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Security report for nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk

NHS Professionals Ltd · Healthcare · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, SSL/TLS and 1 other check.

Security score

58/100

Risk levelMedium

0–100, higher is better. How it is calculated

NHS Professionals Ltd operates the largest NHS staff bank in the UK, specializing in flexible workforce solutions for NHS Trusts and healthcare organizations across England. Their services include staffing, recruitment, and training through the NHS Professionals Academy, targeting healthcare professionals and NHS partners. The website reflects a strong market position with comprehensive service offerings and a clear focus on supporting the NHS workforce needs. Technically, the website employs modern frontend technologies including Bootstrap, jQuery, and Cookiebot for consent management, ensuring responsive design and GDPR compliance. The use of Google Tag Manager and multiple analytics services indicates a mature digital infrastructure with extensive user tracking and marketing capabilities. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS, uses secure cookies with CSRF protection, and integrates a robust cookie consent mechanism. However, there is room for improvement in implementing explicit security headers and publishing a dedicated security policy or incident response contacts. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and compliant with privacy regulations, with no signs of blocking or WAF interference. The WHOIS data confirms the legitimacy and consistency of the domain registration, supporting a high trust score.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
58/ 100 · Medium
Checks completed
7of 7

NIS2 Art. 21(2)

  1. (a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
  2. (b) Incident handling: One indicator
  3. (c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
  4. (d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
  5. (e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
  6. (f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
  7. (g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
  8. (h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
  9. (i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
  10. (j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside

This scan rated NIS2 with an earlier keyword method that is no longer shown; rescan for the per-article view. Risk management, continuity, supply chain, training, MFA, management oversight (Art. 20) and incident reporting (Art. 23) need internal evidence, and Guard cannot tell whether NIS2 applies to this organisation.

GDPR is indicative only, based on publicly visible signals: Articles 7, 12, 13 and 32 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive. Not a certification or legal assessment.

Priority findings

4 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • Critical

      No HTTPS encryption

      GDPR requires appropriate security measures for personal data

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate for HTTPS

  2. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • Critical

      No HTTPS Encryption

      Website does not use HTTPS encryption, making all data transmission vulnerable to interception

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate and redirect all HTTP traffic to HTTPS

  3. Security headers

    Security headers are instructions your web server sends to every visitor’s browser. Missing ones leave visitors more exposed to attacks such as clickjacking and injected scripts.

    • High

      Missing Strict-Transport-Security header

      Forces HTTPS connections

      What to do: Add "Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload"

      • CWE-319
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V3.4.1
    • High

      Missing X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

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Results by check

Each check with its score, findings and the evidence it collected.

How this score is calculated

The security score runs 0–100, higher is better. It is the plain average of the security checks that completed in this scan, each counted equally. A check that could not run is left out: it counts neither as a pass nor as a fail.

Counted in this score

SSL/TLS
0
Security headers
35
Email security
75
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
58
Average
58

Not counted

  • NIS2 outside view: Re-weights evidence from the TLS, email, DNS, network and hygiene checks, so counting it would count that evidence twice. Shown on its own.
  • OffSeq Observations: An AI reading of the site, useful context but not reproducible evidence. Shown on its own.

Findings that cap the score at 49

Each of these is serious on its own, so while any is present the site cannot rate better than high risk, however good the other checks are.

  • The certificate is not trusted by browsers
  • The website is not served over HTTPS
  • A database, remote desktop, file-sharing or Telnet service is reachable from the internet
  • The page loads a script from a compromised source
  • The domain registration has expired
  • SPF authorises every server to send mail as the domain

Partial scans

When the site blocks Guard or most checks cannot run, the score covers only the checks that ran (usually DNS and email), is capped at 75 and is shown as partial, without a risk level.

Risk levels

  • Critical0–25
  • High26–49
  • Medium50–75
  • Low76–100

Breach exposure

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Dark web exposure

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Total records
1,366
Employees
0
Customers
1,311
Third parties
55
Weak passwords
8%

12 subdomains affected

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Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

NHS Professionals Ltd holds a strong position in the healthcare staffing sector, serving over 140 NHS and healthcare customers with millions of hours of patient care delivered monthly. Their business model focuses on providing flexible staffing solutions and reducing agency spend for NHS Trusts. The company leverages partnerships with multiple related domains and maintains a broad service portfolio including international recruitment and healthcare support worker development. Their digital presence and content strategy emphasize thought leadership, case studies, and workforce insights, reinforcing their market credibility and growth orientation.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a solid security posture with enforced HTTPS, secure cookie handling, and GDPR-compliant consent management via Cookiebot. The presence of anti-CSRF tokens in cookies indicates attention to form security. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. However, the absence of explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options suggests potential areas for enhancement. Incident response and security policy information are not publicly disclosed, which could be improved to bolster transparency and readiness.

Recommendations

  1. Implement HTTP security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Publish a clear security policy and provide incident response contact channels to improve transparency and user trust.
  3. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and libraries to mitigate risks from vulnerable dependencies.
  4. Enhance accessibility features and conduct periodic audits to maintain compliance with WCAG standards.
  5. Develop a long-term security strategy incorporating continuous monitoring, vulnerability management, and staff training.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
NHS Professionals Ltd
Registration number
6704614
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
NHS Professionals Ltd
Description
NHS Professionals are experts at putting people in places to care within NHS Trusts and the wider healthcare system in England
Key services
Flexible working opportunities, Agency alternative staffing solutions, National Bank services, Healthcare professional recruitment and placement, Training and education via NHS Professionals Academy
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Bootstrap 4.6.2, jQuery 3.7.1, bcswipe, Headroom.js 0.12.0, jQuery UI 1.12.1, Animate.css 4.0.0, Font Awesome 4.7.0, Cookiebot Consent Management, Google Tag Manager
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of Cookiebot for GDPR compliant cookie consent
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Secure forms with CSRF tokens (__RequestVerificationToken cookies)

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, ClickDimensions, Hotjar
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Admedo, Google AdSense, Google DoubleClick, Bidswitch
Tracking pixels
Cookiebot, ClickDimensions, Hotjar
Marketing tools
Cookiebot
Transparency
good

Site quality

Design
excellent
User experience
excellent
Content relevance
excellent
Navigation
excellent
Professionalism
excellent
Trustworthiness
high

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Comprehensive cookie consent mechanism implemented via Cookiebot.
  3. Clear and accessible privacy and cookie policies with GDPR compliance.
  4. Multiple contact channels including phone and contact forms present.
  5. Use of modern frontend libraries and frameworks for responsive design.
  6. Strong branding and consistent professional content.
  7. Extensive use of third-party analytics and advertising services with transparent disclosures.
  8. No critical security issues detected in the HTML content.
  9. WHOIS data supports legitimacy and consistency of the business.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using a modern technology stack with Bootstrap 4.6.2 for responsive design, jQuery 3.7.1 for DOM manipulation, and Headroom.js for UI enhancements. Cookiebot is integrated for cookie consent management, ensuring GDPR compliance. Google Tag Manager facilitates analytics and marketing tag deployment. The site shows good mobile optimization and accessibility considerations. Performance is moderate, with potential improvements in loading speed by optimizing third-party scripts and assets. No CMS is explicitly detected, suggesting a custom or proprietary platform. Hosting provider details are not evident from the HTML content.
Standards and sources

Reference chips under each finding point to the standard, regulation or specification the finding relates to. They are taken from the official datasets below and mapped conservatively: a finding with no defensible link shows none. NIS2 and GDPR references mark where a finding is relevant evidence, not a compliance verdict. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690 binds digital infrastructure and digital service providers; for other entities it is the most detailed public reading of the Article 21 measures. WCAG, EN 301 549, European Accessibility Act and Web Accessibility Directive references name the requirement an automated accessibility rule relates to; they are not a conformance verdict.

Retrieved 2026-10-25

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