Medirek covers film, TV and media productions at or near locations and studios across Oxfordshire, 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.
Oxfordshire offers some of the most recognisable heritage locations in the country, from Oxford's colleges and streets to country houses and Cotswold villages.
Filming permits and local context in Oxfordshire
In Oxford, filming on city council land is arranged with Oxford City Council's events team, and filming on public highways and footpaths anywhere in the county goes to Oxfordshire County Council, which asks for a risk assessment and public liability insurance.
Sources: Oxford City Council: filming on council land; Oxfordshire County Council: filming on the highway
Production safety and RAMS in Oxfordshire
Permit bodies and landowners in Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire
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.
- Rebellion Film Studios, Didcot
Filming locations in Oxfordshire
Productions in Oxfordshire film at places such as Oxford's colleges and historic streets, Blenheim Palace near Woodstock, the Cotswolds edge and Chilterns and villages, farmland and the Thames. 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.
Historic city-centre streets, college quads and stately homes come with crowds of visitors, fragile buildings and tight access. Medirek's RAMS and tech recce service plans unit base, access and emergency routes, and set medics follow the unit between locations.
Filming towns in Oxfordshire
Oxford
Oxford's colleges, libraries, spires and historic streets make it one of the most recognisable filming locations in the country.
What Medirek provides in Oxfordshire
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 Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire is reached from Surrey via the M25 and M40, or the M4 and A34 for the south 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 Oxfordshire?
Yes. Medirek covers productions at or near locations and studios across Oxfordshire. 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 Oxfordshire?
In Oxford, filming on city council land is arranged with Oxford City Council's events team, and filming on public highways and footpaths anywhere in the county goes to Oxfordshire County Council, which asks for a risk assessment and public liability insurance.
Can you provide a production safety advisor for a shoot in Oxfordshire?
Yes. Medirek's production safety advisors can attend the tech recce in Oxfordshire, 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 Oxfordshire?
Medirek is based in Alfold, Surrey, and the typical route is via the M25 and M40. We endeavour to help all productions, including last-minute requests where possible.