Every production runs on a schedule that cannot absorb a lost day. Medics UK provides experienced medics for feature films, high-end TV, commercials, and factual productions across the UK, giving you professional on-site medical cover from the first call to wrap. Our film set medics and TV set medics are qualified clinicians, fully registered and fully insured, and they understand production as well as they understand medicine. They know how a call sheet works, when to stay out of shot and when to stop a take.Tell us about your shoot, and we will provide medics matched to your risk profile, locations, and schedule.Set medics from Medics UK are trained medical professionals, not first aiders with a bigger kit bag, and that difference shows the moment something goes wrong on set.
Film sets are industrial workplaces dressed up as something else. Heavy equipment moves constantly, cables and rigging cross every walkway, and crews work long hours under time pressure in conditions that change by the hour.
The scale of the risk is not theoretical. Health and Safety Executive figures show that around 680,000 workers in Great Britain sustained a non-fatal workplace injury in 2024/25. Production environments carry their own version of that risk, concentrated into short, intense periods with tight schedules and very little slack.
Our on-set medical cover puts a trained medical professional on-site for the whole shooting day, ready to handle anything from a blister to a serious trauma call.
Booking set medics is the simplest way to ensure a film production has proper cover in place from the first setup onwards, whatever the location throws at it.
Insurance policies frequently require qualified medical cover on set, and health and safety regulations require risk assessments for production activity. Booking set medics through an established provider gives you documented medical provision that stands up to scrutiny from insurers, broadcasters and commissioners.
A single medic costs a fraction of what a lost shooting day costs. When a crew member turns an ankle or a supporting artist goes down with heat exhaustion, having someone on-site to treat them within minutes, rather than waiting on ambulance services, keeps the unit moving.
Set medics improve crew welfare in a way people notice. A visible medical point on the unit base tells your cast and crew that the production takes their safety seriously, which matters enormously on high-pressure shoot days.Knowing that immediate medical care is a few metres away changes how confidently a crew works.
No two shoots share the same risk profile, so we scope every booking individually rather than sending a standard package.
Longer schedules, larger units and more ambitious sequences mean sustained medical support across weeks or months. Film sets of this scale often run several units at once, each needing its own cover. We provide medics who integrate with production teams, attend safety meetings, and build working relationships with your first AD and stunt coordinators.
Short, fast turnarounds need medics who arrive prepared and work without supervision. Our set medics are used to compressed schedules with no time to brief anyone. Reality TV in particular brings contributors rather than trained crew into demanding situations, which changes the medical picture considerably.
Our location medics cover film locations well away from the nearest hospital, where NHS response times can stretch beyond thirty minutes and self-reliance becomes essential. We plan access routes and evacuation procedures before the first setup, so nobody improvises during a medical emergency.
We provide medics experienced in supporting high-risk stunts, working alongside stunt coordinators through rehearsal and each take. For fight choreography, falls and vehicle work, our medics position themselves ready to respond immediately rather than watching from the video village.
Pyrotechnics, smoke, and atmospheric effects pose respiratory and burn risks. Set construction and rigging pose risks of manual handling injuries, lacerations, and falls. Our medics understand these hazards and walk the set proactively to spot problems before they become incidents.
Night shoots bring fatigue and exposure to the cold. Crowd scenes multiply the number of people your unit is responsible for, especially those in heavy costumes or standing for long periods. On busy film sets, that can mean several hundred cast and crew in one location.
For physically demanding scenes, our medics monitor performers actively throughout the day rather than waiting to be called.
Every placement begins with a risk assessment. Our medic reviews call sheets, walks the location, confirms access for emergency services and identifies the nearest emergency department. That work happens before the crew arrives and doesn't take anything from your schedule. When something happens, our medics deliver immediate care and a structured emergency response, with trauma equipment, oxygen and defibrillation available on site.
HCPC-registered paramedics can administer medication on set, which materially widens what can be treated without leaving the location. Most of the work is smaller. Cuts, burns, blisters, headaches, back strain, and dehydration are all treated on the spot.
Managing these minor incidents properly keeps people working and prevents minor issues from escalating to the need for off-site medical attention. Our medics maintain incident reports and log every treatment given, keeping the production aware of anything that affects the schedule. They also work with complete discretion, which matters when high-profile talent is involved.
Every unit medic we place is a registered healthcare professional with experience in pre-hospital emergency care. Our medical staff hold current registration with the Health and Care Professions Council or the Nursing and Midwifery Council, alongside enhanced DBS checks and relevant industry clearances.
Our film medical services are delivered predominantly by HCPC-registered paramedics, with nurses and doctors available where a production's risk assessment calls for a higher level of cover. They carry a comprehensive first-aid kit, trauma equipment, and, where your risk assessment calls for it, an emergency vehicle or ambulance on site. Where a production needs more than one medic or medical cover across multiple units, we scale the team accordingly.
Medics UK is Care Quality Commission-registered and fully insured, with a long track record of supplying expert medical support at live events, motorsport events, and mass-participation fixtures. Those are high-pressure environments with the same demands as film and TV, and that experience transfers directly to the set.
Medical cover works best when the people closest to the incident know what to do in the first 2 minutes. Alongside supplying set medics, we deliver accredited first aid training for production companies, covering basic first aid, manual handling and emergency response tailored to production settings.
Courses are practical and taught by clinicians who work operationally, not career trainers. For productions that work regularly in remote locations, having trained first aiders within the crew is a sensible addition to professional medical cover, rather than a replacement for it.
The set medic cost depends on the length of your shoot, the risk profile of the work and the level of clinician required. A dialogue day in a controlled interior is priced differently from a night exterior with stunt sequences and an ambulance on standby.
Extended bookings across a full shooting block are more cost-effective than day rates, and we will always tell you honestly what level of cover your production actually needs rather than upselling equipment you will not use. Send us your dates, locations and script requirements and we will come back with a clear quotation.
Choosing a medical provider for film sets is not simply a procurement exercise. The medic you book will spend every day with your crew, and they represent your production to everyone on it. We provide medics who are calm, capable, and easy to work with, backed by an organisation that handles sickness cover, rotation across long shoots, and last-minute schedule changes without drama. Our clients come back because the service is consistent and because we understand the unique demands of production rather than treating it as another booking.
Tell us your shooting dates, locations and the sequences you have planned, and we will confirm availability and provide a quotation without obligation.
Call our team or send your requirements via the form below, and we will get back to you on the same working day.
We cover productions nationwide, from studio bases to the most remote locations.
For events with an anticipated attendance below 10,000, a crowd practitioner is often the most proportionate and cost-effective form of medical cover available. Medics UK provides qualified crowd practitioners to community sports fixtures, local shows, school events, club matches and mid-sized public gatherings, delivering competent on-site care without the expense of a full medical team you do not need.
Our practitioners are trained to assess and treat the injuries and illnesses that genuinely occur at events of this size, from sprains and cuts to fainting and allergic reactions, and to recognise quickly when a situation requires escalation to the ambulance service.
They arrive with appropriate equipment, work to documented protocols and provide the evidence of medical provision your risk assessment, venue or insurer requires. If you are unsure whether a crowd practitioner is sufficient for your event or whether you need a fuller team, speak to us and we will give you an honest answer rather than an upsell.
A set medic is a registered clinician who provides medical cover on film sets and location shoots for the duration of a film production. They handle everything from minor injuries to serious emergencies, carry out risk assessments and act as the medical point of contact for cast and crew throughout the shooting day.
Health and safety law requires you to assess the risks of your production and make suitable provision for first aid and emergency response. For anything beyond a small controlled shoot, that assessment will usually point to a set medic, and your insurers may require one regardless.
As early as possible, particularly for feature films and high-end TV where we hold medics across a full block. That said, we support productions at short notice wherever availability allows, so it is always worth asking.
Yes. We provide medical services across multiple units, manage rotation on extended schedules and cover sickness and leave, so your medical support never lapses mid-shoot.
