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                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
 
     We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-4) of Olsten Corporation (Olsten) and the related
Proxy Statement and Prospectus of Olsten and Co-Counsel, Inc. and to the
incorporation by reference therein of our report dated February 23, 1996, with
respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Quantum Health
Resources, Inc. included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K), as amended, for the
year ended December 31, 1995, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
                                          /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
 
Indianapolis, Indiana
July 10, 1996