Thornbury Nursing

What Thornbury Nursing does

Thornbury Nursing operates as Scottish Nursing Guild, a healthcare staffing agency founded in 1995 in Edinburgh that recruits nurses, midwives, and healthcare assistants for short-notice, high-acuity temporary placements across NHS and HSE hospitals, private hospitals, nursing homes, and community care settings in Scotland, Northern Ireland, and the Republic of Ireland. Its core digital product is the Quick Nurse mobile app, which enables real-time shift browsing, location-based matching, availability management, calendar integration, and push-notification alerts for nurses booking shifts on demand. Supporting platforms include the Compliance Portal for tracking NMC/NMBI registrations and training certifications, the Recruitment Portal for video-interview onboarding, and a Safety Alerts service distributing MHRA/HPRA notices.

The company's go-to-market is a hybrid model: a direct-to-consumer acquisition channel targeting healthcare professionals seeking flexible work (no minimum shift commitment, high pay differentials, mileage and registration fee reimbursement, 24/7 nurse-led telephone support), paired with enterprise/field sales into NHS trusts in Scotland and Northern Ireland, HSE hospitals in the Republic of Ireland, private hospital groups, nursing homes, and community care providers needing last-minute coverage. Revenue is generated through professional services, with pay rates published across specialties (HCA, Community Nurse, ITU/ICU, ANNP) in both the UK and Ireland, structured around basic, enhanced (P1/P2), weekend, and bank holiday differentials. The company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Acacium Group (trading as Independent Clinical Services Limited) and operates under Group-wide data and compliance frameworks. AI tooling is deployed selectively in the recruitment workflow for CV reformatting, CV-to-role matching, qualifying screening, chatbot triage, and job description review, supporting its digital-first nurse acquisition and onboarding engine.

Name

Thornbury Nursing

Legal name

Independent Clinical Services Limited

Website

https://nursingguild.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Thornbury Nursing, operating as Scottish Nursing Guild, is a healthcare staffing agency placing nurses, midwives, and healthcare assistants in short-notice NHS, HSE, and private placements across Scotland, Northern Ireland, and the Republic of Ireland via its Quick Nurse app and compliance platforms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Staffing Services

NAICS

Temporary Help Services (561320), Home Health Care Services (62161)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Temporary, On-Demand & Short-Notice Caregiver Staffing (HSABAMAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Home Care Staffing & Nurse Registry Services (HLAFAEAK)

Keywords

• Healthcare staffing services
• Nursing agency services
• Temporary nurse placement
• Healthcare workforce solutions
• Nursing recruitment services

Headquarters

HQ city

Bristol

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Staffing Services: Temporary staffing placement services for healthcare organizations. Nurses, midwives, and healthcare assistants are placed in NHS, HSE, and private hospitals, nursing homes, and community settings across Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Republic of Ireland.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Thornbury Nursing is a healthcare staffing agency that supplies temporary nurses, midwives, and healthcare assistants to NHS Scotland, NHS Northern Ireland, HSE Ireland, and private healthcare providers. It operates the Quick Nurse App for self-serve shift bookings, supports compliance and recruitment through dedicated portals, and specializes in last-minute and short-notice shift coverage across Scotland, Northern Ireland, and the Republic of Ireland.

Product overview

Thornbury Nursing (operating as Scottish Nursing Guild) is a healthcare staffing agency providing temporary nursing and care staff to healthcare organisations. The core offering centers on the Quick Nurse App, a mobile platform enabling real-time shift booking across 35+ nursing specialisms including ICU, A&E, community care, mental health, and palliative care. Supporting platforms include the Compliance Portal for managing professional registrations and training records, and the Recruitment Portal for onboarding new healthcare professionals. The service operates across Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Republic of Ireland, connecting nurses with NHS, HSE, and private healthcare employers for last-minute and short-term placements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Quick Nurse: Mobile application platform used by nurses to browse and book shifts, manage availability, and receive shift alerts.

Products and services

• Nursing, Midwifery, and HCA Staffing Services Core offering providing temporary nurses, midwives, and healthcare assistants to NHS Scotland, NHS Northern Ireland, HSE Ireland, and private healthcare organizations, with emphasis on last-minute and short-notice shift cover.
• Quick Nurse App Mobile app that lets registered nurses, midwives, and HCAs view available shifts and book themselves into assignments directly, supporting rapid fill of last-minute requirements.
• Compliance Portal Online portal for managing nurse credentials, training records, and documentation required for placement in NHS, HSE, and private healthcare settings.
• Recruitment Portal
• Referral Programme
• Safety Alerts Service

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Acacium GroupcoreOthersThe Scottish Nursing Guild operates as a trading name of Independent Clinical Services Limited, which is part of the Acacium Group. The company shares data within the corporate group for service delivery, regulatory compliance, security, and analytics purposes. Acacium Group is headquartered at 9 Appold Street, London EC2A 2AP.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Pulse Jobs: Major UK healthcare staffing platform placing nurses, midwives, and allied health professionals into NHS and private settings. Direct peer on staffing model and target customer base.
• TTM Healthcare: Ireland-based healthcare recruitment and staffing firm placing nurses, doctors, and allied health professionals across Ireland and the UK. Direct peer on Irish geography and nursing staffing focus.
• MedicsPro: UK specialist healthcare staffing agency focused on placing nurses and allied health professionals in acute and community settings. Direct peer on temporary nursing placements.
• Service Care Solutions: UK staffing agency with strong healthcare division supplying nurses and care staff to NHS, local authorities, and private providers. Comparable on temporary staffing model and public sector demand.
• HCL Nursing: UK nursing and healthcare staffing agency providing temporary and permanent placements to NHS trusts and private hospitals. Comparable on agency staffing model and NHS customer focus.
• Thornbury Nursing Services: UK nursing staffing agency specializing in short-notice, high-pay temporary placements across England and Wales. Closest direct competitor on business model and value proposition, also operating under the Acacium Group umbrella.
• Cpl Healthcare: Ireland's leading healthcare recruitment firm placing nurses, doctors, and healthcare assistants into HSE and private hospitals. Comparable on Ireland geography and public sector healthcare staffing.

Broad incumbents

• Reed Health: UK healthcare staffing arm of Reed, supplying nurses, care workers, and allied health professionals to NHS, private hospitals, and care homes. Comparable on healthcare staffing model at broader scale.
• Hays Healthcare: UK healthcare recruitment division of Hays, supplying permanent and temporary healthcare staff across NHS and private sectors. Comparable on healthcare staffing but with broader portfolio and larger scale.
• Randstad Care: UK arm of global staffing firm Randstad providing healthcare staffing across NHS, social care, and private providers. Comparable on healthcare staffing model but operates at much larger scale and broader scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ThornburyNurse
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@the_guild
• Facebooken-gb.facebook.com/scottishnursingguild
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/thornburynursingservices
• Instagraminstagram.com/nursing_guild

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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