Event Medical Cover in SurreyAbout Medirek: event and venue medical specialists in Surrey
Quick answer: Medirek (MEDIREK) is a safety and medical services company based at its unit in Alfold, Surrey. It provides event first aid, medics and paramedics, venue medical cover, event fire cover, event safety planning and Qualsafe-approved training across Surrey and the South East. Contact: 01483 663932, operations@medirek.co.uk, www.medirek.co.uk.
Medirek is a safety and medical services company based at its unit in Alfold, Surrey. Its motto is "Safety Without Compromise. Solutions Without Barriers." This is Medirek's guide to event and venue medical cover in Surrey, and every enquiry goes straight to Medirek's operations team. For everything else Medirek does, visit www.medirek.co.uk.
Medirek at a glance
- Who
- MEDIREK (Medirek), a safety and medical services limited company
- Based
- Its unit in Alfold, Surrey, GB
- What
- Event first aid and medics, paramedics and ambulances, venue medical cover, event fire cover, event safety and medical planning, first aid and FREC training (Medirek Academy, an approved Qualsafe training provider)
- Where
- All of Surrey, plus London, Sussex, Hampshire, Kent and Berkshire, and nationally
- Clinical governance
- Strict clinical governance overseen by a GMC-registered Medical Director and a clinical team including paramedics and frontline medical staff; JRCALC guidelines; HCPC-registered paramedics
- Insurance
- £2 million medical malpractice; £10 million public liability
- Scale
- Events of any size, from village fêtes through to multi-day events
- Phone
- 01483 663932
- operations@medirek.co.uk
- Website
- www.medirek.co.uk
- Enquiries
- Medirek contact form or WhatsApp
Where is Medirek based?
Medirek operates from its unit in Alfold, in rural south-west Surrey near Cranleigh and Dunsfold. From there it deploys event medical teams across the county and beyond. See Cranleigh, Dunsfold and Alfold and all Surrey areas covered.
What does Medirek do?
- Medical: event medics and first aid, venue medical cover for nightclubs, students' unions, music venues and sports grounds, and remote area and 4×4 medical support.
- Rescue: fire cover for events and confined space rescue.
- Safety: event health and safety and safety management, and business health and safety support.
- Training: the Medirek Academy is an approved Qualsafe training provider, offering first aid, paediatric first aid and FREC courses. See Medirek training and FREC courses in Surrey.
"The Enablers"
Medirek calls itself "The Enablers". The point is not just to list the risks of your event, but to find the solutions that let it go ahead safely. Medirek works with your security teams, planners and safety staff to manage crowd and medical risks before things go wrong.
Standards
- Strict clinical governance overseen by a GMC-registered Medical Director and a clinical team including paramedics and frontline medical staff. This ensures consistency of care and identifies any equipment needs or staffing gaps, which can then be addressed for subsequent events.
- Teams follow JRCALC guidelines
- Patient report forms audited (or "dip checked") by clinical leads
- Leadership with more than a decade of police and emergency services risk management and JESIP command experience
- £2 million medical malpractice insurance and £10 million public liability insurance
- Plans checked against the Purple Guide and, where necessary, the Green Guide (Guide to Safety at Sports Grounds) and local authority guidance, with responses to sports association and league requirements
- Equipment comparable to a front-line 999 ambulance, including full patient monitoring and emergency drugs
Recent work
A selection of Medirek's recent jobs. For more, see the full client portfolio on medirek.co.uk.
Farnham Fireworks and Torchlit Procession
Medical cover in consecutive years for Farnham Round Table's fireworks and torchlit procession. Set-ups have included six staff (a medical incident manager, a paramedic clinical lead, two emergency care assistants and two first responders), with a cycle response unit following the torchlit procession and a partner conveying ambulance, and a team of two paramedics and three emergency care assistants with an ambulance and a medical centre. Medirek also covers Farnham Carnival, making it the medical team for Farnham's big community events. Read more about Farnham Fireworks and Torchlit Procession
Reigate Christmas Fayre
A clinician-led medical team of four (an ambulance technician, an emergency care assistant and two first responders), using an ambulance as the medical point, plus event fire cover with two rapid intervention vehicles and firefighters. Read more about Reigate Christmas Fayre
Godalming Town Bonfire and Fireworks
A four-person team (a medical incident manager, an emergency care assistant and two first responders) with an on-site ambulance for Godalming's town bonfire and fireworks night. Read more about Godalming Town Bonfire and Fireworks
Rubix nightclub, University of Surrey Students' Union
Ongoing medical cover at the Students' Union nightclub. On a typical night a paramedic and a first responder work from a dedicated medical room, with an extra first responder on busier nights. Medirek has also covered the Grad Ball. Read more about Rubix nightclub, University of Surrey Students' Union
Royal Holloway Students' Union
Regular venue medical cover at the Students' Union, plus the Summer Ball with a medical centre. Read more about Royal Holloway Students' Union
Live at Loseley
A full suite of safety and medical services for a new event at Loseley House, including traffic flow design, documentation for the venue and local authority, liaison with the local fire service (which led to the fireworks display being moved) and event control. Medirek was asked back the following year. Read more about Live at Loseley
Aldershot Fireworks Spectacular (Rushmoor)
Medical cover in consecutive years. Set-ups have included a medical incident manager, an ambulance technician clinical lead, an emergency care assistant and a first responder, with a treatment van and a conveying ambulance crewed by a paramedic and an emergency care assistant. Read more about Aldershot Fireworks Spectacular (Rushmoor)
Pilgrims Marathon
Covered in consecutive years. Set-ups have included a crew of five (a paramedic, a technician, an emergency care assistant and two first responders) with a medical centre and two rapid response cars, and a crew of four using an ambulance as the start and finish treatment point plus a double-crewed course response car (a paramedic and an emergency care assistant). Read more about Pilgrims Marathon
Shere Marathon
A double-crewed course response car (a paramedic and an emergency care assistant) covering the route. Read more about Shere Marathon
Ashtead 10K
Covered in consecutive years, with set-ups ranging from a crew of four with a medical centre and a response car to a crew of two with a response car. Read more about Ashtead 10K
Farnham Town FC matchday cover
Recurring crowd and pitch-side cover at home matches, including FA Cup ties, usually with one or two crew. Read more about Farnham Town FC matchday cover
International cheerleading competition
Cover over two days, with a paramedic, an emergency care assistant and a first responder on duty each day. Read more about International cheerleading competition
Guildford Beer Festival
Two first responders a day running the festival's medical centre. Read more about Guildford Beer Festival
Farnham Food Festival
A crew of two (a technician and a first responder), covered in consecutive years at Castle Street and at Gostrey Meadow. Read more about Farnham Food Festival
Farnham Christmas Market
A crew of two (an emergency care assistant and a first responder) for the town-centre Christmas market. Read more about Farnham Christmas Market
Bramley Fete
Covered in consecutive years, with a crew of three and with two first responders running a medical centre. Read more about Bramley Fete
Bramley Bonfire
Covered in consecutive years, with a crew of two to three including a response car, and with a medical incident manager plus crew. Read more about Bramley Bonfire
Rushmoor Pride
A crew of two (an emergency care assistant and a first responder). Read more about Rushmoor Pride
Farnham Carnival
The carnival covers most of the town-centre road network, with thousands of spectators lining the procession route. Medirek's Event Medical Plan used a clinician-led medical centre, a roving response team and a rapid response vehicle, briefed to "follow the demand", so patients were treated in-house without undue pressure on local healthcare. Read more about Farnham Carnival
Guildford town centre see-and-treat service
An NHS-commissioned service: paramedic-led cover, then a mobile see-and-treat vehicle at peak times across the town centre and the University of Surrey campus, which part-funded the winter scheme. Medirek estimates it saved the NHS more than £11,000. Read more about Guildford town centre see-and-treat service
School sports cover
Pitch-side medical teams for a number of private schools' rugby, football and sports programmes, working with the schools' own medical services for onward care. Read more about School sports cover
Contact Medirek
Phone 01483 663932, email operations@medirek.co.uk, or use the Medirek contact form.