our site shows its pay where the advert states it.