Frequently asked questions

Medirek – Safety and Medical, a safety and medical services company based in Alfold, Surrey. Enquiries go to Medirek's operations team through medirek.co.uk or 01483 663932.

Mainly productions on location and at studios in Surrey, London, Hampshire, Berkshire, Sussex, Kent, Essex, Hertfordshire, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire. Medirek also supports productions across the UK and internationally.

A base day rate plus mileage and incidentals, with a reduced base day rate for bookings over 5 days and bespoke pricing for longer bookings in most cases.

Yes. Medirek supports small crews, YouTube projects and online content as well as broadcast, streaming, commercials and feature work.

Yes. Medirek attends tech recces, writes production-specific RAMS, provides on-site safety managers and supplies water safety and fire cover teams.

Yes. Medirek staff work under production NDAs and confidentiality, so closed sets, cast and storylines stay confidential.

Medirek endeavours to help all productions, including last-minute requests where possible. Get in touch with your dates and location as early as you can.

Yes. Bookings over 5 days get a reduced base day rate, and longer-term bookings usually get further bespoke pricing.

Medirek briefs its staff to be visible and mobile on set rather than waiting in a car or at craft services, so crew get to know them and small problems are dealt with early, before they cost the production time and money.

UK law requires employers to make adequate and appropriate first aid provision based on an assessment of their needs, rather than naming a specific role. On many productions that assessment points to a dedicated medic, especially with higher-risk activity, remote locations or large crews.

There is no fixed number. It depends on the activities, the number of cast and crew, how remote the location is, how far away the nearest hospital is, how long the days are and whether the public are involved. Medirek will recommend a level of cover and explain why.

Medirek's production safety advisors attend the tech recce, identify the hazards of the shoot and the locations, write production-specific risk assessments and method statements (RAMS), and can stay on as an on-site safety manager during the shoot.

Yes. Many permit bodies and landowners ask for a risk assessment, and some ask for full RAMS. Medirek writes production-specific RAMS, not generic templates, that you can submit with your applications.

Yes. Production safety can be booked on its own, from documentation only to an on-site safety manager, or combined with set medics, water safety and fire cover.

Yes. Medirek provides water safety for non-swift water, with bankside responders and in-water safety staff, and fire cover with rapid intervention teams for SFX, pyrotechnics and builds.

Because the same team writes the risk assessment and plans the medical cover, the two match, and there is one point of contact for both.

In practice the terms are used interchangeably. Both describe a medic attached to a production to look after cast and crew. Some productions use 'unit medic' for the medic based with the unit and 'set medic' for the medic on the shooting floor. Medirek can provide either or both.

Employers must make adequate and appropriate first aid provision based on an assessment of their first aid needs. On many productions that means a dedicated medic, especially with stunts, vehicles, height, water, remote locations or large crews. Medirek can help you assess what your production needs.

Often, yes, on lower-risk shoots. Where the risk or the size of the crew is higher, Medirek will recommend extra medics, a paramedic or an ambulance and explain why.

Yes. All Medirek film medics are DBS checked, uniformed and hold recognised qualifications for the care they provide.

It depends on the stunt. Lower-risk action may only need your usual set medic, while high falls, vehicle work, fire or water usually call for a paramedic or higher-level clinician, and sometimes an ambulance on standby. Medirek agrees this with you and your stunt coordinator.

Yes. Medirek can provide paramedics paired with nurses and even doctors where the risk assessment shows it is needed.

Yes. Medirek works closely with stunt coordinators so the medical plan matches the actual risk of the sequence.

Not always. An ambulance is usually worth having for stunts, high-risk action, remote locations and large crowds. For many shoots a well-equipped medic with a clear plan for calling 999 is proportionate. Medirek will advise based on your risk.

Yes. Medirek has 4×4-capable response vehicles, and access and rendezvous points are planned with the production before the shoot.

A production safety advisor helps a film or TV production identify hazards, assess the risks and put sensible controls in place. Medirek's advisors attend recces, write RAMS, check contractors' paperwork, brief crew and can stay on site during the shoot.

Yes. Medirek can provide documentation only: a recce or desk review followed by production-specific risk assessments and method statements. You can add an on-site safety manager or support teams later if the shoot needs them.

Medirek writes documents for the specific production and locations, based on what its advisors see at the recce and what the production intends to do, rather than handing over generic templates or a software login.

Yes. Medirek supports productions of all sizes, including small crews, online content and YouTube projects.

RAMS stands for risk assessment and method statement. The risk assessment identifies hazards and how they are controlled; the method statement sets out how the work will be done safely, step by step.

Yes. Attending tech and location recces is central to how Medirek writes risk assessments. Where a visit isn't needed, plans can be reviewed remotely.

UK employers must make a suitable and sufficient assessment of the risks to their workers and anyone else affected by their work. For a production, that means assessing the risks of the shoot. Medirek can help you meet that duty; this is general information rather than legal advice.

Not necessarily. Many productions book an on-site safety manager for higher-risk days, such as stunts, water, height, vehicles or big crowd scenes, and rely on the RAMS and the unit medic on other days. Medirek will suggest what is proportionate.

Input into the water risk assessment, safe systems of work, control measures and briefings, then bankside responders, in-water safety staff in full PPE and, if needed, boat cover on the day, with medical cover behind it.

Yes, in non-swift water. Medirek has provided safety staff who worked in the water in full PPE alongside crews during media shoots.

There is a range of recognised qualifications, such as DEFRA and RYA, and as far as Medirek is aware no single qualification that is legally required. What matters is competence for the specific water and activity, and Medirek takes responsibility for that.

Fire scenes and pyrotechnics should be covered in your risk assessment, and on-site fire cover is often a sensible control. Medirek can assess the scene and recommend the right level of cover.

Yes. Medirek has 4×4-capable response vehicles, and access is planned with the production before the shoot.

Most public-facing premieres and launches benefit from medical cover, and venues or local authorities may ask for a medical plan. The level depends on crowd size, the venue and the running order.

Yes. Medirek can plan and staff medical cover for screenings, fan events, launches and press events.

If your video involves stunts, water, vehicles, height, fire, physical challenges or remote locations, a medic and a risk assessment are sensible, and venues, landowners or brands may ask for them. Medirek can help you decide.

Yes. Medirek can produce a risk assessment and safety advice for your shoot without on-site staff.

Medirek prices on a base day rate plus mileage and incidentals. Ask through Medirek's contact page for a quote for your shoot.

Yes. Medirek supports international productions with UK crew, bringing UK healthcare standards with the production.

Medirek supports the management of the incident, including working with local healthcare, and helps make sure the crew member is returned to the UK appropriately with the support they need.