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Specialty ranking · tested October 2026

Best locum psychiatrist agencies

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

Doctors · Psychiatry · UK · 31

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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 locum psychiatrist agencies

of 31 · unnumbered

  1. ID Medical Group

    27 yrs trading6 confirmed frameworksMilton Keynes

    Specialist

  3. Athona

    23 yrs trading4 confirmed frameworksBrentwood

    Specialist

  6. Medecho

    22 yrs trading4 confirmed frameworksLondon

    Specialist

  8. TXM Healthcare

    15 yrs trading5 confirmed frameworksMilton Keynes

    Specialist

All other agencies, A–Z

21 agencies
  1. Mind Professionals
  2. Medsol Healthcare Services
  3. Unite Medical
  4. Med Pure
  5. Empire Medical Locums
  6. Triple West Medical
  7. Lak Locums
  8. Grayscale Medical
  9. Apollo Education UK
  10. Locum Vision
  11. Electus Professionals
  12. Jp Medicals Recruitment
  13. Capital Recruitment
  14. Specialist Medicine Recruitment
  15. Mentus Recruitment
  16. Hanson Grey
  17. Contigo Healthcare
  18. Jarrodean Healthcare Recruitment
  19. Mentalia Locums
  20. Advanta Healthcare
  21. Livingwell Recruitment

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The Top 10 locum psychiatrist agencies in the UK for October 2026 include ID Medical Group, Pulse Healthcare, Athona, Staff Partners Mental Health and Doctors Relocate. We assessed all 31 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.

  • 84% are on at least one public sector staffing framework
  • Half have traded for at least 15 years
  • 17 (55%) have open jobs on our site, and 11 of those show pay on most of them

About these locum psychiatrist agencies in the UK

31 of the 153 agencies for doctors we rank (20%) recruit for psychiatry.

26 of these agencies (84%) 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 (21) and Crown Commercial Service RM6281 (20).

The median agency here has traded for 15.3 years, and 1 has traded for under three. 17 (55%) 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. 21 (68%) recruit for permanent roles as well as temporary or locum cover. Many also recruit for medicine, paediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology and emergency medicine.

Further down the list, the longest-established is NES Healthcare, trading for 29 years. Doctors Relocate has the most open jobs on our site (511). The newest is Mentalia Locums, trading for about a year.

At the top:

  1. ID Medical Group: on 6 confirmed frameworks, trading 27 years.
  2. Pulse Healthcare: on 6 confirmed frameworks, trading 30 years.
  3. Athona: on 4 confirmed frameworks, trading 23 years.
  4. Staff Partners Mental Health: on 3 confirmed frameworks, trading 6 years.
  5. Doctors Relocate: on 1 confirmed framework, trading 6 years.
  6. Medecho: on 4 confirmed frameworks, trading 22 years.
  7. Promedical Personnel: on 2 confirmed frameworks, trading 18 years.
  8. TXM Healthcare: on 5 confirmed frameworks, trading 15 years.
  9. NES Healthcare: on 1 confirmed framework, trading 29 years.
  10. Evergood Associates: on 2 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 locum psychiatrist 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 locum psychiatrist 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.