Medirek covers film, TV and media productions at or near locations and studios across Hampshire, 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.
Hampshire borders Medirek's home county, with Farnborough just over the Surrey border and the rest of the county within easy reach of Alfold.
Filming permits and local context in Hampshire
Hampshire has no single county film office. Filming on council land is arranged with each district council, such as Winchester City Council, and licences for works on the highway come from Hampshire County Council. Heritage sites such as cathedrals give their own permission.
Sources: Winchester City Council: filming in the district; Hampshire County Council: highway licences
Production safety and RAMS in Hampshire
Permit bodies and landowners in Hampshire 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 Hampshire
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.
- Farnborough International Studios, Farnborough
- Farnborough Film Studios, Farnborough
- Black Hangar Studios, Lasham Airfield, near Alton
Filming locations in Hampshire
Productions in Hampshire film at places such as the New Forest, the South Downs, country houses and estates and airfields and coastline. 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.
Hampshire mixes stage space at Farnborough and Lasham with big rural exteriors in the New Forest and on the South Downs. Airfield and hangar work, large exterior builds and remote forest locations all benefit from a proper recce: Medirek's tech recce and RAMS service looks at access, ground conditions, fire risk and how a casualty would be brought out to an ambulance.
Filming towns in Hampshire
Winchester
Winchester is a historic cathedral city, with its cathedral and close, the Great Hall, medieval streets and the Hampshire Downs around it.
What Medirek provides in Hampshire
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 Hampshire 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 Hampshire
Hampshire starts just west of Farnham. From Alfold, the A31 and M3 reach Farnborough, Winchester and the rest 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
Further reading: The most filmed towns and counties in the South and South East
Frequently asked questions
Do you provide film set medics in Hampshire?
Yes. Medirek covers productions at or near locations and studios across Hampshire. 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 Hampshire?
Hampshire has no single county film office. Filming on council land is arranged with each district council, such as Winchester City Council, and licences for works on the highway come from Hampshire County Council.
Can you provide a production safety advisor for a shoot in Hampshire?
Yes. Medirek's production safety advisors can attend the tech recce in Hampshire, 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 Hampshire?
Medirek is based in Alfold, Surrey, and the typical route is via the A31, A3 and M3. We endeavour to help all productions, including last-minute requests where possible.