Orchid National Nursing Supply

Address: Victoria House, 70a Tavistock Street, Bedford, MK40 2RP

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Telephone: 01234248960

Fax: 01234271820

Information on quality ratings
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Final rating awarded on 23/06/2009 :   Excellent

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Brief description

This is a growing Nurse Agency situated in the Tavistock Road area of Bedford town centre. The agency operates from an office that accommodates the Bedford Secretarial Studio BSS Employment Agency that is also owned by the Responsible Individual of Orchid National Nursing Supply. The agency has qualified nurses, nursery nurses and unqualified carers on the books.

This report reflects the findings related to the qualified nursing staff only. There was no restriction on age, need or location of the service users, so long as the agency can demonstrate that the nurses placed are suitably experienced and skilled. The agency has a total of 17 qualified nurses on their data- base, however not all were 'active' at the time of the report.

This brief description is an overview of the service and may have been updated since the latest inspection report was published.

Latest inspection report

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Service details

Type of service: Nurses Agency

Provider type: Private

Registration date: 18/6/2004

Ownership/management details

Provider type: Private

Registration date: 18/6/2004

Provider(s): BSS Recruitment

Manager(s): Tracey Robins

Other Details

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Council: Bedfordshire