AHASA invites healthcare staffing and recruitment professionals to attend the APSO Conference 2026, a sector-focused event bringing together industry stakeholders to engage on practical operational, compliance and workforce challenges within the staffing environment.
Event details:
Date: 23 June 2026
Venue: NH Hotel, 138 Rivonia Road, Sandton
Time: 09:00 – 16:00
This year’s programme has been shaped by member and industry feedback, with a strong focus on real-world application and sector-specific discussion. Delegates will be able to tailor their experience by selecting 3 of 12 interactive breakaway sessions aligned to their business priorities.
A key focus for the healthcare sector will be the dedicated AHASA breakaway session:
“Building a Healthcare Business That Lasts – Standards, Risk and Accountability in South African Healthcare Recruitment” Presented by Penny Streeter OBE
Healthcare recruitment is not simply a staffing business — it is a risk management business. Every nurse placed in a clinical environment represents a decision with real consequences for patients, facilities and the agencies involved.
In this session, Penny Streeter OBE draws on thirty years of building and running healthcare staffing operations across South Africa and the United Kingdom to examine what actually goes wrong in healthcare placements, why the sector continues to underinvest in compliance, and how the agencies that will still be operating in a decade are building their businesses differently.
Frank, practical and grounded in lived experience, this session is for any agency owner or manager who wants to understand what sustainable looks like and what it costs to get there.
Speaker Bio
Penny Streeter OBE is the Founder and CEO of A24 Group, an international business spanning healthcare staffing across South Africa, the United Kingdom, Australia and the United States, alongside luxury hospitality and wine estates in the Western Cape and West Sussex.
Penny founded A24 Group over 30 years ago and has built it into one of the most respected healthcare staffing organisations operating across multiple regulatory environments. She has navigated NHS frameworks, TES legislation and international compliance requirements across jurisdictions simultaneously — and remains hands-on in the leadership of her UK, South African and international businesses.
She was awarded an OBE for services to business and is one of the few voices in this sector who speaks from decades of operational reality rather than theory.
Here is link to Penny’s page: https://www.pennystreeter.net/my-story
Who should attend the healthcare breakaway session?
Healthcare recruitment agency owners, staffing business leaders, compliance managers, HR professionals and operational teams working within healthcare placement and temporary employment services.
AHASA members have access to member rates. Early bird pricing ends on 31 May 2026.
For bookings and further information, please visit the APSO website.