Medirek covers film, TV and media productions at or near locations and studios across Sussex, 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.
Sussex starts just a few miles from Medirek's base in Alfold, on the Surrey and West Sussex border, and covers the South Downs, a long coastline and Brighton.
Filming permits and local context in Sussex
The Sussex Film Office handles filming permits in Sussex, including street filming, parks and beaches, and drones. It routes each application to the right council: Brighton & Hove City Council and Eastbourne both send productions to it.
Sources: Sussex Film Office: permits; Brighton & Hove City Council: filming in the city; Visit Eastbourne: Film Unit
Production safety and RAMS in Sussex
Permit bodies and landowners in Sussex 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.
Location filming in Sussex
Sussex has no large stage complex of its own, so most work here is location filming, with productions based at studios in neighbouring counties and London.
Filming locations in Sussex
Productions in Sussex film at places such as the South Downs, the Seven Sisters and Birling Gap, Brighton and the seafront and country houses, estates and forests. 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.
Sussex has no large stage complex of its own, but it is busy with location days on the Downs, the chalk cliffs, the seafront and private estates. Cliff edges, beaches and remote downland are classic places for a pre-shoot recce, and Medirek's water safety and set medics can work together on coastal days.
Filming towns in Sussex
Brighton
Brighton & Hove has a colourful urban street scene, Regency architecture, a long seafront and the South Downs on its edge.
Eastbourne
Eastbourne sits between the sea and the South Downs, with an unspoilt Victorian promenade, a pier, open downland and chalk cliffs at Beachy Head.
What Medirek provides in Sussex
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 Sussex 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 Sussex
Sussex starts a few miles south of our base in Alfold. The A281, A23 and A27 reach Brighton, Eastbourne and the coast. 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 Sussex?
Yes. Medirek covers productions at or near locations and studios across Sussex. 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 Sussex?
The Sussex Film Office handles filming permits in Sussex, including street filming, parks and beaches, and drones. It routes each application to the right council: Brighton & Hove City Council and Eastbourne both send productions to it.
Can you provide a production safety advisor for a shoot in Sussex?
Yes. Medirek's production safety advisors can attend the tech recce in Sussex, 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 Sussex?
Medirek is based in Alfold, Surrey, and the typical route is via the A281, A23 and A27. We endeavour to help all productions, including last-minute requests where possible.