Press release -
ID Medical intends to help reduce A&E waiting times through its GP provision
In light of the well-publicised critical staffing levels throughout the NHS, ID Medical, the UK’s leading medical staffing agency, which works closely with the NHS service to identify and deliver cost efficiencies, takes the further initiative to support the impending crisis where A&E Departments continue to miss waiting times directives, by extending its focus on its provision of General Practitioners as a real-time solution to staff shortages in hospital settings.
ID Medical, as an approved framework provider, ensures its GP service adds lasting customer centred value to this leading healthcare recruiter’s offering of locum doctors, nurses, allied health professionals, clerical staff and international medics to over 90% of NHS Trusts nationwide.
When questioned why this GP direction into A&E Departments had been decided, Deenu Patel, ID Medical managing director, commented, “General Practitioners have the requisite knowledge and clinical skillsets to enter into such settings, especially as more and more patients are heading straight to A&E departments instead of their GP surgeries or local walk-in centres, only compounding on the unprecedented demand upon front-line services.
“With that, a significant number of GPs have already been deployed into A&E settings, and as a proven solution, we find vacancy rates for qualified GPs accumulating.
“Our NHS hospital clients require proven and efficient temporary workforce management solutions to reduce over reliance upon agencies, which we deliver whilst achieving further cost savings and guiding its hospitals and staff through these stern times.
Patel continues, “Our expert GP division draws upon its in-depth knowledge of GP recruitment for primary care organisations and Clinical Commissioning Groups (GCG, clinically led groups that include all GP groups in their geographical area). ID Medical is the UK market leader in the supply of medical staffing to the NHS and our reputation and proven industry deliverables clearly complement our service in this field.”
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Topics
- Health, Health Care, Pharmaceuticals
Categories
- division
- gp
- doctor
- a&e
- nhs
About ID Medical GP
ID Medical’s specialist GP division is a supplier of locum and permanent General Practitioners to the NHS and private sector which includes out-of-hours services, prisons and mental health units, A&E, urgent care, walk-in centres and GP practices.
With UK-wide coverage, the division offers candidates a fantastic range of GP job opportunities, with excellent rates of pay, a personal consultant, support with compliance and Revalidation as well as access to Continued Professional Development (CPD) accredited courses and workshops to enhance their career portfolios.
About ID Medical
Award-winning, multi-discipline healthcare recruiter ID Medical was formed in 2002 and is a superior quality supplier of locum doctors, nurses, allied health professionals and clerical staff to over 90% of NHS hospitals and private medical sector organisations.
From its headquarters in Milton Keynes as well as its central London office, ID Medical provides practical, cost-effective and innovative workforce solutions, supplying more than 3 million hours to the NHS per annum. Crown Commercial Service (CCS), HealthTrust Europe (HTE) and London Procurement Partnership (LPP) framework approved, ID Medical supplies medical staff into over 38,000 available shifts per month in hospitals nationwide.
Within each of its professional divisions, the workforce solutions provider has dedicated client and candidate teams covering the multitude of medical specialties and roles to ensure every valued customer receives its premier level service, ultimately ensuring patients are always put first. Further to this, ID Medical School was launched in 2014 to offer candidates Continuing Professional Development accredited courses and workshops to enhance their medical careers.
Since its foundation, the company has earned itself industry-wide accreditation and success with an amounting collection of accolades. These include the Recruiter FAST 50, Real Business Hot 100, Recruitment International Top 250 and The Sunday Times Virgin Fast Track 100. Most notably, through an abiding focus on employee satisfaction, ID Medical was crowned Recruitment International’s ‘Best Recruitment Company to Work for 2013’ and made its debut in The Sunday Times Best Companies to Work for 2014 at list position 33. ID Medical is delighted that for the second year running it features in The Sunday Times Best Companies to Work for 2015.
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For further information on ID Medical please contact:
Caryn Cooper
head of marketing
ID MEDICAL - ID House - 1 Mill Square - Wolverton Mill South - Milton Keynes - MK12 5ZD
t: +44 (0) 1908 555 498 f: +44 (0)1908 552 825
w: id-medical.com e: caryn.cooper@id-medical.com
