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Specialty ranking · tested October 2026

Best locum pharmacist agencies

26 agencies that work in pharmacists in the UK, ranked on the same tests. Shown as tiers; the Specialist mark shows which go deepest in pharmacy work.

Pharmacy · Pharmacists · UK · 26

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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.

Pharmacy by specialty

Top 10 locum pharmacist agencies

of 26 · unnumbered

  3. MedicsPro

    24 yrs trading3 confirmed frameworksRomford

  4. Team Locum

    25 yrs trading1 confirmed frameworkBirmingham

    Specialist

  5. Mediplacements

    20 yrs trading5 confirmed frameworksWaltham Abbey

    Group

All other agencies, A–Z

16 agencies
  1. Pharmaseekers
  2. Atlantis Medical
  3. Woodston Personnel
  4. Discover Medics
  5. Temporary Staffing Agency TSA
  6. Set Healthcare
  7. Edwin Healthcare
  8. Reachout Medical
  9. A24 Locums
  10. TotalLocum
  11. St Clair Healthcare
  12. Pharm-Assist
  13. Jarrodean Healthcare Recruitment
  14. Vela Medical Group
  15. Clarity Locums
  16. Locum Health UK

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The Top 10 locum pharmacist agencies in the UK for October 2026 include Hunter AHP Resourcing, Sanctuary Personnel, MedicsPro, Team Locum and Mediplacements. We assessed all 26 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.

  • 62% are on at least one public sector staffing framework
  • Half have traded for at least 9 years
  • 10 (38%) have open jobs on our site, and 8 of those show pay on most of them

About these locum pharmacist agencies in the UK

26 of the 40 pharmacy agencies we rank (65%) recruit for pharmacists.

16 of these agencies (62%) are on at least one public sector staffing framework, fewer than the 73% across all pharmacy agencies. The most common are HealthTrust Europe TWS3 (15) and Crown Commercial Service RM6281 (12).

The median agency here has traded for 9.3 years, and 1 has traded for under three. 10 (38%) have open jobs on our site, and 8 of those show pay on most of them.

The settings they most often supply are GP practices, NHS hospitals and private hospitals. 19 (73%) recruit for permanent roles as well as temporary or locum cover. Many also recruit for pharmacy technicians and support.

Further down the list, the longest-established is Team Locum, trading for 25 years. Mediplacements has the most open jobs on our site (222). The newest is The Pharmacist Network, trading for about a year.

At the top:

  1. Hunter AHP Resourcing: on 3 confirmed frameworks, trading 9 years.
  2. Sanctuary Personnel: on 3 confirmed frameworks, trading 20 years.
  3. MedicsPro: on 3 confirmed frameworks, trading 24 years.
  4. Team Locum: on 1 confirmed framework, trading 25 years.
  5. Mediplacements: on 5 confirmed frameworks, trading 20 years.
  6. Sensible Staffing: on 2 confirmed frameworks, trading 23 years.
  7. Pro Nursing Healthcare: on 2 confirmed frameworks, trading 8 years.
  8. Allied and Clinical Recruitments: on 4 confirmed frameworks, trading 17 years.
  9. Integrated Care Group: on 1 confirmed framework, trading 9 years.
  10. The Pharmacist Network: trading 1 year.

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 pharmacist 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 pharmacist 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.