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Specialty ranking · tested October 2026

Best GP locum agencies

51 agencies that work in general practice (gp) in the UK, ranked on the same tests. Shown as tiers; the Specialist mark shows which go deepest in doctors work.

Doctors · General practice (GP) · UK · 51

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Area

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

Doctors by specialty

Top 10 GP locum agencies

of 51 · unnumbered

  1. ID Medical Group

    27 yrs trading6 confirmed frameworksMilton Keynes

    Specialist

  2. A24 Group

    30 yrs trading2 confirmed frameworksLondon

    Specialist

  8. Carepro

    27 yrs trading4 confirmed frameworksIlford

    Specialist

All other agencies, A–Z

41 agencies
  1. Mediplacements
  2. Sanctuary Personnel
  3. Merco Recruitment
  4. Severn Angels Healthcare
  5. AppLocum Nursing
  6. Clinical Employment Services
  7. Lak Locums
  8. Dedicare
  9. The Locum Agency
  10. Locum Vision
  11. Axis Health Solutions
  12. Globe Locums
  13. Medical Resource Partners
  14. Evernurse
  15. Glowbridge Healthcare
  16. Always Ozzy
  17. Winlight Recruitment
  18. Healthcare Professionals
  19. Meddoc Locums
  20. Statim Healthcare
  21. Intrust Health
  22. Discover Medics
  23. Abicare Health Solutions
  24. Proxycare
  25. Woodston Personnel
  26. Medco Recruitment
  27. Alliance And Brave Consultancy
  28. SHR Group
  29. Prime Medical Staffing
  30. KC Healthcare Group
  31. Medicare4u
  32. Reachout Medical
  33. Austin Dean Recruitment
  34. Blue Light Medical Agency
  35. Medisure Locums
  36. EmRec
  37. Celsus Group
  38. The GP & Nurse Practitioner Agency
  39. Vela Medical Group
  40. Clarity Locums
  41. Locum Health UK

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The Top 10 GP locum agencies in the UK for October 2026 include ID Medical Group, A24 Group, Compass Associates, Hallam Medical and Concept Care Solutions. We assessed all 51 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.

  • 80% are on at least one public sector staffing framework
  • Half have traded for at least 12 years
  • 16 (31%) have open jobs on our site, and 9 of those show pay on most of them

About these GP locum agencies in the UK

51 of the 153 agencies for doctors we rank (33%) recruit for general practice (GP).

41 of these agencies (80%) are on at least one public sector staffing framework, about the same as the 82% across all agencies for doctors. The most common are HealthTrust Europe TWS3 (33) and Crown Commercial Service RM6281 (26).

The median agency here has traded for 12.8 years, and 1 has traded for under three. 16 (31%) have open jobs on our site, and 9 of those show pay on most of them.

The settings they most often supply are GP practices, NHS hospitals and private hospitals. 37 (73%) recruit for permanent roles as well as temporary or locum cover. Many also recruit for medicine, emergency medicine and anaesthetics and intensive care.

Further down the list, the longest-established is Carepro, trading for 27 years. Sanctuary Personnel has the most open jobs on our site (1,853). The newest is EmRec, trading for about a year.

At the top:

  1. ID Medical Group: on 6 confirmed frameworks, trading 27 years.
  2. A24 Group: on 2 confirmed frameworks, trading 30 years.
  3. Compass Associates: trading 16 years, 124 open jobs on our site.
  4. Hallam Medical: on 2 confirmed frameworks, trading 19 years.
  5. Concept Care Solutions: on 5 confirmed frameworks, trading 24 years.
  6. Hunter AHP Resourcing: on 3 confirmed frameworks, trading 9 years.
  7. 4 Recruitment Services: on 1 confirmed framework, trading 19 years.
  8. Carepro: on 4 confirmed frameworks, trading 27 years.
  9. Integrated Care Group: on 1 confirmed framework, trading 9 years.
  10. Med Team Primary Care Services: on 2 confirmed frameworks, trading 18 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 GP locum 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 GP locum 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.