HCL Doctors awarded place on Government Procurement Service Framework

LONDON - Aug. 1, 2013 - PRLog -- HCL Doctors (http://www.hcldoctors.com/) will now supply locum staff to NHS acute trusts and primary care trusts on an initial two year agreement as one of the largest agencies in the market to place on the Framework.

HCL Doctors Managing Director, Liz Bickley says the accolade follows a string of regional wins including places on the HealthTrust Europe (HTE) and London Procurement Plan (LPP) Frameworks.

“Our work within the HTE and LPP Frameworks has resulted in platinum (HTE) and green (LPP) status pass rates for our outstanding levels of compliancy – this was achieved under stringent guidelines set by independent auditors,” Ms Bickley said.

HCL Doctors has appointed a specialist GPS support team to supply high volume locum staff (http://www.hcldoctors.com/) that is fully compliant, cost effective and of the highest quality.

“We understand the pressures trusts are facing - we want to help reduce the cost of agency staffing, deliver efficiencies and see these savings reinvested back into patient care.” She said.

As one of the largest agencies in the market place, HCL Doctors is already a preferred framework-approved agency to a significant number of trusts and procurement departments across the UK.

“We are pleased to be on GPS and feel it cements our position as a leading business capable of delivering high volume and quality staff to the NHS and private sector in England and Wales.”

GPS is an executive agency of the Cabinet Office. It plays a vital role helping protect front line services, delivering savings through its aggregated procurement solutions and managed services. In 2012-13 GPS delivered savings of £1.2bn against a managed spend of £11.4bn.

For any further information, contact HCL Communications and PR Manager Laura Ackland on +44 (0) 207 451 1448.

About HCL plc

HCL plc, headquartered in London, was formed in 2003 and is a leading provider of staffing solutions in the health and social care sectors. HCL supplies over 2,000 temporary and permanent doctors, nurses, allied health professionals, qualified social workers and administration & clerical staff to public and private sectors every week. We are an international company with offices in the UK and Australia and recruitment drives in Europe. For more information please visit our website at www.hclplc.com, view our facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/pages/HCLplc/100335826677596) or follow us on twitter @HCLplc.