Thursday, 09 February 2012

Recruiter
Healthcare & Medical

  • RESULTS: Mastech Holdings announces 18% rise in revenue

    Wed, 8 Feb 2012

    Mastech Holdings, a US provider of IT and specialised healthcare staffing services, increased its revenue by 18% in the fourth quarter of 2011.

  • INTERNATIONAL Australia: BW Penman enters APAC

    Wed, 8 Feb 2012

    Energy, consumer and medical industry recruiter BW Penman has opened a Asia Pacific base in Sydney, from where it will trade in the region under the name BW Penman PTY.

  • Strong interim demand expected from NHS

    Mon, 6 Feb 2012

    The NHS is expected to be at the forefront of public sector demand for interim managers this year, according to Interim Partners.

  • Club Med searching for 60 French-speaking Brits

    Fri, 3 Feb 2012

    Tour operator Club Med is recruiting in the UK for French speakers to work on its 2012 spring-summer season.

  • INTERNATIONAL Australia: Hot ‘orange collar’ mining skills revealed

    Thu, 2 Feb 2012

    Demand for staff driven by mining and mining-related construction requires a new tranche of ‘orange collar’ workers to emerge, according to Hays.

  • UK & IRELAND Appointments: Bygrave is CFO at HCL

    Thu, 2 Feb 2012

    Health and social care staffing provider Healthcare Locums has appointed Sue Bygrave as chief finance officer (CFO).

  • INTERNATIONAL Appointments: Callagher heads RSA promotions

    Thu, 2 Feb 2012

    Global life sciences interim management and executive recruiter RSA has promoted John Callagher to the position of head of EMEA, Kay Wardle to the position of managing director of RSA Executive Search and Darren Spevick to client relationship director, EMEA.

  • HCL health and medical tech divisions move to London HQ

    Tue, 31 Jan 2012

    HCL Healthcare and HCL Medical Technical divisions are to relocate to HCL’s London head office in a move that will bring the company’s six main divisions together.

  • INTERNATIONAL Appointments: Lucas Group promotes 14 across the company

    Wed, 25 Jan 2012

    North American executive search firm Lucas Group has promoted 14 associates throughout multiple practice groups within the company.

  • UK & IRELAND Appointments: New Directions for Ashford

    Wed, 25 Jan 2012

    Paramedic Carl Ashford has been appointed a specialist training consultant at Welsh recruiter New Directions.

  • INTERNATIONAL Appointments: Boyden hires three MDs for San Francisco

    Wed, 25 Jan 2012

    Global executive search firm Boyden has appointed three new managing directors to its San Francisco office.

  • Appointments: Jark adds Matin to national sales team

    Mon, 23 Jan 2012

    Industrial, construction, driving and healthcare national recruitment agency Jark has appointed Adela Matin as national account manager to the national sales team.

  • Scottish Ambulance dispute resolved with 150 new jobs

    Thu, 19 Jan 2012

    A long running dispute on the issue of breaks and the scheduling of working hours at the Scottish Ambulance Service has been resolved, with resultant government investment set to create 150 new jobs.

  • Scottish labour market in third month of decline

    Mon, 16 Jan 2012

    The Bank of Scotland’s Report on Jobs shows that the growth of the Scottish labour market fells to the slowest rate in over a year, with permanent staff placements decreased for the first time in 15 months.

  • Appointments: Search Consultancy hires Simcoe and promotes Holden

    Fri, 13 Jan 2012

    UK-wide recruiter Search Consultancy has made two appointments in its medical and legal divisions.

  • INTERNATIONAL Appointments: CTPartners promotes around the world

    Fri, 13 Jan 2012

    Global retained executive search firm, CTPartners, has promoted eight consultants worldwide.

  • New Directions launches new nursing division

    Thu, 12 Jan 2012

    Welsh recruiter New Directions has launched a nursing division to its various existing divisions.Sarah Blackmore, heads the new division in addition to the head of social care role she already occupies, and Melanie Hill has been newly appointed as the registered nurse.

  • Appointments: Seabourne bound for Heidrick & Struggles

    Thu, 12 Jan 2012

    Executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles International has appointed Chris Seabourne as a partner within its life sciences practice.

  • REC: Third month of permanent placement decline

    Wed, 11 Jan 2012

    December saw the third consecutive month of decline in permanent placements, reports the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC).

  • INTERNATIONAL: Executive demand expected to continue in 2012

    Tue, 10 Jan 2012

    Demand for senior executives is still expected in 2012, with the US market outlook more positive than the global average, and China, Brazil and India leading the way.

  • Appointments: Porteus moves to LCH

    Tue, 10 Jan 2012

    Michelle Porteus has been appointed director of human resources at the Liverpool Community Health NHS Trust.

  • Changes at Head Resourcing to drive further growth

    Mon, 9 Jan 2012

    Changes to the structure of Head Resourcing will further the continued growth of the company, says managing director Gordon Adam in the video above:

  • Contracts/Deals: North Mersey NHS trusts eye 17% saving with £22m Capita deal

    Mon, 9 Jan 2012

    Outsourcing firm Capita has signed a contract to provide HR, recruitment and payroll services worth £22m with 10 NHS trusts in North Merseyside.

  • Appointments: Eastman to direct HR at HCL

    Fri, 6 Jan 2012

    Lynette Eastman has been appointed chief people officer at healthcare recruiter HCL on an interim basis.

  • Contracts/Deals: InGenesis wins US Air Force healthcare staffing contract

    Thu, 5 Jan 2012

    Texas healthcare solutions firm InGenesis has been awarded a Clinical Acquisition Support Services (CLASS) contract by the US Air Force, worth $992m (£638m) over five years.

  • Contracts/Deals: Euromedica and Archer Mathieson form partnership

    Thu, 5 Jan 2012

    Sister companies Euromedica, a life science executive search firm, and Archer Mathieson, an HR, procurement and finance recruiter for senior level roles, have formed a strategic partnership.

  • INTERNATIONAL Appointments: Changes at the top in MSA Executive Search

    Thu, 5 Jan 2012

    US-based Integrated Healthcare Strategies has selected Pam Sime as the new practice leader for its MSA Executive Search practice, the group’s executive search division.

  • CBI calls for a new approach to growth

    Tue, 3 Jan 2012

    In his New Year message, Confederation of British Industry (CBI) director-general John Cridland says that the UK must act now to “rebalance” its economy or see debt levels continue to grow.

  • Adapt or fly: pharma workers face changing industry

    Thu, 22 Dec 2011

    The UK pharmaceutical industry is open to jobseekers, especially for those willing to adapt and show business acumen, but a brain drain is still feared.

  • Contracts/Deals: Cala joins AESC

    Thu, 22 Dec 2011

    French executive search firm Cala Partners has achieved membership of the Association of Executive Search Consultants (AESC).

  • REC: 12 weeks on from AWR and temp demand remains strong

    Tue, 20 Dec 2011

    Demand for temporary staff has remained stable over the last few months, according to the Recruitment & Employment Confederation’s (REC’s) JobsOutlook.

  • IT leads the way as Scottish job market shows small growth

    Mon, 19 Dec 2011

    There was an increase in permanent placements in Scotland in November, but at the slowest rate in 14 months, according to the Bank of Scotland’s ’Report on Jobs’.

  • INTERNATIONAL UAE: 90% of firms plan 2012 hiring

    Mon, 19 Dec 2011

    The FMCG, construction and pharmaceutical sectors will lead the way as nine out of 10 UAE firms look to hire next year, reports Emirates247.com.

  • INTERNATIONAL Appointments: Young to Odgers Berndtson

    Mon, 19 Dec 2011

    Executive search firm Odgers Berndtson has appointed Patrice WL Young as partner in the firm’s global life sciences and healthcare practices.Young was previously at executive search firm Korn/Ferry International. She will be based out of the firm’s Boston office in the US.

  • INTERNATIONAL UAE: Public sector to lead hot industries for 2012

    Thu, 15 Dec 2011

    The public sector will lead job creation in the UAE in 2012, with technology, healthcare, education and retail and telecom, according recruiters speaking to Emirates247.com.

  • Hands-on work head and shoulders above the rest

    Wed, 14 Dec 2011

    Manual trades such as welding, construction and building led the way in job creation over the quarter dating August to October, according to publicly funded employment services provider Working Link.

  • Where now for UK life sciences?

    14 December 2011

    A snapshot of the UK life sciences industry paints a gloomy picture, with warnings that rising costs and lack of incentives may drive business and R&D overseas

  • Contracts/Deals: Nuparc uses Eploy

    Tue, 13 Dec 2011

    Engineering, energy and healthcare recruiter Nuparc has moved its 350,000-strong candidate database to Eploy. Darren Day, director of recruitment services for Nuparc, said the firm had been previously operating on the EZ Access system and that web connectivity was a major factor in the decision to make the switch. Day adds: “We had to give our consultants the best software available to us to allow them to compete effectively in the tough recruitment market.”

  • 400 healthcare jobs for Northern Ireland

    Fri, 9 Dec 2011

    A ‘connected health’ sector could create up to 400 new jobs for Northern Ireland, following a link-up between the Northern Ireland Executive’s enterprise and health departments, reports the Belfast Telegraph.

  • Gap in dental care talent leaves NHS Trust grimacing

    Thu, 8 Dec 2011

    South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been unable to replace two of its four orthodontic consultants who are due to retire, with the positions failing to attract a single candidate, according to Dentistry.co.uk.In a letter to MPs, chief executive of South Tees Hospital, Simon Pleydell, writes: “We are now concerned that there is little prospect of making appointments in the foreseeable future.”

  • INTERNATIONAL Appointments: Raines takes Amendolia

    Thu, 8 Dec 2011

    Executive search firm Raines International has appointed Mary Lee Amendolia as the new managing director of its healthcare practice in New York Amendolia previously left Raines in 2007 after four years at the firm, and before returning worked for financial services and technology search firm SEBA International.

  • INTERNATIONAL Fiji: Emigrant workers boost economy

    Wed, 7 Dec 2011

    Fiji recruitment firm Access United’s managing director Varinava Tiko has told Australia’s Radio Australia that the country could make more than A$100m (£66m) over the next 10 years from money sent home by nationals working overseas.

  • Appointments: Larson gets Bowden, Stewart, McMaw, Withy, Whiteley

    Mon, 5 Dec 2011

    Engineering, utilities, medical and logistics recruiter Larson Group has made a number of appointments.

  • Replacing strikers with temps? Recruiters will not touch it with a bargepole

    Tue, 29 Nov 2011

    Jonathan Wadsworth, a director of healthcare and social care recruiter Charles Hunter Associates, tells Recruiterthat tomorrow’s strike will have minimal impact on the business.

  • Healthcare Locums investigation begins

    Tue, 29 Nov 2011

    Healthcare agency Healthcare Locums (HCL) has announced that the Accounting and Actuarial Disciplinary Board (AADB) has started an investigation into the conduct of auditors between early 2008 and the end of June 2010.

  • Understaffing in hospitals a matter of life and death

    Tue, 29 Nov 2011

    The healthcare arm of the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) has raised concern over the removal of healthcare professionals from frontline duties due to present financial pressures.

  • Contracts/Deals: Pulse Umbrella buys Umbrella Staff

    Mon, 28 Nov 2011

    Payroll services firm Pulse Umbrella Group has acquired Umbrella Staff, forming a company that will work with over 300 recruitment consultancies in the UK.

  • INTERNATIONAL Appointments: RSA takes on six across four offices

    Fri, 25 Nov 2011

    Life sciences executive search firm RSA has appointed Michael Narden, Chris Rayner and Fleur Helble to its Swiss team, Justin Smith to its German team, Tristan Barnfather to its UK interims team and John Tonra, who comes on board as vice president of the Americas.

  • Elderly care abuse the fault of agencies, not workers?

    Thu, 24 Nov 2011

    Abuse and neglect of the elderly by carers, as reported across the national media yesterday, should not be blamed upon individual carers, says Sarah Green, owner of Bunbury Care Agency.

  • INTERNATIONAL UAE: Monster sees 7% annual job growth

    Thu, 24 Nov 2011

    The Monster Employment Index has shown an increase in online recruitment activity in October following a dip in September, reports Emirates247.com.

  • Medical freelancing increases for all but mid-career professionals

    Tue, 22 Nov 2011

  • INTERNATIONAL Appointments: Stimpel leads AESC region

    Fri, 11 Nov 2011

    Christine Stimpel, country managing director for Germany at executive search firms Heidrick & Struggles, has been elected as chairman of the German Steering Committee of the Association of Executive Search Consultants (AESC).

  • Monster: transport, post and logistics on top

    Wed, 9 Nov 2011

    Online recruitment demand was up a single percentage point in October, with more than half of industries and sectors reporting some growth, according to job board Monster’s Employment Index UK.

  • Healthy results at Allocate Software

    Wed, 9 Nov 2011

    Workforce management software provider Allocate Software has announced revenue to the year ending May was up 37% to £30.1m.The group’s health operation, which generates 77% of total revenues, gained the custom of 26 NHS Trusts in the year, meaning a total of 145 Trusts are on the books of its HealthRoster company among a total of 450 companies.The defence business, which accounted for 14% of revenues, has begun work on a NATO contract in Belgium.

  • INTERNATIONAL: Executive search revenues find stability

    Wed, 9 Nov 2011

    Revenues in the executive search industry globally have remained stable, despite a fall in the number of searches, according to data from the Association of Executive Search Consultants (AESC).

  • INTERNATIONAL Appointments: Diversified hires MD for healthcare

    Tue, 8 Nov 2011

    US executive search firm Diversified Search has appointed Marie Savard as managing director in the company’s healthcare practice.

  • INTERNATIONAL Ireland: First month-on-month job rise in seven months

    Tue, 8 Nov 2011

    New jobs in the Republic of Ireland are on the up, according to the Irish Employment Monitor published by multi-sector recruiter Morgan McKinley.

  • Jobs-wise, the grads are all right

    Mon, 7 Nov 2011

    UK graduate employment is increasing steadily, with graduate level jobs at a record high, according to the Higher Education Careers Services Unit’s (HECSU’s) annual ‘What Do Graduates Do?’ report.

  • Contracts/Deals: Athona works with Devon NHS

    Fri, 4 Nov 2011

    Multi-sector recruiter Athona has been announced as a supplier of mental health professionals to Devon Partnership NHS Trust.Athona is the only Tier 1 supplier appointed as part of the deal.

  • More business and new initiative for Mawdsley

    Wed, 2 Nov 2011

    North-West England executive search firm Mawdsley has reported a 50% rise in turnover against the same point in 2010.

  • HCL puts past behind it with refinancing deal

    2 November 2011

    The chief executive of Healthcare Locums (HCL) says the £60m refinancing deal agreed by shareholders in September is a huge opportunity for the company to put the past behind it and to take the company in a new direction.

  • Contracts/Deals: Pink Squid wins HCA account

    Tue, 1 Nov 2011

    Creative media firm Pink Squid has won a three year branding, marketing and communications contract working with private hospital group HCA International.

  • Appointments: Knowles joins HCL

    Mon, 31 Oct 2011

    Jackie Knowles has joined health and social care recruiter Healthcare Locums (HCL) as head of clinical governance and compliance.Knowles was previously operations services manager at Geneva Healthcare International, where she spent three years.Knowles holds a diploma in general nursing.

  • Contracts/Deals: Healthcare Locums signs agreement with Skillstream

    Thu, 27 Oct 2011

    Healthcare Locums (HCL) has signed a commercial agreement with Skillstream, a supplier of contingent workforce management software.

  • Voluntary sector grows

    Wed, 26 Oct 2011

    The number of people working in the UK voluntary sector has increased by nearly 40% since 2001, and stood at 765,000 in 2010, says research jointly carried out by the Third Sector Research Centre and the National Council for Voluntary Organisations.

  • INTERNATIONAL Appointments: Lobell moves in Odgers Berndtson

    Wed, 26 Oct 2011

    Executive search firm Odger Berndtson has appointed Cheryl Lobell as a partner of the firm’s life science and healthcare division.

  • Polish nurses still keen to come to the UK

    Thu, 20 Oct 2011

    Despite reports of Polish workers returning home, Polish nurses are still keen to work in the UK, according to Barry Pactor, managing director of Just Specialist Recruitment.

  • INTERNATIONAL New Zealand: European builders, ex-pats in demand

    Mon, 17 Oct 2011

    European builders are in demand in New Zealand as reconstruction continues following earthquakes in Christchurch earlier this year, reports Radio New Zealand News.

  • International Appointments: B.E. Smith hires Judy Spinella

    Thu, 13 Oct 2011

    US executive search firm B.E. Smith has appointed Judy Spinella as vice president, project leader.Spinella has more than 30 years of senior leadership experience in the healthcare industry.

  • Seasonal staffing surge

    Wed, 12 Oct 2011

    As Christmas approaches, demand for seasonal staff has surged, according to procurer of temporary agency labour de Poel.

  • ‘Resilient’ results for HCL

    Fri, 30 Sep 2011

    Healthcare staffing specialist Healthcare Locums has seen a “resilient” performance in line with expectations, according to unaudited results for the six months ended 30 June 2011.

  • ‘Organic growth’ for HCL, as shareholders ok refinancing

    Tue, 13 Sep 2011

    HCL is to focus on organic growth, following the passing of its refinancing package by shareholders this week, according to a spokesperson for the healthcare recruiter.

  • Healthcare Locums refutes press speculation on sale

    Wed, 7 Sep 2011

    The board of recruiter Healthcare Locums (HCL) has issued a statement saying it is aware of “misleading statements” being distributed by minority interested parties, which it urges shareholders to ignore.

  • HCL chairman refuses to rule out bringing in police

    Mon, 22 Aug 2011

    The chairman of Healthcare Locums (HCL) has refused to rule out the possibility of bringing in the police following the discovery of a number of “serious accounting irregularities” and other financial issues at the firm.

  • HCL announces ‘substantial refinancing’

    Fri, 19 Aug 2011

    Healthcare staffing specialist Healthcare Locums (HCL) has announced “substantial refinancing”, which its board hopes will put it on a solid financial footing.

  • Healthcare Locums poised for £60m new share issue

    Mon, 15 Aug 2011

    Healthcare recruiter Healthcare Locums (HCL) is poised to raise £60m from the issue of new shares, according to a report in today’s Daily Telegraph.

  • Contracts/Deals: South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust appoints Athona

    Fri, 12 Aug 2011

    Healthcare recruiter Athona has been appointed as a sole tier 1 provider by South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

  • Saga Group looks to buy Allied Healthcare International

    Mon, 1 Aug 2011

    Saga Group has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire health and social care recruiter, Allied Healthcare International.

  • HCL finalising investigation into ‘accounting irregularities’

    Wed, 27 Jul 2011

    Healthcare staffing specialist Healthcare Locums (HCL) has announced it is finalising investigations into “accounting irregularities”.

  • Increase in applications from Southern Cross staff

    27 July 2011

    Lesley Flory

  • Lloydspharmacy turns to training to meet resourcing challenge

    Thu, 21 Jul 2011

    Persuading people with strong retail skills to opt for a career in community pharmacy can be a challenge, says Lloydspharmacy.

  • Contracts/Deals: NHS contract win for Meridian Business Support

    Thu, 14 Jul 2011

    Multi-sector recruiter Meridian Business Supporthas been chosen by the NHS Shared Business Services Commercial Solutions to provide healthcare assistants (HCAs) and registered nurses (RGNs/RMNs) to its member Trusts throughout the North-West and South Staffordshire.

  • Unilever to recruit future managers

    13 July 2011

    Maxin: treating the candidate as a consumer instead of a product

  • Appointments: Alberts joins Sanford Rose in San Francisco

    Thu, 30 Jun 2011

    Global executive search firm Sanford Rose Associates, which specialises in the life sciences sector, has appointed Eduard Alberts as vice president and managing partner.

  • ‘Aggressive’ accounting practices focus of HCL investigation

    Wed, 29 Jun 2011

    “Aggressive” accounting practices have been one of the main focuses of an investigation of “accounting irregularities” at healthcare staffing specialist Healthcare Locums, according to chairman Peter Sullivan.

  • Social care can benefit from DRA removal

    Mon, 27 Jun 2011

    Removing the default retirement age (DRA) for women represents a good opportunity for the social care sector to retain the talent and expertise needed to meet the demands of Britain’s rapidly ageing population, according to medical, health and social care job board BritishMedicalJobs.com.

  • Appointments: Talentmark hires Johnson

    Thu, 16 Jun 2011

    Life science recruitment specialist Talentmark has appointed Mark Johnson as managing consultant.

  • Appointments: Jark brings two directors on board

    Tue, 14 Jun 2011

    Recruitment company Jark has appointed two new board members.

  • HCL ‘resolute’ on presenting ‘full and clear’ accounts to shareholders

    Wed, 8 Jun 2011

    The board of Healthcare Locums says it is “resolute” in presenting a “full and clear” statement and accounts to shareholders, according to a spokesman for the medical recruiter.

  • REC refutes claims that NHS locums undermine patient care

    Tue, 7 Jun 2011

    The Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) has disagreed with comments made yesterday by the chief executive of BritishMedicalJobs.

  • Bleasdale prepares for possible return

    Mon, 6 Jun 2011

  • Employing more NHS locums ‘detrimental’ to patient care, warns Shelton

    Mon, 6 Jun 2011

  • Long-term approach required to tackle resourcing challenges of NHS reform

    Thu, 2 Jun 2011

    Ahead of controversial reform, the NHS and healthcare recruiters need to take a long term strategic approach to resourcing challenges, according to Zack Feather, director of healthcare staffing specialist Pathology Group.

  • Contracts/Deals: Nurture People on acquisition trail

    Wed, 1 Jun 2011

    Recruitment group Nurture People (previously known as Connect Group Consulting) has acquired a number of healthcare recruiters.

  • Healthcare

    1 June 2011

    The uncertainty surrounding NHS reforms is certainly not helping plan the solutions to the skills shortages in the health system

  • Hospital applicants not up to scratch, says Irvine

    Fri, 27 May 2011

    The director of HR and training at a London private hospital has criticised the standard of some applicants.

  • RB's online thrill-seeking game runs away with brand awareness

    18 May 2011

    Reckitt Benckiser (RB), a leading brand in household, health and personal care, has received more than 100,000 visits to its UrbAN THRILL free running game, designed to create awareness of the company among graduates and those early in their business careers.

  • HCL appoints financial adviser

    Mon, 18 Apr 2011

    Healthcare staffing specialist Healthcare Locums (HCL) has appointed a financial adviser.

  • Disillusioned healthcare professionals desert NHS

    Mon, 11 Apr 2011

    NHS reforms are forcing increasing numbers of disillusioned UK health professionals to seek pastures new in Australia and the Middle East, according to Zack Feather, chief executive at healthcare staffing specialist The Pathology Group.

  • Jarvis accepts responsibility for ‘financial irregularities’ at HCL

    Thu, 24 Mar 2011

    Medical staffing specialist Healthcare Locums (HCL) has accepted the resignation of Diane Jarvis as chief financial officer of the firm with immediate effect.

  • Number of NHS managers decreases

    Wed, 23 Mar 2011

    The number of managers and senior managers working in the NHS in England fell last year alongside an overall increase in the size of the workforce, according to a report from the NHS Information Centre.

  • HCL wins Pro-Cure preferred supplier status

    Tue, 1 Mar 2011

    Medical staffing specialist HCL has been named as a preferred supplier to NHS South Central (also known as Pro-Cure), the procurement hub covering 27 NHS Trusts in the region.

  • Aspire People launches Aspire Care & Support

    Tue, 1 Mar 2011

    Aspire People has launched a new division specialising in the healthcare and support sector.Aspire Care & Support will be led Tracy Archer, and Natalie Williams will be heading the division.Both Archer and Williams join from recruiter Healthcare Direct.

  • Kate Bleasdale steps down at HCL

    Wed, 23 Feb 2011

    Kate Bleasdale has resigned from the board of directors at healthcare staffing specialist Healthcare Locums.

  • Predicting the impact of NHS reforms

    23 February 2011

    The Coalition government’s proposed reforms to the health service are likely to mean significant changes to recruitment. Colin Cottell reports

  • Healthcare Locums hires senior independent non-executive directors

    Mon, 21 Feb 2011

    Healthcare staffing specialist Healthcare Locums has appointed Peter Sullivan and David Henderson as senior independent non-executive directors with immediate effect.

  • Appointments: The Pathology Group recruits non-executive chairman

    Thu, 17 Feb 2011

    Medical locum staffing specialist The Pathology Group has appointed John Zafar as non-executive chairman.

  • StaffShare service helps retain and spread knowledge across sectors

    9 February 2011

    Thirty local authorities will be among the first users of StaffShare, an online skills exchange which aims to connect employers with under-utilised employees who are available for secondment.

  • Executive search requires ‘passion for people’, says Vardy

    Tue, 8 Feb 2011

    Executive search consultants need a real “passion for people” allied with an understanding of business strategy, according to Tony Vardy, managing director of global executive search firm Korn/Ferry Whitehead Mann.

  • Ambition 24hours: ‘Vast majority get it right’ says Hadley

    Tue, 8 Feb 2011

    The Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) has defended the record of agencies in providing temporary nurses.

  • HCL will defend chairman ‘vociferously’ against dissident shareholders

    Mon, 7 Feb 2011

    The board of Healthcare Locums (HCL) says it will defend its case “vociferously” if an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) is called following reports claiming shareholders have asked chairman Alan Walker to step down.

  • GPs need procurement skills to manage budgets

    Tue, 1 Feb 2011

    GPs need the requisite procurement skills if they are to manage multi-million pound budgets, according to Paul Marriott, managing director of Hays Health & Social Care.

  • Contracts: GP World wins NWCCA contract

    Mon, 31 Jan 2011

    GP World, provider of locum and permanent general practitioners to the NHS, has won a contract with North West Collaborative Commercial Agency (NWCCA) to supply GPs throughout the North-West.

  • Contracts: Mediplacements, JustPhysio and JustOT supply NHS South Central

    Thu, 27 Jan 2011

    Healthcare recruiter Mediplacements, JustPhysio and JustOT in association with the Healthcare Employment Consortium (HEC) have won preferred supplier status for the supply of temporary AHP and HSS Staff to the Pro Cure represented NHS Trusts in the South Central region.

  • Bleasdale ‘surprised and disappointed’ at HCL board decision

    Tue, 25 Jan 2011

    Kate Bleasdale says she is “surprised and disappointed” at the board of HCL’s decision to suspend her  as executive vice chairman as the healthcare recruiter carries out an investigation into “serious accounting irregularities”.

  • HCL suspends Bleasdale and Jarvis pending investigation

    Tue, 25 Jan 2011

    Healthcare Locums (HCL) has suspended executive vice chairman, Kate Bleasdale and chief financial officer, Diane Jarvis pending the outcome of an investigation.

  • Contracts: Meridian Business Support wins East of England NHS hub contract

    Tue, 25 Jan 2011

    Executive search firm Meridian Business Support has won a place on the preferred supplier list (PSL) for the East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement hub.

  • NHS consortium wins 57 contracts last year

    Fri, 21 Jan 2011

    Software providers SMART, Software Europe and Zircadian, which form an NHS Workforce Solutions consortium, have reported 57 new NHS contracts in 2010. 

  • NHS efficiency savings will hit frontline services, say interims

    Fri, 21 Jan 2011

    More than three quarters (77%) of UK NHS interim managers say the government’s proposed NHS efficiency savings will have a significant negative impact on frontline service delivery, according to a report from provider of interim management solutions Interim Partners.

  • Medical recruiters urged to stay close to clients

    Thu, 20 Jan 2011

    Recruiters have been urged to stay close to clients by supporting GPs who are concerned that have been left with a “lack of direction”, according to Chet Panchal, operations director at medical staffing specialist Merco.

  • NHS reform will bring increased need for GPs

    Thu, 20 Jan 2011

    Radical reform of the NHS will create a rise in demand for GPs, according to healthcare recruiter Your World.

  • 12.5% of contractor GPs earn more than £150k

    Wed, 12 Jan 2011

    One in eight GP contractors earned more than £150,000 or more before tax, according to data from the NHS Information Centre.

  • Global recruitment key to midwife shortage, says Bleasdale

    Thu, 6 Jan 2011

    Increasing global recruitment of midwives is the only solution to tackling a chronic shortage of UK these workers in the UK, according to Kate Bleasdale, executive vice chairman of Healthcare locums (HCL).

  • HCL: Recruiters key in meeting demand for midwives

    Wed, 5 Jan 2011

    Recruiters have a key role to play in ensuring NHS organisations avoid having “dangerously low levels” of midwives, according to a spokesperson for recruiter Healthcare Locums.

  • Royal Free to move agency staff to internal staff agency

    Wed, 15 Dec 2010

    The Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust is to cut agency spend and move agency staff to its internal staff agency, the trust has confirmed in a statement.

  • Contracts: Sterling Medical Staffing Group buys Thomas Medics

    Wed, 15 Dec 2010

    US healthcare recruiter Sterling Medical Staffing Group has acquired Thomas Medics.Openreq, which focuses on M&A activity in the staffing industry, advised on the detail, while details of the sale were not disclosed.Seth Thomas, president of Thomas Medics, says: “We felt the merger with Sterling Medical was the right choice given their reach and depth. Our clients will now benefit from Sterling’s brand, their market penetration and their national exposure.”

  • UAE healthcare sector lacks experienced medical staff

    Mon, 29 Nov 2010

    The UAE needs more experienced medical staff as it seeks to dramatically expand its services, according to a survey from healthcare recruiter Your World.

  • Contracts: MedicsPro wins Care UK contract

    Mon, 29 Nov 2010

    Healthcare recruiter MedicsPro, part of the Urban Group of companies, has won preferred supplier status to supply medical staffing across all disciplines to independent provider of health and social care services Care UK.

  • Healthcare sector in ‘dire need’ of skilled professionals, says Bleasdale

    Thu, 25 Nov 2010

    The UK healthcare sector remains in “dire need” of highly skilled healthcare professionals, according to Kate Bleasdale, executive vice chairman of medical staffing specialist Healthcare Locums.

  • Hays aims to make mark in niche markets in US

    24 November 2010

    Hays is on the verge of a major expansion in the US, and aims to be in the top three staffing companies within the sectors it enters within five years, according to the man in charge of its US operations.

  • Continued consolidation expected in healthcare sector

    Mon, 15 Nov 2010

    Consolidation in the UK healthcare recruitment sector is set to continue, according to Tim Evans, managing director at deals specialist Boxington Corporate Finance.

  • Contracts: HCL Healthcare to supply NHS Scotland

    Thu, 11 Nov 2010

    Healthcare staffing specialist HCL Healthcare has been awarded preferred supplier status to NHS Health Services Scotland.

  • Total buy-in proves winner for Team24

    10 November 2010

    Stiff: giving consultants freedom

  • Your World plans international expansion

    Tue, 2 Nov 2010

    Medical recruiter Your World is planning to open new offices in the US, the Far East and the Middle East, according to managing director, Tony Moss.

  • Contracts: Mediplacements awarded PSL agreement with NHS South Central

    Wed, 20 Oct 2010

    Healthcare recruiter Mediplacements, part of The Placement Group, has won preferred supplier status for the supply of Locum Doctors to the Pro-Cure represented Trusts across NHS South Central.

  • Revalidation should cover locums, says PULSE

    Tue, 19 Oct 2010

    Medical revalidation of doctors should also apply to locum doctors, according to Richard MacMillan, chief executive of healthcare staffing agency PULSE.

  • Contracts: HCL Thames Medics secures NHS deal

    Mon, 18 Oct 2010

    Healthcare staffing specialist HCL Thames Medics has been named a preferred supplier to Pro-Cure, the procurement hub for NHS South Central, covering 27 NHS Trusts in the region.The firm is one of eight staffing agencies to be named a preferred supplier. Under the terms of the agreement, which is due to run until the end 2012, the firm will supply doctors of all grades and specialities.

  • Locums cost taxpayer less money, says Bleasdale

    Mon, 18 Oct 2010

    The use of flexible staffing in the NHS is set to increase as it saves the taxpayer money, according to Kate Bleasdale, executive vice chairman of Healthcare Locums (HCL).

  • Stricter language tests required, says Bleasdale

    Thu, 14 Oct 2010

    EU doctors need more stringent language tests, according to Kate Bleasdale,executive vice chairman of medical staffing specialist Healthcare Locums (HCL).

  • Advantage Healthcare reports 2009 losses

    Wed, 6 Oct 2010

    Advantage Healthcare Group has posted a loss of £1.2m for the year ended 31 December 2009, compared with a profit of £2.5m a year earlier.

  • Contracts: TIG ties up HSC Western Trust deal

    Tue, 5 Oct 2010

    Medical recruiter TIG has won a contract with HSC Western Trust in Northern Ireland to supply locum doctors.

  • Revenue down at HCL

    Mon, 27 Sep 2010

    Revenues and profits have fallen at Healthcare Locums (HCL) but the group expects improved H2 trading, according to interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2010.

  • Pinnacle Staffing Group records pre-tax loss

    Mon, 20 Sep 2010

    Healthcare recruiter Pinnacle Staffing Group has made a pre-tax loss of £5.68m, according to half-year results for the period ending 4 July 2010.   

  • Doubts on UK’s ability to compete in life sciences

    Fri, 17 Sep 2010

    Life science leaders believe the coalition government will improve the business environment in their sector, according to a survey published today by ST&I (Science, Technology & Innovation) Partners.

  • Randstad Sales launch a new healthcare division

    Wed, 15 Sep 2010

    Global recruitment agency Randstad has launched a new specialist healthcare division, Randstad Sales, focusing on sales, marketing, clinical and training roles within the healthcare sector.

  • Pinnacle Staffing Group completes sale of businesses

    Tue, 7 Sep 2010

    Healthcare recruiter Pinnacle Staffing Group has completed the sale of its agency nursing and medical services business to Ambition subsidiary, Arabella Health Staffing,Last month the firm released a statement saying that its directors believed the move was the “optimum strategy to maximise and preserve shareholder value”, adding that Pinnacle would re-focus on its doctors recruitment business.

  • Contracts: HCL Thames Medics agrees deal with St George’s Hospital

    Fri, 3 Sep 2010

    HCL Thames Medics, provider of doctors to the NHS on the National Framework, has won a contract to supply medical professionals of all grades and specialities to St George’s Hospital, Tooting, London on an ongoing basis.

  • Patient safety at risk

    1 September 2010

    The removal of ’safety tests’ on nurses coming to the UK for work from the EU is a “matter of serious concern”, and could compromise patient safety, according to a health recruiter.

  • Long-term NHS vacancies fall

    Fri, 27 Aug 2010

    Long-term vacancy rates have fallen for most major NHS staff groups in England with the exception of midwives and GPs, according to data from The NHS Information Centre.

  • Contracts: Parity wins place on government Buying Solutions frameworks

    Tue, 24 Aug 2010

    IT recruiter Parity has won a place on  a number of new government Buying Solutions frameworks.

  • Contracts: GatenbySanderson wins place on buying solutions framework agreement for non-permanent staff

    Mon, 23 Aug 2010

    Executive recruiter GatenbySanderson has been appointed to the new buying-solutions framework agreement for non-permanent staff.

  • Contracts: Pinnacle agrees proposed sale of nursing business

    Mon, 23 Aug 2010

    Healthcare recruiter Pinnacle Staffing Group has agreed the proposed sales of its agency nursing and medical services business to Ambition subsidiary Arabella Health staffing for £2.75m.

  • Discussions ongoing over private-sector investment into NHS Professionals

    Thu, 19 Aug 2010

    Discussions over the possibility of private-sector investment in NHS Professionals are ongoing, according to a spokesperson for the not-for-profit organisation.

  • Contracts: HCL completes Redwood acquisition

    Thu, 19 Aug 2010

    Following Healthcare Locum’s (HCL) general meeting of 2 August, the healthcare recruiter has announced that the acquisition of the Redwood Health business has been completed.HCL has also appointed Lloyds Banking Group as its sole banking partner.

  • Medical recruiters hit back at union ‘rip off’ claims

    Wed, 18 Aug 2010

    Recruiters have hit back at claims by unions that recruitment agencies have been guilty of “ripping off” hospitals by charging “outrageous fees”.

  • Recruiters, employers and nurses support health sector skills passport

    Tue, 17 Aug 2010

    Recruiters, employers and healthcare workers have welcomed plans for the introduction of a ‘skills passport’. A one-year pilot project was conducted among nursing staff at seven English NHS Trusts during 2009/10 seeking to test ‘proof of concept’ for the passport which allows workers to create a verified online record of their skills, qualifications and experience. This can be viewed by prospective or existing employers as required.According to research from ...

  • NHS Professionals wins place on national framework for Managed Service Staff Bank

    Fri, 13 Aug 2010

    NHS Professionals, a provider of managed flexible services to the NHS, has won a place on the national framework for Managed Service Staff Bank.

  • Appointments: The Placement Group appoints sales director

    Tue, 10 Aug 2010

    Tony Constantinides has been appointed sales director of healthcare recruiter The Placement Group. Constantinides started his own agency, Excel Resources, in 1997 before it was acquired by TMP Worldwide, staying with the firm until recently as director of IT and telecoms recruitment.

  • PULSEBank wins place on NHS bank management framework

    Thu, 5 Aug 2010

    Healthcare recruiter PULSE has announced that its bank management division PULSEBank has been awarded a place on the NHS managed service staff bank framework. The three-year contracts sees PULSEBank offer each Trust a dedicated bank team delivering guaranteed bank fill rates, while aiming to reduce agency spend and ensure that only competent and qualified staff treat patients.

  • Contracts: Apex Health wins hospital contract

    Wed, 4 Aug 2010

    Apex Health + Social Care, a provider of health and social care temporary staffing solutions, has won a new contract with Russell Hall NHS Hospital in the Dudley area of Birmingham.

  • Iris Recruitment is now PHIRST Recruitment

    Wed, 4 Aug 2010

    Healthcare recruiter Iris Recruitment has changed its name to PHIRST Recruitment.PHIRST Recruitment will continue to  provide permanent staffing solutions to healthcare providers. Michael Cornish, business development manager at PHIRST Recruitment, says: “Following a period of rebranding we will be extending the reach of our recruitment services and provide staffing solutions for a greater variety of roles.”

  • Redwood Health Business acquisition passed by HCL shareholders

    Mon, 2 Aug 2010

    Healthcare recruiter Healthcare Locums (HCL) has announced that the resolution regarding the acquisition of the Redwood Health Business has been passed by its shareholders at the firm’s General Meeting today.

  • Contracts: Tameside awards Apex home care service contract

    Tue, 27 Jul 2010

    Apex Health + Social Care, an independent provider of health and social care staff, has won a new contract with Tameside Borough Council, Greater Manchester, to provide home care in the Denton and Hyde area.

  • NHS cuts present opportunity, say recruiters

    Thu, 22 Jul 2010

    Cuts to the NHS workforce present an opportunity for healthcare agencies to provide a flexible staffing solution, according to recruiters.

  • FiveTen taps Kazakhstan

    21 July 2010

    Kazakhstan is currently underdeveloped as a recruitment market but its potential is “enormous”, according to Natalia Kurkchi, country manager of the newly launched Antal Kazakhstan.

  • Knowledge is power for opportunity

    21 July 2010

    Miles Davis Managing director, BBL Medical - an HCL company Whatever the future holds for recruitment, there will always be opportunities and for many recruiters this will lead to taking a more specialist approach

  • HCL buys demonstrates ‘confidence’ in sector, says Bleasdale

    Fri, 16 Jul 2010

    Healthcare recruiter Healthcare Locums’ (HCL) new acquisitions are a sign of its confidence in the healthcare sector and the government’s commitment to continue to safeguard front-line resources from public sector cuts, according to Kate Bleasdale, executive deputy chairman  of HCL.

  • Borderless Executive Search joins Gulf petrochemicals group

    Wed, 14 Jul 2010

    International search firm Borderless Executive Search has joined the Gulf Petrochemicals & Chemicals Association (GPCA) to complement its growing range of activities in the Middle East.

  • NHS needs to maintain frontline services, says HCL

    Thu, 8 Jul 2010

    The NHS must maintain frontline nursing services as nurses are key to helping people manage their conditions and thus saving the NHS money, according to healthcare staffing specialist Healthcare Locums (HCL).

  • IDH: a safe port in a storm

    07 July 2010

    Integrated Dental Holdings needed to attract more experienced dentists and turned to recruitment advertising agency Blackbridge to help them

  • HCL welcomes BMA call on overseas doctors

    Wed, 30 Jun 2010

    Health and social care specialist HCL has welcomed the British Medical Association’s calls for a review of the processes which overseas doctors must undergo before they can work in the NHS.

  • Apex reveals expansion plans

    Wed, 30 Jun 2010

    Apex Health and Social Care has announced its expansion creating 62 new jobs in Preston since reopening last year.

  • Contracts: InsideOut partners with healthcare recruiter 247 Professional Health

    Wed, 30 Jun 2010

    Back office specialist to the recruitment sector InsideOut has partnered with healthcare recruiter 247 Professional Health to manage the pay and bill function for all its operations.“Outsourcing our back office means that our staff are able to make a better use of their time,” says Les Armitage of 247 Professional Health.

  • Hays: Immigration cap could widen healthcare skills gap

    Tue, 29 Jun 2010

    A cap on immigration could impair the UK’s ability to recruit the necessary number of overseas consultants to fill skills shortages in the health sector, according to John Faraguna, managing director of Hays Health and Social Care.

  • Ark Home Healthcare buys care providers

    Tue, 22 Jun 2010

    Newly-formed Ark Home Healthcare has gained backing from private equity partners Ashridge Capital and Core Capital to purchase three local care providers in the South of England.

  • Real Resourcing rebrands as Real Staffing Group

    Tue, 22 Jun 2010

    Real Resourcing, part of SThree, has rebranded as Real Staffing Group.

  • RIG Medical Recruit firms to trade as RIG Healthcare Recruit

    Thu, 17 Jun 2010

    RIG Medical Recruit has announced that three of its trading companies - RIG Radiography, RIG Occupational Therapy and RIG HSS Recruit will now trade as RIG Healthcare Recruit.  The new entity will specialise in providing locums in 24 clinical areas of AHP and HSS and 10 specialities of hospital doctors to both the public and private sectors, nationally.

  • HCL halts discussions on approach

    Tue, 15 Jun 2010

    Healthcare recruiter Healthcare Locums (HCL) has announced all discussions in relation to an approach for the firm have now ceased.

  • Health care tie-up offers new model

    09 June 2010

    Live-in care and daily care services employment business Universal Care has launched a new service to provide private clients in Buckinghamshire and Berkshire with out of hours access to general practitioner care.

  • Immigration vital to UK job market

    09 June 2010

    The government’s pledge to cap the number of immigrants from outside the EEA could have far reaching consequences for sectors, such as the NHS, that traditionally rely on labour from overseas, reports Ben Jones

  • HCL Fairstaff opens in Leeds and Newcastle

    Wed, 2 Jun 2010

    HCL Fairstaff, which places medical administrative, support and secretarial posts, is opening new offices in Leeds and Newcastle.HCL adds that the new expansion will compliment its existing operations in Leeds and Newcastle and will focus on growth opportunities in the NHS, industry and private sector.

  • Appointments: Davis joins HCL’s BBL Medical firm

    Fri, 28 May 2010

    Health and social care recruitment firm Healthcare Locums (HCL) has appointed Miles Davis as managing director of BBL Medical, one of HCL’s doctors staffing businesses.

  • Discussions ongoing over HCL approach

    Wed, 26 May 2010

    While discussions are ongoing over an approach for Healthcare Locums (HCL), the healthcare recruiter is planning to expand its permanent nursing division into the UK temporary staffing sector, according to a trading update for the first quarter of the year.

  • Look beyond the NHS for talent, urges Clarke

    Wed, 26 May 2010

    Recruiters have been urged to look outside the NHS to find talent by Deb Clarke, director of HR at NHS Tower Hamlets

  • Healthcare

    26 May 2010

    Value for money is going to be vital for those in charge of procurement and recruitment providers will need to demonstrate they can deliver

  • Medic International: Tough times ahead for new entrants to the healthcare sector

    Tue, 25 May 2010

    Recruiters that have sought refuge in the healthcare sector could be in for a tough time ahead, according to Tracy Ward, director at Medic International.

  • Appointments: Nurse Plus picks Pamela Bruce

    Tue, 18 May 2010

    Healthcare recruiter Nurse Plus has appointed Pamela Bruce as operations director.Bruce has been with Nurse Plus since 2005, as branch manager.

  • Healthcare recruiters must provide ‘value for money’, says Bupa

    Mon, 17 May 2010

    As healthcare sector budgets come under increasing scrutiny, recruiters have been urged to provide ‘value for money’ by Nichola Hooper, national resourcing manager at Bupa Care Services.

  • Medical recruiters key to meeting NHS challenge

    Mon, 17 May 2010

    Niche medical recruiters have a key role to play in meeting the recruitment needs of the NHS as higher than expected spending cuts loom, according to Vicky Scott, operations manger at Jobs4Medical.co.uk.

  • Goodbye to golden hellos

    12 May 2010

    Recruiters at corporate dental group Integrated Dental Holdings (IDH) are working to improve their influencing skills to cut the costs of ’golden hellos’ paid to successful candidates.

  • Advantage Healthcare opens Telford branch

    Thu, 29 Apr 2010

    Health and social care recruiter Advantage Healthcare has opened a new satellite branch at its head office site in Telford.The Telford branch is located at the company’s head office on Central Park, Telford, and is led  by branch manager Rebecca Lance, who has worked with Advantage Healthcare since its start in 2005.

  • Appointments: Jobs4Medical appoints marketing manager

    Wed, 28 Apr 2010

    Medical jobs board Jobs4Medical has appointed Sarah Aubrey as marketing manager.Aubrey, previously administrative co-ordinator at Jobs4Medical, will drive new relationships with candidates, as well as implement cost-effective marketing and advertising strategies as Jobs4Medical looks to expand its affiliations with global healthcare organisations.

  • ‘Challenging conditions’ for Pinnacle

    Tue, 27 Apr 2010

    Healthcare recruiter Pinnnacle Staffing Group has encountered ‘more challenging conditions’ in its full year results for the year ended 3 January.

  • Apex officially launches Hire a Hero Campaign

    Tue, 27 Apr 2010

    Apex Health and Social Care officially launched its Hire a Hero initiative in Manchester’s Belle Vue Greyhound Stadium.The campaign, launched by Karen Chadwick, chief executive of Apex Health and Social Care, urges employers to recruit ex-service people, who according to Chadwick:  “have transferable skills, considerable focus, high standards, strong work ethics and make outstanding team players”.

  • EU legislation adds to pressure on hospital doctors

    Thu, 22 Apr 2010

    Greater use of flexible and locum doctors is vital for dealing with the pressures on frontline staffing brought about by new EU rules, according to medical recruiter HCL Thames Medics.

  • Contracts: Parity Group wins £1.4m contract with NHS Direct

    Fri, 16 Apr 2010

    IT recruiter Parity Group has won a contract with NHS Direct to develop and support a new health information search portal.The £1.4m contract is due for completion in March 2011.The new system aims to help NHS Direct call centre staff in dealing with requests for information and enquiries from the general public.

  • Agency staff vital to ensure European Working Time Directive compliance

    Tue, 13 Apr 2010

    The use of agency staff is vital if NHS Trusts are to meet the requirements of the European Working Time Directive (EWTD) which limits doctors to working 48 hours a week, according to the commercial director at healthcare recruiter Pulse.

  • HCL receives approach

    Fri, 9 Apr 2010

    Healthcare recruiter Healthcare Locums (HCL) has announced it has received an approach which may or may not lead to an offer being made for the firm.The firm adds that a further announcement will be made as soon as possible.

  • Randstad agrees BUPA deal

    Thu, 1 Apr 2010

    Health and social care recruiter Randstad Care has agreed a deal to provide permanent nursing staff in the UK for healthcare firm BUPA.

  • International expansion helps HCL revenue rise

    Tue, 23 Mar 2010

    International expansion into Australia, Canada and the Middle East has helped Healthcare Locums increase revenue by 5% in its final results for the year ended 31 December 2009.

  • NHS inadequately staffed, say workers

    Tue, 23 Mar 2010

    Almost half (45%) of NHS professionals do not think the NHS is sufficiently staffed for them to do their jobs properly, according to the annual National Health Service staff survey for the Care Quality Commission.

  • Well-managed talent is key to health

    17 March 2010

    The life sciences market has been through upheaval during the economic downturn. How many companies have prepared for their future staffing needs? Nick Stephens, chief executive of RSA Group, reports

  • EGS agrees NHS Brent contract

    Tue, 9 Mar 2010

    Business process outsourcing service EGS has secured a contract with primary care trust NHS Brent.

  • britishmedicaljobs.com launches

    Tue, 9 Mar 2010

    Healthcare career site britishmedicaljobs.com website has launched.Created by JobBoardCompany, doctors, nurses and healthcare professionals can search for jobs on grade, location and specialism and get advice on the skills and experience necessary to work in different health sectors.JobBoardCompany managing director, Andrei Shelton, says: “Users of the new website will always have access to the newest and best paid jobs available to medical and healthcare professionals, ...

  • DRC Locums wins North-West CCA contract

    Mon, 8 Mar 2010

    Medical recruiter DRC Locums has won a supply contract to provide medical locum services to the North-West CCA member Trusts.DRC Locums commercial manager Adam Parrish says: “Having supplied strongly in this region for the past few years, I am confident that DRC will continue to build on this relationship and we look forward to providing additional support to the newly included mental health member trusts.”

  • Revalidation of doctors must include locums, says PULSE

    Fri, 5 Mar 2010

    It is essential that the revalidation of doctors includes locums, according to Kate Harris, commercial director of healthcare staffing agency PULSE.

  • Appointments: Day Webster appoints manager of physiotherapy division

    Fri, 5 Mar 2010

    Niche medical recruiter Day Webster has appointed Mark Conway to spearhead the launch of its new physiotherapy division and wider allied health professionals division. 

  • Revenues up at On Assignment

    Fri, 19 Feb 2010

    US recruiter On Assignment has recorded increased revenues in its results for the fourth quarter of 2009.

  • Geneva Health’s older persons division moves into temporary market

    Tue, 16 Feb 2010

    Following the launch of its permanent older persons & mental health division last year Geneva Health has entered the temporary market.Andrea Lane, manager of the older persons and mental health division which specialises in providing staff to care and rest homes, says “We are seeing huge demand from our clients for temporary staff. At the same time, a growing number of nurses are finding temporary work attractive as they like the flexibility it offers.”

  • FPB research reveals wildly varying NHS prompt payment performance

    Tue, 16 Feb 2010

    There is a huge gulf in the amount of time different health trusts take to pay suppliers, according to research carried out by the Forum of Private Business (FPB).

  • PCB expands operations

    Fri, 12 Feb 2010

    Home care specialist recruiter Personnel & Care Bank (PCB) has expanded its operations as a result of a two-year sole agency contract with the East Thames Group.

  • HCL Thames Medics launches new Leeds business

    Thu, 4 Feb 2010

    Healthcare recruiter HCL Thames Medics, part of Healthcare Locums (HCL), has launched a new specialist business focusing on consultant grade doctors.

  • HCL Australian recruitment day for social care workers

    Mon, 1 Feb 2010

    Nearly 100 social care workers interested in working in Australia attended an event run by Healthcare Locums (HCL) in London last night.

  • Full list of Buying Solutions appointments

    Wed, 27 Jan 2010

    Recruiter has obtained a list of recruitment firms that have been appointed to the government’s Buying Solutions non-medical, non-clinical framework agreement.The full list is contained in the pdf to the right.

  • Search Consultancy secures place on Buying Solutions framework

    Wed, 27 Jan 2010

    Multi-sector recruiter Search Consultancy has won a place on the Buying Solutions framework for the provision of non-medical, non-clinical, temporary and fixed-term staff to the NHS and public sector bodies in England and Wales.

  • Servoca confident after posting £2m profits

    Tue, 26 Jan 2010

    Education, healthcare and security recruiter Servoca made profits of £2m after tax for the year ending 30 September 2009.

  • HCL’s performance ‘very strong’

    Mon, 25 Jan 2010

    Healthcare recruiter Healthcare Locums (HCL) has recorded “very strong” performances across all its divisions last year and it predicts continuing growth in each of its divisions into 2010.

  • Premiere People wins place on NHS framework

    Mon, 25 Jan 2010

    Multi-sector recruiter Premiere People  has won a place on the Buying Solutions framework agreement for the supply of non-medical, non-clinical, temporary, interim and fixed-term staff to the NHS and public sector in the UK.Joyce Arnold, Premiere People NHS category manager, says: “We would welcome any enquiries about our services and are confident of our ability to deliver cost savings and continuous improvement to the NHS.”

  • Purple House appointed by Buying Solutions

    Fri, 22 Jan 2010

    HR recruiter Purple House has been awarded a place on the Buying Solutions non-medical non-clinical framework agreement.Under the three-year framework, Purple House will supply contract HR professionals to NHS Trusts, primary care trusts and other public bodies.

  • Jobs4Medical targets Irish market

    Thu, 21 Jan 2010

    Medical jobsite Jobs4Medical.co.uk has moved into the Irish recruitment market, which it says is a significant growth area.

  • Anne Corder Recruitment wins place on Buying Solutions framework

    Tue, 19 Jan 2010

    Multi-sector recruiter Anne Corder Recruitment (ACR) has been awarded a place on Buying Solutions framework agreement.

  • Good time for new start, says Woods Ballard

    20-January-2010

    The former finance director of Morgan Hunt who launched Day Webster in December says now is the perfect time to set up a recruitment business.

  • Healthcare still appealing to investors

    20-January-2010

    Despite fears over public spending cuts, the healthcare sector remains attractive to investors, according to business sales consultancy LBA.

  • NHS contract awards

    20-January-2010

    Since the beginning of the year, a number of recruiters have been awarded places on the Buying Solutions framework agreement to provide recruitment services to the NHS. These include: healthcare recruiter Meridian Health, IT staffing firm Concept IT, multi-sector recruiter Incite Solutions (ISL), accountancy, HR and procurement recruiter Volante Hobbs, multi-sector recruiter Specialist Recruitment Services, healthcare recruiter Nursing Solutions, multi-sector staffing firm Central Employment ...

  • Possible sale of Pinnacle

    Mon, 18 Jan 2010

    Healthcare recruiter Pinnacle Staffing Group has signalled the possible sale of the company.

  • IntaPeople appointed by Buying Solutions

    Fri, 15 Jan 2010

    Multi-sector recruiter IntaPeople has been awarded a place on the Buying Solutions non-medical, non-clinical resources framework agreement to provide recruitment services to the NHS.

  • NHS plumps for Plum Personnel

    Wed, 13 Jan 2010

    Multi-sector recruiter Plum Personnel has been awarded a place on the Buying Solutions framework agreement to provide recruitment services to the NHS.Julie Whitehouse, a director at Plum Personnel, says: “The contract will run for a three-year period with a possible extension of a further 12 months.  The framework will provide the Department of Health and NHS organisations with easy access to a list of pre-qualified suppliers of people with the appropriate commercial skills ...

  • Coloplast staff benefit from recruitment bonus bonanza

    Wed, 13 Jan 2010

    Healthcare products supplier Coloplast is offering bonuses of up to £1,200 to staff who help the firm find new talent.Coloplast’s ‘Talent Search’ scheme offers existing staff a bonus of £600 if they introduce someone to the company who takes up a job there, followed by a further £600 six months later when the new recruit successfully completes their probation period.Sam Sedwill, head of resourcing & development, says: “Our existing staff are definitely our ...

  • Jobwise wins place on NHS PASA framework

    Mon, 11 Jan 2010

    Multi-sector recruiter Jobwisehas been awarded a place on the NHS PASA framework agreement for the supply of non-medical and non-clinical temporary and fixed-term staff.

  • Jark, Aptus Personnel and Parity Resources appointed by Buying Solutions

    Fri, 8 Jan 2010

    Jark, Aptus Personnel and Parity Resources have been appointed by Buying Solutions to supply staff to the NHS and other public sector bodies across England and Wales. Jark Construction is to supply building maintenance and trades staff, while Jark Industrial will supply auxiliary staff.Aptus Personnel (including Aptus Interims, Aptus industrial and Aptus Driving) will supply interim, auxiliary and driving staff.All the companies currently supply a ...

  • Nursing Solutions, Central Employment Agency and Entech appointed by Buying Solutions

    Fri, 8 Jan 2010

    Healthcare recruiter Nursing Solutions, multi-sector staffing firm Central Employment Agency and engineering recruiter Entech are the latest recruiters to be appointed by public sector government procurement partner Buying Solutions as suppliers for medical and non-medical staff in England and Wales.

  • 23 Marion Richards clients placed on Buying Solutions Framework

    Thu, 7 Jan 2010

    Tender management service Marion Richards Associates has announced that the 23 recruiters it represented for NHS Framework contracts have won a place on the Buying Solutions Framework for the supply of non- medical staff to the NHS.

  • Buying Solutions appoints Specialist Recruitment Services

    Thu, 7 Jan 2010

    Multi-sector recruiter Specialist Recruitment Services has been awarded a place on the ‘non medical, non-clinical resources’ framework agreement managed by Buying Solutions for the NHS.

  • Volante Hobbs appointed by Buying Solutions

    Wed, 6 Jan 2010

    Accountancy, HR and procurement recruiter Volante Hobbs has been appointed by public sector government procurement partner Buying Solutions to be a supplier for temporary and permanent staff to the NHS.

  • Buying Solutions appoints Concept IT and Incite Solutions

    Tue, 5 Jan 2010

    IT staffing firm Concept IT has been appointed by public sector government procurement partner Buying Solutions as a recognised supplier for temporary staff to the NHS and other public sector bodies.

  • Meridian Health wins new NHS contract

    Mon, 4 Jan 2010

    Healthcare recruiter Meridian Health has won a place on the NHS framework agreement for the national supply of non-medical, non-clinical fixed term and temporary staff.Meridian Health now has  places on all of the following NHS temporary staffing frameworks: non-medical, non-clinical, commercial resources and agency nursing.The combined framework contract value is over £700m.

  • Day Webster launches new site

    Mon, 4 Jan 2010

    Healthcare recruiter Day Webster has launched its new niche market healthcare website at www.daywebster.com.The website offers access to operating theatre jobs in London, as well as nationally.Day Webster was set up in late 2009 by former group managing director Hugh Woods Ballard and Daniel Wise who started the theatre division at Healthcare Locums in 2004.

  • Reed creates 400 jobs to cope with recovery

    Tue, 1 Dec 2009

    Specialist recruitment firm Reed is creating 400 new jobs to help meet an upturn in demand as employers look to expand their workforces to take advantage of improving market conditions.

  • Comply with standards or risk business failure, recruiters warned

    Tue, 1 Dec 2009

    The importance of ensuring that medical and health recruiters meet Buying Solutions’ compliance standards was highlighted at a seminar in London last week.

  • UK loses out in medical talent war

    Tue, 24 Nov 2009

    The UK needs to raise its game if it isn’t to lose out to other countries in attracting skilled nurses and midwives.

  • Buying Solutions hits back at discriminatory claims

    25-November-2009

    Buying Solutions has hit back at allegations that its auditors are discriminating against foreign nationals, and accused recruiters of passing on “incorrect information” for which it bears no responsibility.

  • FPSG in Council deal

    25-November-2009

    First People Solutions Group has won a £6m care at home services contract with Midlothian Council.

  • International news: Canada

    25-November-2009

    Every year Canada experiences a nurse shortfall of over 3,000 professionals, a figure which is further compounded by one of the world’s highestimmigration quotients and an ageing population demographic.

  • web comment

    25-November-2009

    While striving to improve the capabilities and standards of nursing staff through higher levels of training seems an admirable aim, extending time training before qualification will only further delay the arrival of locally qualified nursing, which will add to the requirement to recruit from overseas

  • Personal Care at Home Bill poses long-term resourcing problem

    Wed, 18 Nov 2009

    Meeting the demand of the government’s proposed Personal Care at Home Bill poses no short-term resourcing problems but difficulties lie further ahead, according to recruiters.

  • NHS PASA appoints Steria Recruitment

    Tue, 17 Nov 2009

    IT recruiter Steria Recruitment has been appointed to the NHS PASA’s commercial resources framework (CRF).The framework, developed by the newly formed procurement, investment and commercial division (PICD, formerly the commercial directorate) and the NHS Purchasing & Supply Agency (NHS PASA), provides public sector organisation seeking to recruit commercial short-term resources access to a list of pre-qualified suppliers for non-permanent workers with commercial skills. ...

  • Healthcare Locums signs Memorandum of Understanding with government of South Korea

    Mon, 16 Nov 2009

    Healthcare and social care recruiter Healthcare Locums’s International Permanent Placements division (HCL International) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the South Korean government’s human resources development service to exclusively train and develop the country’s healthcare staff for international placements.

  • Mixed response to nursing reforms

    Fri, 13 Nov 2009

    Medical recruiters have given a mixed response to a government proposal that by 2013 all new nurses recruited by the NHS will have to have a degree.

  • Pulse prioritises workforce optimisation

    Thu, 5 Nov 2009

    Medical and health recruiter Pulse is focusing more of its efforts on helping the NHS to improve its workforce optimisation and on cutting costs through developing Pulse Staffing Partners, its suite of support services.

  • Doctor vacancies rise on Jobs4Medical site

    Thu, 5 Nov 2009

    Doctors are now the most in demand medical profession, according to online recruitment service Jobs4Medical.co.uk.

  • Geneva: Swine flu recruitment needs to be centrally managed

    Mon, 2 Nov 2009

    An outbreak of swine flu will call for a centrally managed recruitment approach toward the temporary supply of nurses, according to Jo Wallis, chief executive at healthcare recruiter Geneva.

  • Randstad’s profit down but cost control ‘paying off’

    Thu, 29 Oct 2009

    Randstad chief executive Ben Noteboom has hailed the company’s “stringent cost control” since Q3 2008, despite the company’s gross profit being down 35% on last year.

  • Revenue down 29% at MPS Group

    Thu, 29 Oct 2009

    New York Stock Exchange quoted staffing company MPS Group Inc has announced a 29% decline in revenue to $408m (£249m) for the third quarter compared with the same period in 2008.

  • Lloydspharmacy extends ‘refer a friend’ scheme

    Thu, 29 Oct 2009

    Barbara Sutherland

  • Shortages of nurses driving demand for staff from overseas, says Hays Healthcare

    Tue, 27 Oct 2009

    Acute shortages across the nursing sector in the UK have led to demand for professional staff from overseas, according to Hays Healthcare. The most affected areas for nursing jobs are in critical care (ITU), A&E, theatre, intensive care (ICU) and accident and emergency medicine nurses, with skill shortages also apparent for obstetrician and gynaecologist, orthopaedic, anaesthetic and recovery nurses.

  • Nurse Plus on NHS Framework agreement

    Mon, 26 Oct 2009

    Healthcare recruiter Nurse Plus has been awarded a place on the new NHS framework agreement for nursing. Heath Blake, managing director at Nurse Plus says: “We are extremely please to be appointed as a supplier on the NHS Framework. As a company we have grown rapidly over the last five years. We now have 17 branches with access to cover many parts of the UK. This is a fantastic achievement and recognition to our dedicated commitment.”

  • Apex Nursing & Care Services on NHS framework agreement

    Thu, 22 Oct 2009

    Healthcare recruiter Apex Nursing & Care Services has been awarded a place on the NHS framework agreement for nursing.As part of the three-year agreement, Apex will supply the NHS with clinical support workers, qualified and specialist nurses of all grades.  Gavin Shearer, Apex commercial director, says: “We now have seven branches across the North and the Midlands as we continue our expansion plan.  “To experience a controlled growth in the current ...

  • Postal strike to delay CRB checks

    Tue, 13 Oct 2009

    A national postal strike will delay placements due to a slowdown in the processing of Criminal Record Bureau (CRB) checks, according to health and social care recruiters.

  • Effective workforce planning integral

    Tue, 13 Oct 2009

    Recruiters have a vital role in providing effective workforce planning to protect patients, according to Jo Johal head of doctors and Allied Health Professionals at healthcare staffing agency PULSE.

  • Regulating the recruitment process

    14-October 2009

    A new vetting and barring scheme, due to be rolled out across the UK over the next four years, aims to safeguard the protection of the most vulnerable in society. Colin Cottell looks at the implications for hiring

  • New ISA rules come into force today

    Mon, 12 Oct 2009

    The next stage of the government’s plans to protect children and vulnerable adults, which comes into force today, will have serious implications for recruiters. 

  • Pulse ties up new funding

    Mon, 12 Oct 2009

    Health and social care staffing agency Pulse Healthcare has agreed a new £15m asset Based Lending (ABL) facility from KBC Business Capital, the specialist ABL division of Belgian banking group KBC Bank.

  • Kate Bleasdale: Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year

    Fri, 9 Oct 2009

    Founder and executive vice-chairman of Healthcare Locums (HCL), Kate Bleasdale has won the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award for Business Services.

  • Acquisition: The Urban Group of Companies buys MedicsPro

    Tue, 6 Oct 2009

    The Urban Group of Companies has acquired healthcare recruiter MedicsPro.Marque Skelton, operations director, says: “The acquisition will give The Urban Group the ability to substantially expand its brand name, and enhance the already sound reputation that we have developed in our marketplace.”

  • NHS PASA transfers sourcing activities

    Fri, 2 Oct 2009

    NHS PASA (Purchasing & Supply Agency) has transferred some of its key sourcing activities to Buying Solutions.

  • ISA checks could hinder care placements

    Wed, 30 Sep 2009

    Checks carried out by the Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) may hinder work placements in the care sector, according toagency management recruitment firm de Poel.

  • Healthcare

    30-September 2009

    Nursing shortages and more stringent immigration rules have led to tough times finding suitably qualified healthcare staff

  • PULSE opens in Canada

    Thu, 24 Sep 2009

    Specialist health and social care recruiter PULSE is to open a new branch in Toronto, Canada.The new branch will cater for health and social care professionals worldwide, placing them in both temporary and permanent roles and adds to an international network of staffing services in the UK, Australia, New Zealand and the Middle East.  Richard MacMillan, chief executive of PULSE, says: “PULSE has developed an international staffing network, bringing together talent ...

  • Alium Partners wins place on NHS PASA framework agreement

    Fri, 18 Sep 2009

    Alium Partnershas been awarded a place on NHS PASA’s (Purchasing & Supply Agency) commercial resources framework for the supply of senior level interim executives.  

  • Beware the demographic timebomb

    16-September 2009

  • More NHS interims

    16-September 2009

  • Hays Healthcare wins place on NHS framework agreement for nursing

    Mon, 14 Sep 2009

    Hays Healthcare has been awarded a place on the new NHS framework agreement for nursing for all 13 regions, across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

  • Healthcare Locums profits up 64%

    Mon, 7 Sep 2009

    Pre-tax profits at Healthcare Locums (HCL) jumped 64% to £9.5m in the first six months of the year.

  • NHS will rely more on interims

    Fri, 4 Sep 2009

    The NHS will need to significantly increase its use of flexible staffing if a public sector spending cut leads to a significant reduction in headcount among permanent frontline staff, according to healthcare recruiter HCL.

  • Trusts look abroad for GP cover

    Tue, 25 Aug 2009

    Around a third of primary care trusts are recruiting GPs from abroad to cover UK doctors unwilling to work at weekends and evenings.The Daily Mail report claims that the locums can earn as much as £100 an hour and trusts were recruiting from Lithuania, Poland, Germany, Hungary, Italy and Switzerland.

  • Mixed fortunes for Sun jobsite users

    Fri, 21 Aug 2009

    Despite Severn Recruitment Solutions making the first job placement using The Sun’s new jobsite recruiters have had mixed fortunes using the site.

  • Nurseplus and Recruit4health appointments

    Wed, 19 Aug 2009

    Healthcare recruiter Nurse Plus has appointed Craig Griffiths as branch manager of its Plymouth operation.

  • Agency staff 'invaluable' to NHS

    12-August 2009

    Recruiters have hit back at a report that criticised the use of agency workers in the health and social care sectors, accusing it of being misleading, and not telling the whole story.

  • Better use of Locum staff the key, says Bleasdale

    Mon, 10 Aug 2009

  • Castlerock wins place on National Nursing Agency Framework Agreement

    Wed, 5 Aug 2009

    Healthcare recruiter Castlerock Care Services, a national provider of temporary healthcare staff, has been awarded a place on the National Nursing Agency Framework Agreement .  The contract, which replaces the multi-region framework and LAP3 agreements, will see Castlerock supply nurses to all NHS trusts in England for three years from 1 October.  Ian McDougall, client relations director at Castlerock, says: “Over the last 10 years, Castlerock has developed ...

  • ‘Good growth’ for Allied Healthcare

    Wed, 5 Aug 2009

    Healthcare recruiter Allied Healthcare International has recorded ‘good growth’ in its financial results for its third quarter to June.

  • Health workers seek foreign fields

    Fri, 24 Jul 2009

    Most health and social workers would consider working abroad, according to a survey by health and social care staffing agency PULSE.The survey found that 82% of health and social work professionals would consider pursuing their career overseas.Australia was the most popular destination, followed by Canada and the US.

  • NHS temp workers ‘compromise quality and safety’, claims report

    Thu, 23 Jul 2009

    Using temporary workers in the NHS and social care could be costing money and compromising quality and safety, according to a new report published by a team of researchers at Leeds, Nottingham, Birmingham and West of Scotland universities.

  • Top professions accused of ‘closed shop mentality’

    Tue, 21 Jul 2009

    Top posts are the preserve of the rich, claims a new report into social mobility.

  • RIG wins battle of covenant breaches

    22-July 2009

    A recent court case against a breach of a restrictive covenant has highlighted the damage caused by former consultants leaving with more than a ‘Good Luck’ card in their possession.

  • Methods Consulting and Search Consultancy appointed to NHS PASA framework

    Fri, 17 Jul 2009

    Healthcare recruiter Methods Consulting and multi-sector recruiter Search Consultancy have places on the NHS PASA commercial resources framework (CRF).

  • Hays launches LOCATE

    Thu, 16 Jul 2009

    Hays Health and Social Care has launched LOCATE Project Management Methodology, a new project methodology programme.

  • Hays appoints new managing director at Hays Healthcare

    Wed, 15 Jul 2009

    Hays has appointed Julie Greenwood as managing director of Hays Healthcare in the UK. 

  • Advanced Resource Managers appointed to framework agreement

    Wed, 15 Jul 2009

    Advanced Resource Managers has been appointed by the Department of Health (DH) and NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency (NHS PASA) as one of the suppliers on the commercial resource framework.

  • MedicHunter launches for niche medical jobs

    Tue, 14 Jul 2009

    Niche medical job board MedicHunter.co.uk has been launched.Clients can sign up for a free account and start posting jobs straightaway, and the site www.medicHunter.co.uk is designed to be very easy to use, says Viviane Goodwin, the site’s creator.“We wanted to offer our clients a free option so they could try the site without being forced into expensive contracts. We have additional options for Featured Jobs and banner advertising for clients to increase visibility ...

  • Healthcare Locums: trading continues to be very robust

    Mon, 13 Jul 2009

    In its trading statement, covering the six months to 30 June 2009, the company says all its divisions are showing consistent month-on-month revenue growth.

  • s.com appointed to PASA framework

    Fri, 10 Jul 2009

    Technology and technical recruiter s.com has been appointed by the Department of Health (DH) and NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency (NHS PASA) as a supplier on the commercial resource framework.

  • Mixed reaction to NHS reform

    Fri, 3 Jul 2009

    Recruiters have given a mixed reaction to government proposals to reform the NHS, announced this week.            

  • Social networking sites don’t work for niche job boards

    Wed, 24 Jun 2009

    Social networking sites are not the best way for niche job boards to attract candidates, according to niche job board, Jobs4Medical.co.uk

  • Business as usual for the repositioned NHS PASA

    24-June 2009

    A director of NHS PASA (Purchasing & Supply Agency) has scotched suggestions that the organisation is set to disappear following last month’s announcement that its functions are to be taken over by Buying Solutions (see recruiter. co.uk ‘NHS PASA to close’, 17 June).

  • HCL social care goes on recruitment drive

    Mon, 22 Jun 2009

    HCL has launched a recruitment drive in its social care division, which includes Bluecare, a UK social care staffing company.

  • Meridian Health awarded PASA contract

    Thu, 18 Jun 2009

    Meridian Health, division of Meridian Business Support, has won a place on NHS PASA’s (Purchasing & Supply Agency’s) Framework for the Supply of Commercial Resources.

  • Trust Locums: Give GPs insurance guidance

    Tue, 16 Jun 2009

    As the number of swine flu cases continues to rise, a locum recruiter is calling for greater guidance from health organisations on the insurance position of sessional GPs.

  • Rise in number of recruiters failing NHS PASA audits

    Fri, 12 Jun 2009

    The number of recruiters who were withdrawn from NHS PASA (Purchasing and Supply Agency) frameworks following PASA audits rose to 11 in 2008-2009

  • Cuts in NHS to boost demand for locums

    Fri, 12 Jun 2009

    An expected contraction of £15bn in NHS finances between 2001 and 2015, identified in a report published on Wednesday is good news for recruiters, according to Kate Bleasdale, vice chairman of Healthcare Locums.

  • Digby Morgan appointed supplier to NHS

    Thu, 11 Jun 2009

    HR search and selection recruiter, Digby Morgan, has been appointed by the Department of Health (DH) and the NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency (NHS PASA) as one of the suppliers on the commercial resources framework.

  • Balfor wins place on framework

    Mon, 8 Jun 2009

    Balfor Recruitment Group has been appointed by the Department of Health (DoH) and NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency (PASA) as one of the suppliers on the commercial resource framework.

  • Female doctors to boost locum recruitment

    Thu, 4 Jun 2009

    The rising proportion of women doctors will lead to a greater emphasis on flexible working and the use of locums in the medical workforce, according to health and social care recruiter HCL.

  • ICO prosecutes Metro3 Staffing

    Fri, 22 May 2009

     Public sector and social care recruiter Metro3 Staffing has successfully been prosecuted for offences under the Data Protection Act by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).

  • Thomas appointed at NHS Employers

    Fri, 22 May 2009

    The NHS Confederation has appointed Sian Thomas as director of NHS Employers.Former director of HR/Organisational Development in the NHS, Thomas worked as joint acting director with Alastair Henderson for the past year, under whose leadership the organisation has begun negotiations with the Department of Health to agree the content of its new contract from April 2010 and is developing new commercial products and services to benefit employers.NHS Confederation ...

  • Consulting and real estate vacancy slump

    Thu, 21 May 2009

    Consulting and real estate advertised vacancies continue to decline, while there has been a rise in the number of public sector and medicines posts in the past six months, claims management jobsite Experteer.co.uk’s jobs monitor.

  • Mark Staniland joins HCL from Hays

    Mon, 18 May 2009

    Healthcare Locums (HCL) has announced the appointment of Mark Staniland as managing director of its social care division, made up of Bluecare, RS Social Care and HCL Social Work Professionals.Staniland, who has more than 20 years’ experience in specialist recruitment, joins HCL from Hays, where he was responsible for all of Hays’ UK public sector businesses, including the health and social care division. 

  • John Faraguna: Hays’ new MD, global health and social care division

    Fri, 15 May 2009

    John Faraguna is the new managing director of Hays’ global health and social care division.

  • PASA closure: business as usual says DoH

    Thu, 14 May 2009

    The Department of Health has responded to concerns that recruiters have been left in the dark (recruiter.co.uk, 13 May) following the news that NHS PASA (Purchasing & Supply Agency) is to close within the next 12 months.

  • Confusion following PASA closure

    Wed, 13 May 2009

    Recruiters are claiming they have been left in the dark by the Department of Health (DoH) following the announcement that NHS PASA (Purchasing & Supply Agency) is to be closed within the next 12 months.

  • NHS PASA to close

    Tue, 12 May 2009

    NHS PASA, the health service’s purchasing and supply agenc,y is to be closed within the next 12 months.

  • PULSE enters engineering sector

    Thu, 7 May 2009

    Healthcare staffing firm PULSE has launched a new engineering division.The division will cater for a range of positions from specialist technical roles such as professional technical, electronic, FMCG and food engineers with commercial experience across the aerospace, defence, medical devices, FMCG, food & drink and other industries.   Richard MacMillan, chief executive of PULSE, says: “The launch of the engineering division is part of a wider diversification ...

  • Healthcare Locums announces further growth

    Wed, 6 May 2009

    In a trading statement at Healthcare Locum’s AGM today, Alan Walker, chairman of HCL, announced the following figures for 2008.

  • Medical recruiters gear up for swine flu

    Tue, 5 May 2009

    Akbar Hassam, recruitment manager at Trustlocums, told Recruiter that in anticipation of an outbreak, his agency has been called on to arrange temporary staffing measures for a large provider in Essex, Suffolk, Worcester, East Anglia and surrounds.

  • Suitable staffing key in swine flu fight

    Fri, 1 May 2009

    With cases of swine flu on the increase, recruiters could be pivotal in providing companies with highly skilled staff in certain areas.

  • Healthcare sector proves resilient

    Wed, 22 Apr 2009

    Healthcare workers are confident over the industry’s resistance to the recession, according to a report from healthcare jobs site www.emedcareers.com.

  • RMG announces new contracts

    Wed, 22 Apr 2009

    Healthcare headhunters the Recruitment Management Group (RMG) has announced several new contract wins.

  • Pulse earnings up

    Thu, 16 Apr 2009

    Health and social care recruiter Pulse has announced an increase in earnings in 2008.

  • Rec-to-rec healthcare agency launched

    Wed, 15 Apr 2009

    Castlerock Care Services owner, Ian Munro, has launched a new rec-to-rec agency called Appoint Rec2Rec to supply recruitment staff to the healthcare sector.

  • Advantage Healthcare increases earnings

    Mon, 6 Apr 2009

    Earnings before income tax depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) increased to £1,948,000 in the year ending 31 December 2008, compared to £253,000 in 2007.

  • NHS PASA allays recruiters’ fears over framework agreement

    Thu, 2 Apr 2009

    Recruiters who spend a lot of time, effort and money on tendering for a scrapped framework agreement will not have to start all over again when tendering for the replacement framework agreement, NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency (PASA) has told Recruiter.

  • Losses mount at Pinnacle Staffing Group

    Fri, 27 Mar 2009

    The group made a loss of £7.01m for the year ending 4 January 2009 compared to £704,000 in 2007.

  • Nurses’ pay lags behind bosses

    Fri, 27 Mar 2009

    The pay of NHS bosses in England rose by more than three times that of nurses last year.

  • Castlerock Care Services opens new offices

    Mon, 23 Mar 2009

    Castlerock Care Services has opened offices in Gateshead and London after winning a master  vendor contract for Four Seasons Health Care, now being rolled out across the England and Wales.  

  • Acorn wins contracts worth £7.4m

    Wed, 18 Mar 2009

    Recruiter and training company Acorn has won contracts worth more than £7.4m during the past three months.

  • BUPA jobs: good news for recruiters

    Tue, 17 Mar 2009

    Private healthcare company BUPA has announced that it is taking on 800 new staff to work in its nursing homes.

  • Profits up at Healthcare Locums

    Mon, 16 Mar 2009

    International healthcare recruiter Healthcare Locums has announced an increase in profits for 2008.

  • Bleasdale's drive to success

    04-Mar-2009

    Drive, focus and singlemindedness are essential qualities for any recruiter wishing to become a successful entrepreneur, according to Kate Bleasdale, founder of Healthcare Locums.

  • Gilead Sciences' criteria for choosing recruiters

    04-Mar-2009

    The associate director of talent acquisition at Gilead Sciences, Grant Weinberg, uses two criteria to choose a recruitment partner: whether the firm has in the last six months handled the same types of roles that Gilead seeks to fill and whether it provides a positive experience for both successful and unsuccessful candidates.

  • Hays Healthcare opens in Leeds

    Mon, 23 Feb 2009

    Healthcare recruiter Hays Healthcare has opened a new office in Leeds, Yorkshire.

  • Exclusive: NHS recruiters given more time for health checks

    Fri, 20 Feb 2009

    Recruiters supplying the NHS with non-clinical staff, such as clerical workers and porters, have been given additional time to ensure they meet the health testing requirements of the PASA (Purchasing and Supply Agency) non-clinical framework agreement. Under the original arrangements agreed with PASA, all non-clinical temporary staff supplied by agencies would have been required to meet the health testing requirements by April 28, the ‘go-live’ date for the contract. Among ...

  • Capita acquires CHKS

    Fri, 20 Feb 2009

    Capita has acquired healthcare information and quality improvement firm CHKS from Healthcare Knowledge International for £11.6m.

  • Pulse awarded NHS PASA framework agreement

    Wed, 11 Feb 2009

    Healthcare recruiter Pulse has been awarded a place on the national framework agreement to supply temporary allied health professionals (AHP) and health science service (HSS) staff to all NHS bodies within the UK.The contract, giving access to the £96m AHP/HSS market, will run for three years, with a possible extension of a further 12 months.  Agencies included in the agreement must meet stringent quality standards and are subject to rigorous independent audit ...

  • Allied Healthcare revenues up in Q1

    Wed, 4 Feb 2009

    Care recruiter Allied Healthcare reported revenues of $79.8m (£55.9m) for the first fiscal quarter of 2009, up $5.1m (£3.57m) or 6.8% at constant exchange rates.

  • Rec-to-rec agency targets pharmaceutical

    Mon, 2 Feb 2009

    A La Carte Search and Selection plans to expand its focus to include recruitment companies in the pharmaceutical and life sciences sectors. 

  • PULSE: NHS must improve workforce planning

    Fri, 30 Jan 2009

    The NHS must take urgent steps to address excessive hours worked by junior doctors, according to healthcare recruiter PULSE’s chief executive.

  • Deadline for NHS PASA framework agreement extended

    Wed, 28 Jan 2009

    The tender deadline for NHS PASA’s (Purchasing & Supply Agency) non-medical, non-clinical temporary and fixed-term staff framework agreement has been extended by a week.

  • Jobs4Medical: New social work section on website

    Tue, 27 Jan 2009

    Niche medical job board Jobs4Medical has launched a new social work  section on its website. 

  • Exclusive: Medical agencies to deal directly with NHS Trusts

    Fri, 23 Jan 2009

    Medical agencies will no longer have to go through NHS Professionals when supplying  medical locums and doctors to the NHS.

  • Contractors optimistic despite economic gloom

    Thu, 22 Jan 2009

    Contractors remain confident and  optimistic about the future despite the economic gloom, according to a new survey.

  • Medsol Healthcare Services: Working Time Directive will benefit recruiters

    Tue, 20 Jan 2009

    The European Working Time Directive will benefit recruiters, according to the managing director Medsol Healthcare Services.

  • Remove midwives from list

    21-Jan-2009

    Recruiters should lobby the government to reverse a decision taken in November 2008 to remove midwives from the shortage list of occupationsunder current immigration rules. Richard MacMillan, chief executive of health recruiter Pulse, told Recruiter that the decision was “questionable” given a shortage of midwives, which the Darzi Review of the NHS estimated at 4,288.Jennifer Lambe, a senior associate at law firm Mishcon de Reya, explained that, because midwives ...

  • Ambition 24hours' Streeter: government plans may worsen skill shortages  

    Mon, 19 Jan 2009

    Penny Streeter, managing director of healthcare recruiter Ambition 24 hours, has criticised government proposals to give British workers preferential treatment in the job market. 

  • Healthcare Locums announces board changes

    Mon, 19 Jan 2009

    Healthcare Locums has announced a number of changes to its board. Kate Bleasdale, founder and chief executive, has been promoted to the newly-created executive management post of executive vice chairman and will continue to lead the business as the senior executive board director.

  • Pharmaceutical recruitment: Blue Pelican Group targets pharma

    Wed, 7 Jan 2009

    Niche recruiter Blue Pelican Group is focusing more of its efforts on the relatively buoyant pharmaceutical sector, which has not been hit as hard as other sectors by the economic downturn.

  • Healthcare/executive search recruitment: Pertemps launches Network Brand Partnerships

    Wed, 7 Jan 2009

    Multi-sector recruiter Pertemps has launched a new arm to its business Network Brand Partnerships.

  • Pharmaceutical recruitment: Clinical Professionals opens European hub in London

    Tue, 6 Jan 2009

    Pharmaceutical research and development recruiter Clinical Professionals has shrugged off the general economic gloom and doom by opening a new office in London for the European market.

  • Vendor managed services: Comensura wins Smith & Nephew business

    Tue, 6 Jan 2009

    Medical technology company Smith & Nephew has chosen vendor managed service provider Comensura to manage all its UK recruitment requirements. Smith & Nephew anticipates that Comensura will enable it to makedirect cost savings of between 6 and 8% of its total UK recruitment spend,thanks to greater efficiency.

  • Healthcare recruitment: Castlerock Care Services defends agencies against NHS ‘overcharging’ claims

    Mon, 5 Jan 2009

    The recruitment industry has defended itself against claims made in the national press that it is charging the NHS excessive hourly rates when providing temporary staff.

  • Pinnacle’s David Laing resigns as finance director

    Thu, 18 Dec 2008

    Healthcare recruiter Pinnacle Staffing Group has announced that finance director David Laing has resigned.In light of Laing’s decision, chief operating officer, David Hope, a former finance director of independent agency trading house Mint Partners, will take on responsibilities of finance director.

  • Carrot Pharma Recruitment moves to new offices

    Fri, 12 Dec 2008

    Specialist pharmaceutical industry recruiter, Carrot Pharma Recruitment, has moved to new offices in Wilmslow, Cheshire.

  • Meeting between consortium of medical recruiters and government minister put on hold until new year

    Fri, 12 Dec 2008

    A proposed meeting between a consortium of medical locum recruiters and Baroness Vadreah, minister for small business, to discuss the removal of the VAT staff hire concession, due to take place in December, has been put on hold.

  • NHS PASA (Purchasing & Supply Agency) apology was appropriate, says Pulse

    Fri, 12 Dec 2008

    NHS PASA’s (Purchasing & Supply Agency) public apology for publishing information about health recruiter’s Pulse’s request to increase its commission rates on three framework agreements was right and proper, according to the health recruiter’s chief executive. 

  • PASA’s public apology to Pulse

    10-Dec-2008

  • Medico recruiters call for talks with government

    26-Nov-2008

    Medical locum recruiters believe NHS Professionals — the NHS staffing arm — will gain an “unfair competitive advantage” when the VAT staff hire concession is removed next April. The recruiters are calling for a meeting with the government to discuss the change.At the moment, under the VAT staff hire concession, recruiters supplying medical locums to the NHS only charge VAT on the commission rather ...

  • Nursing shortage serious

    12-Nov-2008

    A massive shortage of nursing staff is causing difficulties for recruiters.Jan Baum, general manager of Allied Healthcare Group, and chair of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation nursing sector, told Recruiter that demand for nursing staff had soared in the past four months.The problem was most acute in London, said Baum, with demand running at four times the ability ...

  • Compliance burden forces sale

    15-Oct-2008

    A recruiter has blamed the rising compliance cost of doing business for the sale of his company’s social care business.Miles Hunt, chief executive of Empresaria, which is in the process of selling its subsidiary the Cura Group, told Recruiter: “If you look at the trends, it is for bigger companies doing business, with smaller companies struggling to remain profitable. With all the compliance ...

  • Screening regulations 'unworkable'

    1-Oct-2008

    Medical recruiters say mandatory health screening requirements, which from today [1 October] apply to all agency workers supplied under NHS PASA (Purchasing and Supply Agency) framework agreements, are “unworkable and unfair”.One recruiter, who wished to remain anonymous, told Recruiter that problems over weeks of delays in MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) testing were “stopping us from ...

  • Healthcare and Medicine

    17-Sep-2008

    Recruiters in the healthcare sector appear to be immune to the economy’s ills. Demand for staff is on the up and clients are increasingly turning to agencies for help in sourcing staff.