Experienced leadership
Speak directly with people who understand healthcare, operational risk and the realities of delivering support in complex environments.
NORTH EAST BASE • UK PRODUCTION SUPPORT
Medical support that works around your production or remote operation
Every production and remote location works differently. Tell us about your schedule, people, activities, terrain and access challenges, and we will help you plan medical support that fits the way your team will actually work.
Discuss Your ProductionBuilt around your risks
We look at your people, environment, hazards and access to further care before recommending what you need.
Practical, tailored support
Your training or medical provision will be shaped around the real requirement—not taken from an off-the-shelf package.
Direct senior involvement
Your enquiry is reviewed by the JMS leadership team, so you can discuss the requirement with someone who understands it.
Based in the North East and available for suitable productions and remote requirements across the UK.
Support that fits the realities of your schedule
Early calls, night work, remote unit bases, changing locations and high-risk sequences all affect the medical plan. We will ask about the details that matter so the proposed support fits your production rather than disrupting it.
On-location medical standby
Production medical planning
High-risk scene and stunt support
Rescue and casualty-management planning
Location risk review
Emergency escalation planning
Agreed health and welfare support
Build, rigging and strike support
A growing North East production sector needs location-specific planning
North East Screen’s Film Office supports productions across the region. If you are filming here, your location may create specific questions about access, terrain, weather, water, vehicles, rigging, night work, special effects and the route to further care.
A studio interview, an industrial location, a coastal shoot and a rural County Durham unit base will not all need the same arrangement. We will help you consider what changes from one setting to another.
PUBLIC GUIDANCE
Public guidance on production risk assessment
HSE says risk assessment is fundamental in film, television and broadcasting work, and should identify hazards, exposure and controls.
Match the support to the sequence
Your planned activity, access and response arrangements determine what needs to be considered.
Stunts and physical performance
We consider the action, performer exposure, rehearsal arrangements and how quickly help can reach the scene.
Work at height and rigging
Access, rescue arrangements and the route from the working position to further care must work together.
Water and coastal locations
Water conditions, safety teams, recovery arrangements, temperature and onward transport all influence the plan.
Vehicles and plant
Vehicle movement, isolation, extraction and site access can change the response required.
Remote terrain
Distance, communications, weather and evacuation time may require greater capability at the location.
Industrial locations
Site rules, hazards, access controls and existing emergency arrangements need to connect with your production plan.
Special effects
Tell us what is planned, who may be exposed and which controls are already in place.
Night work and fatigue
Fatigue, lighting, staffing and access to services can look very different after normal working hours.
REMOTE MEDICINE
Plan for the support that may be hours away
If normal healthcare is difficult to reach, your plan must cover communications, equipment, resupply, evacuation triggers, transport, weather, terrain and the route to further care. We can help you work through how those parts connect.
Isolated worksites
Remote construction
Offshore and energy
Expeditions
International projects
Film locations
What to send with your enquiry
Share as much as you know about your dates, location, schedule, people and planned activity. We will tell you what else is needed before an appropriate arrangement can be discussed.
Production type, date and location
Call time and expected wrap
Cast and crew numbers
Build, rigging and strike requirements
Stunts, vehicles, water or effects
Terrain, weather and access
Receiving healthcare route
Required clinician grade
Risk assessment availability
Does every production need a medic?
Not every production needs the same medical provision. Send us your risk information, schedule, crew size and locations, and we will help you identify what should be considered.
What level of medic does our production need?
That depends on the activities, location, crew size, access to further care and any higher-risk sequences. Send us your schedule and risk information so we can discuss the appropriate level of cover.
Can JMS cover remote or rural North East locations?
Suitable remote and rural locations can be considered, as can work elsewhere in the UK. Tell us the exact location, access, communications and evacuation options so we can assess what is practical.
What information is needed for a high-risk sequence?
Share the planned action, people exposed, rehearsal arrangements, safety controls, location access and emergency plan. We will use that information to identify what needs closer discussion.
Does JMS provide ambulances or off-site transport?
Transport is not automatically included. Tell us what your production expects, and we will confirm what can be provided or coordinated within the agreed scope.
Can support cover build, rigging and strike days?
These days can be considered when their risks and working hours are included in the brief. Send the full schedule so we can discuss cover across each phase.
Local evidence and guidance
- North East Screen and the regional Film OfficeNorth East Screen
Shows how productions are supported across North East England and the range of locations medical plans may need to consider.
Read the North East Screen regional information - North East Production FundNorth East Screen
Independent evidence of regional production activity, useful when planning capacity, dates and location logistics.
Read about the North East Production Fund - Safety in film, TV and broadcastingHSE
Sets the expectation that risk assessment identifies hazards, exposure and controls on production work.
Read the HSE film and TV safety guidance
START A CONVERSATION
Planning a production or remote operation?
Send us the location, dates, crew numbers and any higher-risk activity you already know about. We will help you identify what needs further discussion.