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Rochdale Branch Raises Â£475 for Bury Hospice - 24/05/2010

The Rochdale branch held a charity coffee morning for Bury Hospice on Friday 7th May to raise money as they want to build a new hospice in Bury as the current one has only five beds.Michelle Flynn, Branch Manager for Rochdale commented:"We have looked after a lot of clients that have been in th ... Read more >

Advantage Healthcare Opens New Satellite Branch in Telford - 12/05/2010

Responding to a large number of enquiries from both candidates and clients in the West Midlands area, Advantage Healthcare are pleased to announce they have opened a new satellite branch which will operate from their head office in Telford.Previous to the opening of the satellite branch, the closest ... Read more >

Advantage Healthcare Radically Improve Out of Hours Service to Clients and Agency Staff - 07/05/2010

Advantage Healthcare has recently overhauled the delivery of its out-of-hours service by introducing a new cloud-based telephony solution from NewVoiceMedia.Using the NewVoiceMedia telephony system, ContactWorld for Salesforce, Advantage Healthcare will be able to automatically re-route calls to its ... Read more >

Croydon worker celebrates 10 year anniversary. - 05/05/2010

Advantage Healthcare’s Croydon branch has recently congratulated Registered Nurse, Moke Elenge on being registered with Advantage for 10 years. As a token of the branches appreciation for his commitment and dedication over the last decade, they presented Moke with a gift of £100.Moke fir ... Read more >

Halifax Branch achieve 3* CQC Rating - 05/05/2010

Advantage Healthcare is pleased to announce that their Halifax branch has recently been given a 3* CQC rating for both Domiciliary and Nursing care.Commenting on the branches achievement, Claire Paley, Branch Manager for the Halifax Office says:"This is recgnition for the hard work of all branc ... Read more >

Ipswich branch achieve 3* CQC Rating - 14/04/2010

Advantage Healthcare is pleased to announce that their Ipswich branch has recently been given a 3* CQC rating for Domiciliary care.Commenting on the branches achievement Gemma Mayo, Acting Branch Manager for the Ipswich Office says:“We are delighted that Ipswich have achieved such a high stand ... Read more >

Advantage Invests in New Recruitment Technology - 24/03/2010

Advantage Healthcare is delighted to announce that they have signed up to use Broadbean to assist with their online recruitment advertising. With the systems ability to send adverts to a number of job boards at once and filter all responses back into the Broadbean engine which can then be reviewed a ... Read more >

Advantage raises £576.40 for Haiti Earthquake Appeal - 22/03/2010

On the 29th January 2010, Advantage held a national dress down in aid of the 7.0M earthquake that hit Haiti on the 12th January. Each of Advantage’s 26 branches came to work in casual wear for the day and raised a fantastic £288.20 for the appeal. In addition to these donations, Tr ... Read more >

Advantage welcomes new eMarketing Executive - 22/03/2010

Advantage Healthcare has welcomed eMarketing Executive, Mark Stevens to promote and develop the group’s corporate websites and online activity. Mark joins Advantage Healthcare with a number of years experience. He has worked in the civil service as an intranet designer and a number of marketin ... Read more >

Advantage welcomes new Southern Regional Nurse Advisor - 22/03/2010

Advantage Healthcare is pleased to welcome Tracey Jones as their new Southern Regional Nurse Advisor. Tracy will be working closely with a number of Advantage branches with any clinical issues they may have. Tracy brings with her to Advantage Healthcare 23 years experience in the Royal Navy as a gen ... Read more >

Advantage welcomes new Learning and Development Manager - 22/03/2010

Advantage Healthcare is delighted to welcome Richard Murfin as their new Learning and Development Manager. Richard’s main priority will be to developand implement the strategy for training agency workers via the utilization of e-learning.Richard joins Advantage Healthcare with over 8 years exp ... Read more >

Strand Nurses Bureau success with Redbridge PCT Trial - 04/03/2010

Redbridge PCT is delighted with the quality of the services that has been provided so far by Strand Nurses Bureau for their accelerated HPV programme. Strand currently vaccinate around 250 school aged girls per day against HPV (Human Papillomavirus). This campaign commenced in Sept 09 and is due to ... Read more >

Strand Nurses Bureau Sponsors Charity Champagne Reception - 08/10/2009

Strand Nurses Bureau, part of the Advantage Healthcare Group, has announced it will be a joint sponsor of the King Edward VII’s Hospital Sister Agnes Annual Champagne Reception, taking place in November. King Edward VII’s Hospital Sister Agnes is a registered charity which provides grant ... Read more >

Advantage Launches Facebook Advertising - 08/10/2009

Advantage Healthcare has this week launched its first advertisement using the social networking site Facebook. The advert comes as part of a major marketing campaign to recruit experienced Paediatric Nurses for work in various healthcare settings throughout the UK. Advantage is hoping that this new ... Read more >

Fylde Coast branch win major PCT vaccination contract - 08/10/2009

Advantage Healthcare’s Fylde Coast branch is celebrating this week after being awarded a contract with a local Primary Care Trust to provide Human Papillomavirus Vaccinations (HPV) within local educational settings. The contract begins in September 2009 and is likely to continue right through ... Read more >

Advantage gives away free iPod! - 08/10/2009

Advantage Healthcare Group has given away an iPod Shuffle as part of a recent free prize draw for individuals who had enquired to work, but failed to attend an interview. Advantage invited candidates to complete a questionnaire in order to establish why they had failed to attend an interview, and al ... Read more >

Advantage launches new £500 Refer a Friend Scheme! - 08/10/2009

In a bid to meet client demand, Advantage Healthcare is offering it’s workers a £500* bonus for referring a qualified Paediatric Nurse to the group. Following recent client wins, Advantage Healthcare has received an increasing demand for nurses in this specialist area, and has launched a ... Read more >

Advantage Make Williams holiday dream a reality! - 02/04/2008

William is 42 years old and has Aspergers Syndrome. He has never been on holiday as an adult and we wanted to raise enough money so that he can go to Paris, something that he has always dreamed of doing. William had a very difficult time before he was supported by United Response. He was moved from ... Read more >

Advantage name United Response Charity of the Year - 02/04/2008

Leading healthcare provider, Advantage Healthcare, has nominated United Response, the charity creating opportunities with people with learning disabilities or mental health needs, as its charity of the year. This is the first time that either organisation has entered in to a charity of the year part ... Read more >

Strand offer ONP for Overseas Nurses - 02/04/2008

Strand are delighted to announce that they have negotiated with the University of Bournemouth and the NMC and are now able to offer an ONP programme for overseas nurses who would like to come and work with Strand in the UK. The Overseas Nursing Programme enables registered overseas nurses who have a ... Read more >

Agency Workers benefit from changes in Working Time Regulations - 02/04/2008

Further to the governments recent decision to increase the UK’s minimum annual leave, Advantage Healthcare Group, including Strand Nurses Bureau will implement changes to statutory paid annual leave across England, Scotland and Wales in two phases. From October 2007 holiday entitlement will be ... Read more >

MRSA fears see rise in London "Care at Home" enquiries - 02/04/2008

One of London’s leading providers of care workers and nurses, Strand Nurses Bureau is reporting a noticeable rise in enquiries from Londoners looking to access care at home for relatives seeking early discharge from hospital. Catherine Reid, Client Services Manager of Strand said: "We are ... Read more >

Have a heart no matter what your age! - 02/04/2008

Love your heart no matter what your age! That’s the message coming from one of the UK’s leading healthcare providers during National Heart Week (3-11 June). Advantage Healthcare is getting behind the British Heart Foundation’s campaign and is urging people of all ages to start look ... Read more >

Care options in later life - 02/04/2008

We all want to live to as long as possible, but the fear of poor health and spending our last years in a care home is stopping many people looking to the future says Advantage Healthcare. One in six of the population is now over 65, alone and with the overall population continuing to age, that figur ... Read more >

Strand Domiciliary Care received excellent CSCI rating. - 02/04/2008

Having had the feedback from the most recent CSCI for Domiciliary Inspection, the Strand team were once again delighted with the comments they received. Included in the report were some comments that were collated from our candidates and clients including: “they are always really nice on ... Read more >

Calls to take advantage of care - 02/04/2008

The Parkinson’s Disease Society hopes to use Parkinson’s Awareness Week to raise awareness of the illness and promote the assistance that is available to sufferers.Around 10,000 people are diagnosed with Parkinson’s every year, and current estimates suggest that there are 120,000 p ... Read more >

Advantage announces new CEO - 02/04/2008

Advantage Healthcare are delighted to announce the appointment of their new Chief Executive, Keith Nurcombe. Keith joined Advantage Healthcare in February 2006 as Operations Director and brings with him a wealth of knowledge in sales, marketing and the healthcare industry from his background in Phar ... Read more >

Agency versus Overseas: The BBC Real Story - 02/04/2008

A recent BBC Real Story investigation highlighted the exodus of nurses from the NHS to hospitals abroad, particularly Australia. Melissa Gane, Marketing Manager of leading healthcare solutions organisation, Advantage Healthcare, incorporating Strand Nurses Bureau argues that agency nursing could sui ... Read more >

CSCI rate Strand nursing service as excellent - 02/04/2008

Having had the feedback from the most recent CSCI for Nursing Agency Inspection, the Strand team were absolutely delighted with the comments they received. Overall the Inspectors said: “In our report you will see that we have made a judgement about the quality of your service in each of th ... Read more >

Strand raise awareness of hypothermia - 02/04/2008

Elderly and vulnerable people are at real risk from a deadly killer. It stalks them quietly over a period of time, and once it’s caught them there’s little chance of escape...We’re talking of course about Hypothermia, and with the launch of the Warm Homes Campaign on 20th November, ... Read more >

Tracy Cranston, Agency Nurse of the Year - Nursing Times Awards 2006 - 02/04/2008

We are delighted to announce that Tracey Cranston from our Gateshead branch has been awarded ‘Agency Nurse of the Year’ at the Nursing Times Awards 2006. This brand new category for 2006 presented an opportunity for agency nurses throughout the country to be recognised for their vital an ... Read more >

Advantage announces expansion through Quantica Healthcare acquisition - 02/04/2008

Advantage Healthcare has today announced the acquisition of Quantica Healthcare in a move which is set to strengthen its position as one of the leading healthcare recruitment solutions providers in the UK.The £4.5 million purchase will see Advantage Healthcare expand its portfolio of services, ... Read more >

Heatwave sets off fears for safety - 02/04/2008

In response to the heatwave warning recently issued by the Department of Health, Strand Nurses Bureau and Advantage Healthcare are using their network of 24 branches across the UK to highlight the dangers of heat-related illness. Personnel in the Strand office are promoting ways to stay safe in the ... Read more >

Changes to NMC registration for Overseas Nurses - 02/04/2008

The first phase of a new preparation programme for all overseas-trained nurses coming to work in the UK has been announced by the NMC.The Overseas Nurses Programme (ONP) sets out common entry standards, a compulsory 20-day period of protected learning for all nurses trained outside the European Econ ... Read more >