Medirek covers film, TV and media productions at or near locations and studios across Buckinghamshire, 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.
South Buckinghamshire is one of the busiest filming areas in the UK, with Pinewood Studios at Iver Heath and woodland and parkland locations right next door.
Filming permits and local context in Buckinghamshire
The Buckinghamshire Film Office, based at Pinewood Studios, manages filming on land and property managed by Buckinghamshire Council, including highways, parks and car parks. Black Park, Langley Park, Denham and Thorney country parks are licensed by the council's Country Parks team, and Thames Valley Police has its own filming form where police support is needed.
Sources: Buckinghamshire Film Office; Buckinghamshire Council Country Parks: filming
Production safety and RAMS in Buckinghamshire
Permit bodies and landowners in Buckinghamshire 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 Buckinghamshire
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.
- Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath
- Ridgeway Studios, Iver
- Wycombe Film Studios, High Wycombe
Filming locations in Buckinghamshire
Productions in Buckinghamshire film at places such as Black Park and the other country parks around Iver, the Chiltern Hills, National Trust houses and estates and market towns and villages. 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.
Productions based at Pinewood and Iver often split between stages, backlot and nearby woodland such as Black Park, which Buckinghamshire Council says is its most popular filming location. Medirek can provide cover that moves with the unit, plus higher-level clinicians for action days and fire cover for SFX.
Filming towns in Buckinghamshire
High Wycombe
High Wycombe sits in the Chiltern Hills, with Wycombe Film Studios, country houses and estates, beech woods and villages around it.
Iver
Iver and Iver Heath are home to Pinewood Studios and Ridgeway Studios, with Black Park, Langley Park and other woodland and parkland right on the doorstep.
What Medirek provides in Buckinghamshire
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 Buckinghamshire 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 Buckinghamshire
South Buckinghamshire's studio belt around Iver sits by the M25, M40 and M4, with High Wycombe further up the M40. 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 Buckinghamshire?
Yes. Medirek covers productions at or near locations and studios across Buckinghamshire. 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 Buckinghamshire?
The Buckinghamshire Film Office, based at Pinewood Studios, manages filming on land and property managed by Buckinghamshire Council, including highways, parks and car parks. Black Park, Langley Park, Denham and Thorney country parks are licensed by the council's Country Parks team, and Thames Valley Police has its own filming form where police support is needed.
Can you provide a production safety advisor for a shoot in Buckinghamshire?
Yes. Medirek's production safety advisors can attend the tech recce in Buckinghamshire, 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 Buckinghamshire?
Medirek is based in Alfold, Surrey, and the typical route is via the M25, M40 and M4. We endeavour to help all productions, including last-minute requests where possible.