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Specialty ranking · tested October 2026

Best medical locum agencies

43 agencies that work in medicine in the UK, ranked on the same tests. Shown as tiers; the Specialist mark shows which go deepest in doctors work.

Doctors · Medicine · UK · 43

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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.

Doctors by specialty

Top 10 medical locum agencies

of 43 · unnumbered

  2. Locum People

    14 yrs trading3 confirmed frameworksMilton Keynes

    Specialist

  3. Athona

    23 yrs trading4 confirmed frameworksBrentwood

    Specialist

  5. BDI Resourcing

    9 yrs trading2 confirmed frameworksBristol

    Specialist

  7. Medecho

    22 yrs trading4 confirmed frameworksLondon

    Specialist

  9. TXM Healthcare

    15 yrs trading5 confirmed frameworksMilton Keynes

    Specialist

All other agencies, A–Z

33 agencies
  1. Remedium Partners
  2. Evergood Associates
  3. Permanent Hire
  4. KPI Health
  5. Carepro
  6. Rm Medics
  7. Medsol Healthcare Services
  8. Unite Medical
  9. Med Pure
  10. Walsons U.K.
  11. Empire Medical Locums
  12. Triple West Medical
  13. Lak Locums
  14. Grayscale Medical
  15. International Staffing Solutions
  16. Dedicare
  17. Apollo Education UK
  18. Kaizen Recruitment
  19. Locum Vision
  20. Electus Professionals
  21. Capital Recruitment
  22. Specialist Medicine Recruitment
  23. Vulcan Healthcare
  24. Medical 360
  25. Hanson Grey
  26. Discover Medics
  27. Proxycare
  28. Medco Recruitment
  29. Medic Finder
  30. Contigo Healthcare
  31. Indigo Healthcare Recruitment
  32. Vobis Medical
  33. Advanta Healthcare

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The Top 10 medical locum agencies in the UK for October 2026 include Pulse Healthcare, Locum People, Athona, Interact Medical and BDI Resourcing. We assessed all 43 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.

  • 86% are on at least one public sector staffing framework
  • Half have traded for at least 12 years
  • 20 (47%) have open jobs on our site, and 11 of those show pay on most of them

About these medical locum agencies in the UK

43 of the 153 agencies for doctors we rank (28%) recruit for medicine.

37 of these agencies (86%) are on at least one public sector staffing framework, more than the 82% across all agencies for doctors. The most common are Crown Commercial Service RM6281 (27) and HealthTrust Europe TWS3 (27).

The median agency here has traded for 12.6 years. 20 (47%) have open jobs on our site, and 11 of those show pay on most of them.

The settings they most often supply are NHS hospitals, private hospitals and GP practices. 30 (70%) recruit for permanent roles as well as temporary or locum cover. Many also recruit for emergency medicine, psychiatry and surgery.

Further down the list, the longest-established is Interact Medical, trading for 31 years. Permanent Hire has the most open jobs on our site (1,119). The newest is Grayscale Medical, trading for 4 years.

At the top:

  1. Pulse Healthcare: on 6 confirmed frameworks, trading 30 years.
  2. Locum People: on 3 confirmed frameworks, trading 14 years.
  3. Athona: on 4 confirmed frameworks, trading 23 years.
  4. Interact Medical: on 5 confirmed frameworks, trading 31 years.
  5. BDI Resourcing: on 2 confirmed frameworks, trading 9 years.
  6. Doctors Relocate: on 1 confirmed framework, trading 6 years.
  7. Medecho: on 4 confirmed frameworks, trading 22 years.
  8. Promedical Personnel: on 2 confirmed frameworks, trading 18 years.
  9. TXM Healthcare: on 5 confirmed frameworks, trading 15 years.
  10. NES Healthcare: on 1 confirmed framework, trading 29 years.

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

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How are these medical 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 medical 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.