Our Story

Doctors Direct launched in 2016 as part of NHS Professionals. Doctors Direct is wholly owned by the Department of Health; and is a leading provider of locum services to the NHS.  

Our aim

Support NHS Trusts across the UK with quality, cost effective locum cover. 

Care for our patients and their families with first class doctors.

Doctors Direct are an alternative to expensive private agencies, despite offering the same competitive rates we do not charge the expensive agency fees. Profits we make go directly back into the NHS, meaning locum shifts worked through us support your local trust and save money for the NHS.

In 2017 we saved nearly £2 million for the NHS by reducing agency commission charges, migrating agency locums to Doctors Direct and by locums working their shifts through our Direct Engagement model. We aim to triple this figure over the next 5 years. 

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With Doctors Direct

Working locum shifts through Doctors Direct can help save your trust money. As part of the NHS family, Doctors Direct reduces the reliance that your trust may have on expensive agencies and helps save money, whilst still offering you competitive rates of pay.

Doctors Direct also have several other member benefits that you will receive on joining us, these include:

• Your own dedicated contact
• Work flexibly with shifts that suit you
• Competitive pay
• Book and review shifts easily online
• Appraisal and revalidation support

How to join

As you are already known by the trust, either by being substantively employed, or currently working locum shifts, you can select to register via our bank exclusive route.

If you apply through our Bank Exclusive route the following pre-employment checks will carried out:

• DBS check
• Occupational Health Clearance
• References

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