Fireworks bring excitement and colour to our celebrations — but they also cause thousands of injuries every year. Whether you’re hosting a small garden display or organising a public event, safety must come first. This guide from MET Medical covers essential firework safety advice, legal requirements for event organisers, and first aid for burns — including why cooling immediately is the most important step and how even small burns can worsen if underestimated.

Fireworks displays are magical community moments — but they also need careful safety planning. MET Medical’s event medical cover provides experienced paramedics and clinicians for fireworks and winter events across the UK. From first aid posts to full medical teams, we ensure every celebration is safe, professional, and fully supported.

Planning an event? MET Medical offers trusted, CQC-registered event medical cover for festivals, sports events, and community gatherings across the UK. We’re now taking bookings for Summer 2026 and have limited last-minute availability for this season.

Event medical cover is becoming a focal point for regulation in the UK, with the CQC set to extend its oversight to providers at temporary events. The new Event Medical Standard from the DHSC aims to ensure safer, more accountable healthcare at events, preventing unqualified providers from risking public safety. This shift will impact event organisers, who must now comply with these emerging standards to ensure their events are medically covered by qualified professionals.

Festival season is here, but health concerns like hayfever and dehydration can put a damper on the fun. Learn why professional festival medical cover and event medical cover are essential for a safe and healthy festival experience.

As festival season kicks off, MET Medical is ready to provide top-tier medical cover for the UK's busiest music festivals. From ambulances and wound care to point-of-care blood testing and prescriptions, we ensure the safety and health of festivalgoers, artists, and crew. With years of experience, MET Medical is a trusted leader in festival medical cover, offering tailored solutions to ensure a successful and safe event.

Event medical cover is critical in ensuring the safety and wellbeing of attendees. However, the growing trend of hiring unqualified staff through informal channels like Facebook and WhatsApp groups is putting patient safety at risk. In this blog post, MET Medical highlights the importance of rigorous recruitment and training for event medical teams, ensuring that patient care is never compromised.

Planning an event? Don’t overlook the importance of professional event medical cover. Whether it’s a music festival, sports day, or corporate gathering, having qualified first aiders and paramedics on site ensures your event is safe, compliant, and prepared for anything. At MET Medical, we offer tailored, CQC-registered event first aid services across the UK — providing peace of mind for organisers and protection for your guests.

Planning a small music festival? From risk assessments and licensing to choosing a qualified medical provider, there’s a lot to consider. This article breaks down everything you need to know about event medical cover—referencing the Purple Guide, upcoming CQC and DHSC standards, NHS pressures, and the role of SAG meetings. Don’t leave safety to chance—get the right medical plan in place.

Music festivals are thrilling events, but they can also present a variety of medical challenges. From minor injuries and heatstroke to more serious emergencies like drug overdoses or crowd-related accidents, having reliable event medical cover is essential. MET Medical offers comprehensive medical services to ensure the safety and wellbeing of festival-goers, providing rapid response teams, expert care, and preventive measures for all types of incidents that may arise at large-scale events.

Planning an event? Basic first aid might not be enough. Discover the legal, clinical, and logistical reasons why comprehensive medical cover is vital — from FREC 3-qualified responders to CQC-registered ambulance services. Learn how to reduce NHS impact and stay compliant with upcoming regulatory changes affecting UK event medical services.

Ensuring proper medical cover is critical for the safety of participants and spectators at triathlon and road running events, such as marathons. This article delves into the medical cover requirements based on industry guidelines in the UK, including UK Athletics and British Triathlon standards. It highlights the essential elements of medical support, from pre-event risk assessments to on-site emergency care, and discusses the roles of qualified personnel and emergency action plans.