About Ambition24hours Locum & Allied
A division of A24 Group. Connecting healthcare facilities with qualified locum doctors and allied health professionals since 1996.
Leading Healthcare Staffing Since 1996.
Ambition 24hours was founded in 1996 by Penny Streeter OBE and her mother, Marion Hewson - with a simple belief that healthcare professionals deserve better support and facilities deserve reliable staffing.
From those origins, the business grew into one of the UK's leading healthcare staffing groups. Ambition24hours Locum and Allied is the medical and allied health division of the A24 Group; specialising in the placement of locum doctors, GP locums, and allied health professionals across the UK.
We operate nationally across England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland - and internationally through A24 Group operations in the USA and South Africa. Our network gives NHS trusts and private healthcare providers access to a deep pool of pre-vetted, compliant clinical professionals.
What Drives Us
Our Mission
Our mission is to connect healthcare facilities with fully verified, compliance-ready locum doctors and allied health professionals - quickly, reliably, and to the highest clinical standards. Whether you need a same-night emergency placement or a long-term staffing solution, our team operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Because healthcare doesn't stop at 5pm. Neither do we.
Patient Care First
Every placement we make contributes to patient care, which is why compliance is non-negotiable and quality is never compromised. We place clinicians, we would trust to care for our own families, verifying every candidate before they step through a Trust's door. Our Compliance Passport platform keeps documentation current, auditable, and accessible in real time.
Ethical Recruitment
Our success is built on a commitment to quality, efficiency, and ethical recruitment. As signatories to the Department of Health & Social Care Code of Practice for the International Recruitment of Health and Social Care Personnel, we do not engage in practices that damage health systems in source countries. We recruit with integrity - protecting both the clinicians we place and the communities they come from.
People Over Transactions
We invest in long-term relationships with both our clients and our professionals.
Our consultants are allocated by specialty and are genuinely expert in their area.
Meet Our Leadership
Sam Brown
Operations Director
Tilly Rea
Operations Manager
Behind our leadership team is a dedicated group of specialist recruitment consultants, compliance professionals, and support staff available to you around the clock.
The A24 Group
Ambition24hours Locums and Allied is a division of A24 Group Ltd, a privately owned healthcare staffing group operating across three continents. The wider group includes Ambition 24hours Nursing Agency (the UK's leading nursing agency with over 20,000 nurses on register), Ambition24hours USA, and Ambition 24hours Locums South Africa.
Our global reach means we can source hard-to-fill specialists internationally when UK supply is constrained.
How We Operate
Department of Health Code
Signatories to the DHSC Code of Practice for International Recruitment of Health and Social Care Personnel in England. We recruit responsibly and ethically.
Carbon Reduction Plan
We take our environmental responsibilities seriously. Our carbon reduction plan sets out clear targets and actions for reducing our operational footprint.
Modern Slavery Act
We are fully compliant with the Modern Slavery Act and publish our annual statement. We have zero tolerance for any form of modern slavery in our supply chain.
Work With Us
Whether you're an NHS trust looking for locum cover or a doctor looking for flexible work we're ready to help.
I Need Staff
A division of the A24 Group. Supplying locum doctors and allied health professionals to the NHS and private healthcare sector since 1996.
I'm a Locum
Register via Staffshift for roles in the UK, or South Africa, offering competitive pay, ongoing training, and 24/7 consultant support to fast-track them through compliance and into work