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Doctors Division awarded place on PASA framework! - 06/05/2008
Doctors division awarded place on PASA framework! The Advantage Healthcare Doctors Division are delighted to announce they have been awarded a place on the PASA National Framework for Medical Locums from July 2008! The award will open up huge opportunities to supply NHS Hospitals across England ... Read more >
What is Your New Years Resolution? Find a new job? - 25/03/2008
Want to find a new job? Advantage Social Work Can Help!Locum work offers:Fantastic flexibilityIncreased salaryAnd a variety of work in different client group settingsAdvantage Social Work is not just another agency, with us you are our customer too and we will make sure we do our best to make sure w ... Read more >
Advantage attend Compass Jobs Fair! - 25/03/2008
Tara Fry, Operations Manager, Social Work, said "It was a fantastic day and to meet so many candidates with such broad knowledge of their field was amazing" Advantage Healthcare has a wide variety of vacancies across the UK covering both qualified and unqualified work. With all the candida ... Read more >
Colchester Balloon Race in aid of United Response! - 25/03/2008
Colchester branch were flying high last week at the start of the Great United Response balloon race! Massive thanks and credit go to Deana, Tara and the teams down there, in particular Gemma who co-ordinated the whole event! In total the team raised 100 balloons by selling balloons to anyone and eve ... Read more >
Advantage name United Response Charity of the year! - 25/03/2008
Leading healthcare provider, Advantage Healthcare, has nominated United Response, the charity creating opportunities with people with learning disabilities or mental health needs, as its charity of the year. This is the first time that either organisation has entered in to a charity of the year part ... Read more >
Agency Workers benefit from changes in Working Time Regulations - 25/03/2008
Further to the governments recent decision to increase the UK's minimum annual leave, Advantage Healthcare Group, including Strand Nurses Bureau will implement changes to statutory paid annual leave across England, Scotland and Wales in two phases. From October 2007 holiday entitlement will be au ... Read more >
Advantage attends Mobility Show - 25/03/2008
On the 19th - 21st July Advantage attended the Mobility Roadshow. The show was set to attract 10,000 disabled and less abled visitors over the three days. We were invited to the show via our client Accessible Travel. Accessible Travel specialise in providing holidays to those who are less able and d ... Read more >
Social Work Team secure MOD placements - 25/03/2008
Following a visit to the annual MOD Defence Mental Health Conference, at Fort Blockhouse, Gosport on 2 - 4 July, the social work team are delighted to announce that they have a number of new MOD assignments on their books from the Royal Navy in Gosport.For further details, search the jobs database o ... Read more >
Advantage urges fresh eyes on learning disabilties - 25/03/2008
Advantage Healthcare, one of the UK's leading providers of health and social care workers is backing Mencap's Learning Disabilities Week, which this year aims to highlight the problems young people have with discrimination and bullying.With up to an estimated 2.1 million people in the UK having some ... Read more >
AHP Team attends Manchester OT Conference! - 25/03/2008
Last week, the Advantage Healthcare Allied Health Professionals Team attended the 31st Annual BOAT/COT Conference for Occupational Therapists, in Manchester. The team attended all three days and met with OTs from all over the UK. This was Advantage'!s first time at the Conference and everyone said i ... Read more >
Have a heart no matter what your age! - 25/03/2008
Love your heart no matter what your age! That's the message coming from one of the UK's leading healthcare providers during National Heart Week (3-11 June). Advantage Healthcare is getting behind the British Heart Foundation's campaign and is urging people of all ages to start looking after their he ... Read more >
Care options in later life - 25/03/2008
We all want to live to as long as possible, but the fear of poor health and spending our last years in a care home is stopping many people looking to the future says Advantage Healthcare. One in six of the population is now over 65, alone and with the overall population continuing to age, that figur ... Read more >
Doctors achieve ISO certification for 7th year running. - 25/03/2008
The Doctors team at one of the UK's top healthcare recruitment agencies has just been awarded a prestigious quality assurance certification for the 7th year running." ... Read more >
National charity take advantage of support - 25/03/2008
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Calls to take advantage of care - 25/03/2008
The Parkinson's Disease Society hopes to use Parkinson's Awareness Week to raise awareness of the illness and promote the assistance that is available to sufferers.Around 10,000 people are diagnosed with Parkinson's every year, and current estimates suggest that there are 120,000 people in the UK wh ... Read more >
Agency versus overseas: The real nursing story - 25/03/2008
A recent BBC Real Story investigation highlighted the exodus of nurses from the NHS to hospitals abroad, particularly Australia. Melissa Gane, Marketing Manager of leading healthcare solutions organisation, Advantage Healthcare, incorporating Strand Nurses Bureau argues that agency nursing co ... Read more >
Change to Immigration rules for Postgraduate Doctors - 25/03/2008
Article published on 7th March 2006 by the Department of HealthOn 7th March 2006 the Department of Health announced that the Government will be changing the specific category within the immigration rules for postgraduate doctors and dentists. These changes will come into effect shortly.At the moment ... Read more >
Advantage announce new Chief Executive. - 25/03/2008
Advantage Healthcare are delighted to announce the appointment of their new Chief Executive, Keith Nurcombe. Keith joined Advantage Healthcare in February 2006 as Operations Director and brings with him a wealth of knowledge in sales, marketing and the healthcare industry from his background in Phar ... Read more >
CSCI confirmation of our quality service - 25/03/2008
We are delighted to share with you the overall results of our annual CSCI provider results which compares the results from domiciliary care and nursing inspections across our branch network against the national minimum standards and our competitors. In total, 73% of the key standards were ... Read more >
Farnborough branch launches new recruitment drive for Domiciliary Care - 25/03/2008
Due to a huge increase in demand for Domiciliary care, the Farnborough branch is on a drive to recruit first class Domiciliary care nurses, carers and support workers. With a vast amount of work currently available through, not only local PCT's but also with Social Services and Private clients, the ... Read more >
Advantage branches raise awareness of hypothermia - 25/03/2008
Elderly and vulnerable people are at real risk from a deadly killer. It stalks them quietly over a period of time, and once it's caught them there's little chance of escape... We're talking of course about Hypothermia, and with the launch of the Warm Homes Campaign on 20th November, and falling temp ... Read more >
Tracey Cranston, Agency Nurse of the Year - NT Awards 2006 - 25/03/2008
We are delighted to announce that Tracey Cranston from our Gateshead branch has been awarded Agency Nurse of the Year! at the Nursing Times Awards 2006. This brand new category for 2006 presented an opportunity for agency nurses throughout the country to be recognised for their vital and o ... Read more >
Advantage announces expansion through Quantica Healthcare aquisition - 25/03/2008
Advantage Healthcare has today announced the acquisition of Quantica Healthcare in a move which is set to strengthen its position as one of the leading healthcare recruitment solutions providers in the UK.The £4.5 million purchase will see Advantage Healthcare expand its portfolio of services, ... Read more >
Heatwave sets off fears for safety - 25/03/2008
" In response to the heatwave warning recently issued by the Department of Health, Strand Nurses Bureau and Advantage Healthcare are using their network of 24 branches across the UK to highlight the dangers of heat-related illness. Personnel in the Strand office are promoting ways to ... Read more >