Medirek covers film, TV and media productions at or near locations and studios across Essex, 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.
Essex offers coastline, estuary marshes, farmland and towns within easy reach of east London's studios, making it a popular choice for location days.
Filming permits and local context in Essex
The Essex Film Office handles filming permissions, including applications to film on the highway, for which it asks for public liability insurance and a risk assessment.
Sources: Essex Film Office
Production safety and RAMS in Essex
Permit bodies and landowners in Essex 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.
Studios close to Essex
- Eastbrook Studios, Dagenham, on the Essex border
- 3 Mills Studios, Bow, east London
Filming locations in Essex
Productions in Essex film at places such as the Thames estuary and coastline, marshes and creeks, country houses and farmland and towns and seafronts. 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.
Estuary, marsh and coastal locations mean tides, soft ground and cold water, so water safety and a careful recce of access routes are often worth more than extra medics. East London studios such as Eastbrook Studios in Dagenham and 3 Mills Studios are close by, and Medirek covers productions based there.
What Medirek provides in Essex
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 Essex 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 Essex
Essex is reached from Surrey round the M25, with the A13 and A12 serving the estuary and the north of the county. 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
Frequently asked questions
Do you provide film set medics in Essex?
Yes. Medirek covers productions at or near locations and studios across Essex. 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 Essex?
The Essex Film Office handles filming permissions, including applications to film on the highway, for which it asks for public liability insurance and a risk assessment.
Can you provide a production safety advisor for a shoot in Essex?
Yes. Medirek's production safety advisors can attend the tech recce in Essex, 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 Essex?
Medirek is based in Alfold, Surrey, and the typical route is via the M25 and A13/A12. We endeavour to help all productions, including last-minute requests where possible.