Medirek covers film, TV and media productions at or near locations and studios across Surrey, 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.
Surrey is Medirek's home county. Medirek is based in Alfold, on the Surrey and West Sussex border, so productions anywhere in Surrey are on its doorstep.
Filming permits and local context in Surrey
The Surrey Film Office, a Surrey County Council service, handles permits to film on the public highway and on county council property, and works with Surrey's district and borough councils. Borough land is permitted separately: Guildford Borough Council, Waverley Borough Council (which covers Farnham) and Spelthorne Borough Council (Shepperton) each run their own filming process, and private landowners such as Forestry England at Bourne Wood give their own permission.
Sources: Surrey Film Office (Surrey County Council); Guildford Borough Council: filming; Waverley Borough Council: Film Waverley; Spelthorne Borough Council: filming
Production safety and RAMS in Surrey
Permit bodies and landowners in Surrey 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 Surrey
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.
- Shepperton Studios, Shepperton
- Longcross Studios, Longcross, near Chertsey
Filming locations in Surrey
Productions in Surrey film at places such as Bourne Wood near Farnham, Hankley Common, the Surrey Hills and North Downs and country estates and private land across the county. 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.
A great deal of location filming happens in Surrey's woodland and heathland. Bourne Wood near Farnham is one of the best-known woodland locations in the country, and heathland such as Hankley Common is used for large-scale exterior work. These sites bring their own risks: uneven and soft ground, long walks from unit base to set, limited vehicle access, weather exposure, and pyrotechnics, horses or vehicles on some shoots. Medirek plans access and rendezvous points with the location team, and its set medics can work from 4×4-capable response vehicles when the set is a long way from hard standing.
Filming towns in Surrey
Guildford
Guildford is Surrey's county town, with a steep cobbled High Street, a Norman castle keep and Guildhall, the River Wey and the North Downs on its doorstep.
Farnham
Farnham is home to Bourne Wood, one of the best-known woodland film locations in the UK, as well as a Georgian town centre and heathland and ponds close by.
Shepperton
Shepperton is best known for Shepperton Studios, and the surrounding borough of Spelthorne has the River Thames, riverside parks and towns within easy reach of the studio.
What Medirek provides in Surrey
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 Surrey 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 Surrey
Our home county. Medirek is based in Alfold, so Surrey productions are reached on local roads, the A3 and 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 Surrey?
Yes. Medirek covers productions at or near locations and studios across Surrey. 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 Surrey?
The Surrey Film Office, a Surrey County Council service, handles permits to film on the public highway and on county council property, and works with Surrey's district and borough councils. Borough land is permitted separately: Guildford Borough Council, Waverley Borough Council (which covers Farnham) and Spelthorne Borough Council (Shepperton) each run their own filming process, and private landowners such as Forestry England at Bourne Wood give their own permission.
Can you provide a production safety advisor for a shoot in Surrey?
Yes. Medirek's production safety advisors can attend the tech recce in Surrey, 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 Surrey?
Medirek is based in Alfold, Surrey, and the typical route is via the A281, A3 and M25. We endeavour to help all productions, including last-minute requests where possible.