Event Medical Support

Unexpected medical emergencies do happen, and some types of event will increase the risk. For you as an event organiser, you need the reassurance that you have a skilled and experienced emergency care team on standby should you need it.

Do you know the skill set to expect from your medical team? Are you expecting to get health professionals, but getting first aiders? You won’t know how capable your medical team is until you need them, by which time it’s too late to do change!

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At AlfaMed we pride ourselves in being able to offer a well governed, transparent, reliable and professional medical support service that is available to support national and local events, as well as supporting the arts and film industry with medical cover on set or backstage. AlfaMed specialise in the provision of experienced health professionals and don’t supply First Aiders or unqualified student health professionals. This is a deliberate choice, as we believe that if an event requires a medical presence, event organisers should aspire to hire the best possible provider. If your budget allows, this should be lead by health professionals.

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Our team comprises hand picked experienced health care professionals (Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT), Paramedics and Advanced Practitioners (inc Independent prescribers)), with many years of diverse experiences in NHS ambulance services, NHS and private healthcare and event medicine. We equip our clinicians with the medicines and equipment they need to provide a high standard of care, and will give you and your visitors and clients the reassurance of a prompt and professional response in the event of an unexpected medical emergency.

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Misusing protected titles such as Paramedic is a criminal offence. There are a great many providers who offer ‘Event Medic, First Responder, EMT, Ambulance crew, Medic, Advanced First Aider’ etc. The presence of First Aiders will be entirely appropriate for many events, but event organisers and visitors alike will rightly expect a team that can effectively respond to the clinical needs of a patient when it matters. Whilst some of these providers are very experienced and competent at their level, regardless of their title, they are predominantly first aiders (some with additional training); not highly trained and experienced health care professionals. Training duration too will range from a few hours to a few weeks, with experience and competence varying significantly.

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At AlfaMed we take great pride in the service that we provide and we want event organisers to be as well informed as possible about the level of provision available from us.

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Please take the time to look at the summary of staff training and experience, as well as the competencies that you can expect from our clinicians.

We recognise that different events need different approaches when it comes to medical support. We also think that Event Medical Support should strive to minimise the impact of the event on local health services. AlfaMed can provide Paramedic lead teams to provide the initial emergency response and treatment, and static urgent and emergency treatment centres to receive patients to be seen by our experienced clinicians who will assess, treat and discharge/ refer patients of any severity.

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Nobody wants to leave an enjoyable event to seek medical assistance. Our Advanced Practitioners will assess and treat a wide range of conditions on site without the need to attend local NHS facilities (e.g closing and dressing minor wounds, treating infections with antibiotics, pain relief).

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Our staff hold current DBS (criminal record check) clearance, are fully insured, appropriately trained and supported by a robust clinical governance process.

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AlfaMed will provide you with an accurate quotation for the services that you require, using the Purple Guide as a guide to your requirements.

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BOLT ON SERVICE– If you already have an event medical support provider in place, but need additional senior medical support, then we are more than happy to work alongside them to enhance the level of medical care available. AlfaMed does not hold registration with the Care Quality Commission (CQC), but we often work with other CQC registered Ambulance providers to ensure that high quality emergency care is provided through to handover with local NHS services.

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Get in touch either by phone, email at enquiries@alfamedsect.co.uk or via the contact form on the website and we will reply as soon as possible.