Ambition 24Hours Launches Locum Service.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 10, 2003 Ambition 24Hours - the healthcare recruitment agency and fastest growing UK company - has launched a new Locum locum /lo·cum/ (lo´kum) [L.] place. locum te´nens , locum te´nent a practitioner who temporarily takes the place of another. service, offering a wide range of temporary medical personnel, including doctors and support staff, says company founder and managing director Penny Streeter Penny Streeter OBE is the managing director of Ambition 24hours. Founded in 1996 in the UK, Ambition 24hours is a multi-million dollar temporary recruitment agency and business process outsourcing organisation operating in the United Kingdom and South Africa. . The service is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to public and private hospitals, as well as General Practices and other healthcare service organisations. Ambition 24Hours was set up six years ago to meet the demand for temporary and full-time nurses and care staff. The agency is now the fastest growing unquoted company in the UK (source: 2002 national business survey, Fast Track), and Penny Streeter is nominated for the Veuve Clicquot 'Business Woman of the Year Award' 2003. Revenue has increased by 256 per cent each year, with sales in 2002 of GBP GBP In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the British Pound. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 50m, and a network of 16 branches nationwide. Locum specialists at Ambition 24Hours include GPs and hospital doctors in all grades and specialisations including anesthetics Anesthetics Drugs or methodologies used to make a body area free of sensation or pain. Mentioned in: Appendectomy , obstetrics and gynecology obstetrics and gynecology Medical and surgical specialty concerned with the management of pregnancy and childbirth and with the health of the female reproductive system. and psychiatry - as well as allied health professionals in radiography radiography: see X ray. , pharmacy and medical sciences. The agency offers users of its new Locum service the same 24-7 coverage, including weekends and Bank Holidays, that has resulted in the success of its nursing services, according to managing director Penny Streeter. She says that phone lines are staffed around the clock by an experienced team who can match the requirements for a range of medical support personnel with as little as one hour's notice. Ambition 24Hours will use its own comprehensive programme for temporary placement assessment and training. Locums are pre-screened in compliance with relevant codes of practice, including the NHS Executive Code of Practice in the Appointment and Employment of HCHS HCHS Hunter College High School (New York City) HCHS Henry County High School (various locations) HCHS Henderson County High School (Kentucky) Locum Doctors. Note to Editor: Fast Track League Table: www.fasttrack.co.uk |
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