Top 10 locum surgeon agencies
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The Top 10 locum surgeon agencies in the UK for October 2026 include Pulse Healthcare, Medecho, Promedical Personnel, NES Healthcare and Remedium Partners. We assessed all 22 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.
- 91% are on at least one public sector staffing framework
- Half have traded for at least 13 years
- 11 (50%) have open jobs on our site, and 7 of those show pay on most of them
About these locum surgeon agencies in the UK
22 of the 153 agencies for doctors we rank (14%) recruit for surgery.
20 of these agencies (91%) are on at least one public sector staffing framework, more than the 82% across all agencies for doctors. The most common are HealthTrust Europe TWS3 (17) and Crown Commercial Service RM6281 (14).
The median agency here has traded for 13.1 years. 11 (50%) have open jobs on our site, and 7 of those show pay on most of them.
The settings they most often supply are NHS hospitals, private hospitals and GP practices. 14 (64%) recruit for permanent roles as well as temporary or locum cover. Many also recruit for medicine, emergency medicine and paediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology.
Further down the list, the longest-established is NES Healthcare, trading for 29 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:
- Pulse Healthcare: on 6 confirmed frameworks, trading 30 years.
- Medecho: on 4 confirmed frameworks, trading 22 years.
- Promedical Personnel: on 2 confirmed frameworks, trading 18 years.
- NES Healthcare: on 1 confirmed framework, trading 29 years.
- Remedium Partners: on 1 confirmed framework, trading 13 years.
- Evergood Associates: on 2 confirmed frameworks, trading 23 years.
- Permanent Hire: on 3 confirmed frameworks, trading 6 years.
- KPI Health: on 2 confirmed frameworks, trading 5 years.
- Rm Medics: on 4 confirmed frameworks, trading 14 years.
- Medsol Healthcare Services: on 4 confirmed frameworks, trading 24 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 surgeon 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 surgeon 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.