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Best psychological therapist agencies

14 agencies that work in psychological therapies in the UK, ranked on the same tests. In ranked order: this list is too short for Top 10, 25 or 50 marks.

Psychology & therapies · Psychological therapies · UK · 14

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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.

Psychology & therapies by specialty

All 14 psychological therapist agencies

  2. Day Webster

    16 yrs trading3 confirmed frameworksLoughton

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  4. Athona

    23 yrs trading4 confirmed frameworksBrentwood

  5. MedicsPro

    24 yrs trading3 confirmed frameworksRomford

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Agencies ranked here include Pulse Healthcare, Day Webster and Your World Healthcare. We assessed all 14 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.

  • 71% are on at least one public sector staffing framework
  • Half have traded for at least 16 years
  • 12 (86%) have open jobs on our site, and 11 of those show pay on most of them

About these psychological therapist agencies in the UK

14 of the 29 psychology agencies we rank (48%) recruit for psychological therapies.

10 of these agencies (71%) are on at least one public sector staffing framework, fewer than the 79% across all psychology agencies. The most common are Crown Commercial Service RM6281 (10) and HealthTrust Europe TWS3 (10).

The median agency here has traded for 16.9 years, and 1 has traded for under three. 12 (86%) have open jobs on our site, and 11 of those show pay on most of them.

The settings they most often supply are private hospitals, NHS hospitals and care homes. 12 (86%) recruit for permanent roles as well as temporary or locum cover. Many also recruit for psychology.

Further down the list, the longest-established is MedicsPro, trading for 24 years. Athona has the most open jobs on our site (533). The newest is Mentalia Locums, trading for about a year.

At the top:

  1. Pulse Healthcare: on 6 confirmed frameworks, trading 30 years.
  2. Day Webster: on 3 confirmed frameworks, trading 16 years.
  3. Your World Healthcare: on 4 confirmed frameworks, trading 21 years.
  4. Athona: on 4 confirmed frameworks, trading 23 years.
  5. MedicsPro: on 3 confirmed frameworks, trading 24 years.
  6. Leaders In Care: trading 4 years, 119 open jobs on our site.
  7. Mediplacements: on 5 confirmed frameworks, trading 20 years.
  8. Belmont Recruitment: on 2 confirmed frameworks, trading 10 years.
  9. Staff Partners Mental Health: on 3 confirmed frameworks, trading 6 years.
  10. Hunter Gatherer Mental Health: on 3 confirmed frameworks, 69 open jobs on our site.

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 psychological therapist 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 psychological therapist 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.