H1 Healthcare

What H1 Healthcare does

H1 Healthcare Group Limited is a Scotland-headquartered, family-owned healthcare staffing agency founded in 2002 by Registered Nurse Pam Easen, with day-to-day leadership under CEO Sam Easen. The company supplies temporary nursing, care, dental, therapy, domestic, and kitchen staff to NHS Trusts, Scottish local authorities, and private care home and healthcare providers, operating across Scotland from offices in Glasgow (headquarters), Aberdeen, and Forres. With approximately 50 office-based staff and a network of 600+ agency healthcare professionals, H1 states that it covers millions of hours of care delivery annually and maintains a Care Inspectorate 5-star rating.

The core technology layer is a vertically integrated ecosystem built around the wholly-owned Qintil platform. Workers interface via the H1 Qintil mobile app (iOS and Android), which supports shift booking, digital timesheets, training access, and document storage; clients use the H1 Client Portal to upload shifts individually or in bulk via CSV and manage staffing workflows; the Qintil platform itself handles recruitment, learning management (with 30+ in-house courses plus a CourseStore), rostering, and payroll. Supporting products include the H1 Job Board (public vacancies portal) and the H1 Learning division for in-person and e-learning training delivered from the three Scottish offices. The company also operates the Homecare Scotland subsidiary for directly delivered care-at-home and complex care services, extending the group beyond agency staffing into care provision.

The business model combines three revenue streams: transaction-fee healthcare staffing (placement/hourly fees for contingent staff), professional-services recruitment fees for UK and international recruitment campaigns, and subscription/recurring revenue from training courses and the Qintil learning management system. Pricing is bespoke and quote-based across all three streams; H1 absorbs professional registration fees (NMC, SSSC, HCPC, GDC) for qualifying workers and offers same-day payment options to differentiate on the supply side. Distribution is hybrid - dedicated consultants for NHS and council accounts (enterprise sales-led) combined with self-serve client portal and mobile-app-led engagement on the supply side, with marketing via a dedicated job board, blog content, and an unusually broad social presence spanning LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X, and TikTok. The company is a private limited company (SC403976) with no evidenced external institutional funding, and reports no publicly disclosed revenue.

Name

H1 Healthcare

Legal name

H1 Healthcare Group Limited

Website

https://h1healthcare.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

H1 Healthcare is a Scotland-based, family-owned healthcare staffing agency founded in 2002 that supplies temporary nursing, care, dental, and therapy staff to NHS Trusts, Scottish Councils, and private providers via its Qintil platform and mobile app.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Staffing

NAICS

Home Health Care Services (621610)

SIC

Services-Home Health Care Services (8082), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Healthcare IT & Health Informatics Staffing (BPACADAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Medicare-Certified Skilled Home Health Agencies (HHA) (HLADAFAA), Home Health Aide (HHA) Services (Medically Directed) (HSABACAB)

Keywords

• Healthcare staffing services
• Nurse recruitment
• Locum healthcare
• Care training programs
• Workforce management software

Headquarters

HQ city

Glasgow

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Staffing Services: Providing temporary nursing, care, dental, therapy, and support staff to NHS Trusts, local authorities, and private healthcare providers. Revenue generated through placement fees and hourly/daily rates for agency staff supplied.
2. Recruitment Solutions: International and UK-based recruitment campaigns including advertising, selection, assessment, interview centres, and onboarding support. Revenue from recruitment service fees.
3. Training and E-Learning: Healthcare training courses and learning technology solutions provided through H1 Learning division and Qintil platform. Revenue from training course fees and learning management system subscriptions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

H1 Healthcare is a healthcare staffing agency supplying nurses, healthcare assistants, support workers, and social care staff to NHS trusts, local councils, private healthcare providers, and not-for-profit organisations across the UK. The company also delivers a training division (H1 Learning) and operates its own technology platform (Qintil) and mobile app (H1 Qintil) to manage shift booking, compliance, and e-learning.

Product overview

H1 Healthcare operates as a unified healthcare staffing ecosystem with the core H1 Healthcare brand providing staffing and workforce management services across nursing, care, social work, dental, domestic, and kitchen roles. The product portfolio consists of the H1 Qintil App (mobile application for shift matching and booking), Qintil (the underlying all-in-one recruitment, learning, rostering, and payroll platform with Learning Manager and CourseStore), the Client Portal (web-based shift management tool for healthcare organizations), H1 Learning (training division offering in-person and e-learning programmes), and the H1 Job Board (public job search portal). These products work together as a connected staffing solution: clients use the Client Portal to post shifts, Qintil manages compliance and payroll, and workers use the H1 Qintil App to book shifts and access training. The company also provides Homecare Scotland for care-at-home services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• H1 Learning: Specialist healthcare training division focused on the development of Carer and Nursing professionals, offering tailored training programmes and e-learning solutions.
• Qintil

Products and services

• Healthcare Staffing Services
• H1 Qintil App
• Client Portal Self-service online portal for healthcare organisations to submit shifts (including bulk CSV upload), review candidates, and manage their temporary staffing requirements.
• H1 Job Board Online job board listing available shifts and roles with H1 Healthcare for prospective and current healthcare candidates.
• H1 Learning Training division delivering clinical and non-clinical courses (e.g., Moving and Handling, Basic Life Support, Safeguarding, Mental Health Awareness, Infection Control, GDPR, Leadership) to candidates, clients, and the wider healthcare workforce.
• Qintil Platform Wholly-owned subsidiary technology platform providing learning management (LMS), compliance, and workforce management tools, sold to other healthcare providers with H1 Healthcare customers receiving a 20% discount.

Quantifiable outcome

• Millions of hours of healthcare work delivered annually through H1 shifts
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• QintilcoreTechnology or IntegrationQintil is the all-in-one software platform for recruitment, learning, rostering, and payroll. Developed by healthcare professionals, it serves as the technology backbone for H1 Healthcare's mobile app, client portal, and learning management system. H1 Healthcare customers receive 20% discount on Qintil services with free import of training data and dedicated learning success advisor.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Apollo Home Healthcare: Specialist UK homecare provider with complex care services, similar to H1's Homecare Scotland subsidiary. Overlap in care-at-home staffing and complex care delivery.
• Sanctuary Personnel: UK healthcare and social care recruitment agency placing permanent and locum staff into NHS, local authority, and private settings. Comparable customer base and contingent/permanent staffing mix.
• Newcross Healthcare: UK-wide healthcare staffing agency supplying nurses, carers, and support workers to NHS, councils, and private clients. Closest comparable in business model, customer mix, and integrated technology platform (Newcross Connect app).
• Thornbury Nursing Services: UK nursing and care agency providing last-minute and short-notice shift coverage to NHS and private hospitals. Directly comparable in contingent staffing focus and premium-shift model.
• Service Care Solutions: UK recruitment and staffing specialist covering health, social care, legal, and criminal justice. Comparable in multi-vertical healthcare/social care staffing and public sector exposure.
• Pulse Nursing at Home: Pulse is a major UK healthcare staffing brand under the Acacium Group, supplying nurses, allied health professionals, and homecare staff. Comparable in scale, NHS exposure, and broad role coverage.

Broad incumbents

• Reed Specialist Recruitment: UK-wide generalist recruiter with a substantial healthcare and social care vertical. Comparable public-sector and care-home client base, though healthcare is one of many verticals.
• Hays (Hays Healthcare): Global staffing firm with a UK healthcare division placing doctors, nurses, and allied health professionals. Broader portfolio but directly competes for NHS and private healthcare mandates.

Regional players

• Total Care (Nestor Healthcar Group): UK health and social care staffing provider supplying care homes, NHS, and local authorities with nurses, carers, and support workers. Comparable in service mix and customer profile.

Emerging players

• Florence (Florence Nightingale Group): Tech-enabled UK nursing platform matching nurses to care home and NHS shifts via a mobile app. Emerging digital-first competitor to H1's Qintil-based model, though smaller scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/h1healthcare
• Facebookfacebook.com/h1healthcare
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/h1-healthcare
• Instagraminstagram.com/h.healthcare
• TikToktiktok.com/@h1.healthcare

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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