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  Meet the mum, hockey captain and principal recruitment consultant who is at the top of all her games

  Thursday, June 24, 2021

  Balancing a career, motherhood and captain of the hockey team sounds like an impossible task but our principal recruitment, Christina Cassidy, shares with us how you really can have it all.

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  This is so inspiring

  Friday, June 11, 2021

  We talk to Toni Banks, one of A-list Business Support Officers, about how she went from lazybones to long-distance marathon training all because of lockdown.

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  Is our team built on good word?

  Tuesday, June 8, 2021

  How do we feel about referring our friends and colleagues to work with A&E Agency?

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  We ask our team about the celebration of Ramadan and uncover some of the challenges and their tips for fasting safely

  Monday, May 3, 2021

  Amid a global pandemic, most of the world's 1.6 billion Muslims will be observing the holy month of Ramadan in some form. We talk to those in our team who are abstaining from eating during daylight hours and uncover some of the challenges and their tips for fasting safely.

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  A day in the life of an NHS surgeon observing Ramadan

  Tuesday, April 27, 2021

  A&E Agency speaks to one of our locum surgeons about a typical day in the life of a doctor working with the NHS during the spiritual month of Ramadan and with the added pressures of covid. We find out their challenges during fasting and the discipline it takes to overcome these and if the absence of food or the absence of movement has a greater impact.

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  COVID-19 testing now available for our doctors

  Wednesday, April 29, 2020

  As an essential worker, all A&E Agency doctors and members of their household are eligible for coronavirus tests.

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  Brexit update: Let us help you prepare

  Friday, January 31, 2020

  Today is Brexit day. From the 31 January 2020, there will be a transition period while the UK and EU negotiate additional arrangements. At A&E Agency, it's business as usual however, we want to ensure our valued doctors and healthcare professionals from the EU feel as prepared as possible during the transition period.

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  HMRC issues warning to employees working through umbrella companies

  Friday, August 24, 2018

  HMRC have sent out a warning to all workers - including doctors - who use umbrella companies to manage their income. The warning has been issued following a number of cases of umbrella companies and recruitment agencies claiming they can reduce employees’ tax liability and increase the percentage of pay that employees can take home.

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  NHS70: Why the NHS is still so important

  Thursday, July 5, 2018

  Today, as the National Health Service celebrates its 70th anniversary, we want to look at why it is still such an invaluable institution to the British people.
  When the NHS was founded and launched by Aneurin Bevan in 1948, it was the first time hospitals, doctors, pharmacists, nurses and dentists were brought together under one organisation to provide free health services to everyone in the UK.

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  5 women that changed the face of medicine

  Thursday, March 8, 2018

  Today marks the 107th annual International Women’s Day since the Suffragettes first started the campaign back in 1911. We’ve decided to celebrate this year by recognising inspirational women who have influenced the history of medicine. Whilst the number of female doctors in the UK has risen steadily over the years, they still only account for 34% of the GMC’s Specialist Register*, so there is still more work to be done. However, many of our inspiring women faced far greater hurdles in their ambition to change the perception of what women could achieve. Here are our top five women who we believe helped change the face of medicine.