A calmer way to cover the rota.
Fetch connects UK veterinary practices with verified locum vets and nurses. Post a shift, review applicants, and confirm cover — with no agency in the middle.
Every applicant is ID, RCVS, insurance and right-to-work checked before they can apply.
See how it works
Real patients, from real UK practices
Fetch supports practices across the whole cycle of cover — posting, verifying, messaging, confirming — without adding admin. What begins as one covered Saturday becomes a bench of locums you trust.
The product
Everything between “we need cover” and covered.
The full shift cycle lives in one place — posting, applicants, messages and hours — so nothing happens over voicemail ever again.
Post a shift in under a minute
Single shifts, multi-day blocks, or urgent same-day cover. Set the rate, pick the species, add any requirements — then publish to every verified locum nearby.
- Templates for the shifts you post often
- Direct offers for locums you already trust
- Urgent shifts expand their reach automatically
New shift
DraftDate
Sat 20 Jun
Hours
9:00 – 18:00
Rate
£42 / hour
Species
Small animal
Post as urgent
Reach expands 10 → 20 → 30 miles
£0
per-shift or transaction fees
4
checks before a locum can apply
30 mi
automatic urgent-shift reach
Free
for locums — now and always
How it works
Three steps to covered.
From posting to confirmed cover, the loop closes in minutes — not days of phone tag.
01
Post the shift
Dates, times, rate, species. Your shift reaches every verified locum nearby the moment you publish.
02
Review applicants
Profiles, RCVS status, ratings and your shared history, side by side — compare properly before you decide.
03
Confirm & go
Accept, coordinate in chat, confirm hours afterwards. You pay your locum directly — Fetch never touches the money.
Trust & safety
Your standard of care, applied to cover.
You wouldn't let an unverified stranger near your patients. Neither will we.
Verified before they apply
Photo ID, RCVS registration, insurance and right to work — every locum is checked before they can apply to a single shift.
Checked twice, by design
Every document is analysed by AI for validity and expiry, then approved by a human reviewer. Nothing is rubber-stamped.
Private by design
Bank details are encrypted at rest, documents stay in private storage, and contact details are only shared once a booking is confirmed.
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Founding members
Be one of the first 500.
Fetch is new, and the practices who help us shape it should get something back. Join during our founding window and the Pro plan is free for 3 months.
When the window closes, founding practices keep a permanent loyalty rate — and the badge to prove they were here first.
3 months free
Be one of the first 500 practices to join and get full Pro access completely free for 3 months. No credit card required.
- Full Pro access — 150 posts a month included
- No credit card required to claim your spot
- Founding member badge on your profile
Pricing
Start free, scale as you grow.
No per-shift fees. No transaction charges. No hidden costs. Locums always use Fetch for free.
Free
Try Fetch with no commitment
1 shift post per month
- Receive locum applications
- Applicant summary (name, rating, experience)
- Message after confirmed booking
- Post-shift hours confirmation
- Automated invoicing
- Standard support
Starter
For everyday locum cover
40 posts/mo included, then £1.50 each
- Full locum profiles & detailed reviews
- Search & browse all locums
- Message any locum, anytime
- Preferred locums list & re-booking
- Multi-location & team access
- New-locum-in-area alerts
Or £16/month billed annually (£192/year) per location.
Choose StarterPro
For busy, multi-vet clinics
150 posts/mo included, then £1.00 each
- Everything in Starter
- Staffing analytics
- Compliance & IR35 export
- Priority support
- Lower £1.00 overage rate
Or £64/month billed annually (£768/year) per location.
Get StartedThe Free plan needs no card. Included posts refresh monthly; extra posts are billed at a small fair-use rate (£1.50 on Starter, £1.00 on Pro). Practices pay locums directly — no platform fees. Cancel anytime.
Built for both sides
For the practice and the locum.
Whether you're hiring or looking for shifts, the experience is calm, clear, and built around how vets actually work.
For practices
Everything you need to find reliable locum cover, fast.
- Post shifts in seconds
- Review verified applicant profiles
- Manage multiple locations
- Confirm hours post-shift
- Simple subscription billing
Stay for the animals.
We'll fetch the cover.
Post your first shift free today — no credit card, no commitment.
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