Medirek covers film, TV and media productions at or near locations and studios across Berkshire, from its base in Alfold, Surrey. Cover is matched to the production's risk: unit and set medics, stunt cover with higher-level clinicians, ambulance cover and conveyance where needed, health and safety with tech recces and RAMS, water safety and fire cover.
Berkshire and the wider Thames Valley have become one of the UK's busiest studio corridors, along the M4 and M3 from Medirek's Surrey base.
Filming permits and local context in Berkshire
The Berkshire Film Office acts as a free central hub for filming requests across Berkshire's six unitary authorities, including Reading and the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead. It asks for applications at least 10 working days before filming, but the relevant council grants permission. Windsor Great Park is arranged separately with The Crown Estate.
Sources: Berkshire Film Office; Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead: filming; Windsor Great Park (The Crown Estate)
Production safety and RAMS in Berkshire
Permit bodies and landowners in Berkshire commonly ask for a risk assessment, and some ask for full risk assessments and method statements. Medirek's production safety advisors can attend your tech recce, write production-specific RAMS you can submit with your applications, and provide an on-site safety manager, plus water safety and fire cover teams where the shoot needs them. Because the same team plans the medical cover, the RAMS and the medical plan match.
Film and TV studios in Berkshire
Medirek covers productions at and near these studios. Listing a studio does not mean Medirek has worked there; it means Medirek can provide cover for productions based there.
- Bray Film Studios, Bray, near Windsor
- Shinfield Studios, Shinfield, Reading
- Arborfield Studios, Arborfield, Wokingham
- Parkside Studios (formerly Winnersh Film Studios), Winnersh, Wokingham
Filming locations in Berkshire
Productions in Berkshire film at places such as Windsor and the Thames riverside, Windsor Great Park and country estates and farmland. Each comes with its own access, ground, weather and distance-to-hospital questions, which is why Medirek's cover starts with a look at the location.
Riverside and Thames locations are common in Berkshire, so water safety often sits alongside medical cover here. Just over the border are the Buckinghamshire studios at Iver Heath, Iver and High Wycombe, and Medirek covers productions based there too.
Filming towns in Berkshire
Windsor
Windsor combines a historic castle town and the Thames riverside with Windsor Great Park, managed by The Crown Estate.
Reading
Reading is a large town on the Thames and Kennet, with Shinfield Studios, Arborfield Studios and Parkside Studios (formerly Winnersh Film Studios) close by.
What Medirek provides in Berkshire
Unit and set medics
Staff are DBS checked, uniformed and hold relevant, recognised qualifications, ranging from FREC 3, FREC 4, ECA and RTACC through to HCPC-registered paramedics and nurses, with doctors where the risk calls for it.
Stunt and action cover
Higher-level clinicians for stunts, vehicle action and SFX, planned with your stunt coordinator.
Ambulance cover and conveyance
Arranged where the risk assessment calls for it. Medirek has 4×4-capable response vehicles for remote and off-road locations.
Health and safety, RAMS, tech recce
Production-specific risk assessments and method statements for your Berkshire locations, informed by a tech recce.
Water safety
Bankside responders and in-water safety staff in full PPE for non-swift water.
Fire cover
Fire prevention advice and rapid intervention teams for SFX, pyrotechnics and builds.
Insured and clinically governed
Strict clinical governance, overseen by a GMC-registered Medical Director and a clinical team including paramedics and frontline medical staff, for consistent care. Insured with £2m medical malpractice and £10m public liability.
Confidential and responsive
Staff work under production NDAs and confidentiality. We endeavour to help all productions, including last-minute requests where possible.
Getting to Berkshire
Berkshire's studios and towns sit along the M4 and M3 corridors, reached from our Surrey base via the M25. Pricing is a base day rate plus mileage and incidentals, with a reduced day rate for bookings over 5 days. How pricing works.
Nearby counties
Further reading: The most filmed towns and counties in the South and South East
Frequently asked questions
Do you provide film set medics in Berkshire?
Yes. Medirek covers productions at or near locations and studios across Berkshire. Staff are DBS checked, uniformed and hold relevant, recognised qualifications, ranging from FREC 3, FREC 4, ECA and RTACC through to HCPC-registered paramedics and nurses, with doctors where the risk calls for it.
Who handles filming permits in Berkshire?
The Berkshire Film Office acts as a free central hub for filming requests across Berkshire's six unitary authorities, including Reading and the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead. It asks for applications at least 10 working days before filming, but the relevant council grants permission.
Can you provide a production safety advisor for a shoot in Berkshire?
Yes. Medirek's production safety advisors can attend the tech recce in Berkshire, write production-specific risk assessments and method statements for your permit applications, and provide an on-site safety manager, water safety and fire cover, alongside or separate from medical cover.
How do you reach productions in Berkshire?
Medirek is based in Alfold, Surrey, and the typical route is via the M25, M4 and M3. We endeavour to help all productions, including last-minute requests where possible.