A24 Group Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe met the South Africa 2009 Homeless World Cup team, sponsored by Ambition 24hours, at Parliament in Cape Town to congratulate them on their excellent performance in the international tournament in Milan, Italy.

Homeless World Cup: Update Thursday 27th

The A24Group is delighted to announce that we are now sponsoring the South African football team to play in the Homeless World Cup, Milan 2009.

Homeless World Cup: Update Thursday 27th. Learn more.

According to a poll by ‘Nursing Times’ magazine, one third of UK nurses may refuse to have the swine flu jab. Learn more.

Nurses, midwives, hospital doctors and dentists vacancies in the UK have increased for the first time in five years, according to official figures from the NHS Information Centre.

All Locums, AHP’s and Agency Nurses working in the UK must be fully compliant with Department of Health Measles and Mumps requirements to be eligible for work with the A24 Group.

In anticipation of the growing demand for more medical staff to deal with the outbreak of swine flu, Ambition 24hours, the A24 Group is recruiting nurses nationwide seeking part-time temporary employment.

A24 Group is soon to extend its nursing agency services north of the border to Scotland, in addition to its representation in England and Wales, where it provides locum doctors, nurses, AHPs and HCA care assistants.

The occupational health requirements for the NHS PASA – Purchasing and Supply Agency – for locum doctors, nurses and AHPs (Allied Health Professionals) may seem daunting to medical staff who want to register for temporary assignments.

Paediatric and other specialist agency nurses are increasingly in demand for work in a patient’s home setting – see the feature on Ambition 24hours in ‘Nursing Standard’ magazine (May 27, 2009).

Did you know: the General Medical Council is changing the way locums and other doctors within the UK are regulated to practise medicine, the GMC says.

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The A24 Group has introduced a web portal, A24 Connect, to enable qualified medical staff to manage their availability and eligibility for work with the agency, for positions with UK hospitals, GP surgeries and other healthcare providers nationwide.

These are some of the FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) by agency nurses who want to register with the A24Group

UK AHP (Allied Health Professionals) and Health Care Scientists seeking work positions nationwide can now quickly identify locum jobs and opportunities that are available

Comprehensive registration packs for nurses who are eligible and want to register for agency work in the UK are now available.

Many UK doctors seeking locum work are still not aware of the full requirements for registration specified by the NHS PASA (Purchasing and Supply Agency). Learn more.

There are new opportunities for returning workers in the care services says Ambition24hours. Learn more.