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.

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.

How does Martyn’s Law affect events and medical cover? We’re exploring more about the new Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025. It will affect venues and events UK-wide. Martyn's Law for music festivals aims to improve the security and preparedness of these events in the event of a terrorist attack by requiring organisers to take proactive steps to protect the public, such as developing detailed emergency plans, enhancing security measures, and improving communication protocols

Event Medical Cover and Event First Aid. Last few spaces available for 2025. We cater for events from a few hundred people requiring first responders to large-scale events requiring full event medical teams and ambulances.

Planning a running event or triathlon? Discover essential first aid and medical cover guidelines for road races and multisport events. From risk assessments to ambulance provision, learn how to keep participants safe and meet UK event safety standards.

Planning an event? You might need more than just a few plasters and a high-vis vest. From licensing requirements to upcoming CQC regulations and the new national Event Healthcare Standard, this FAQ guide by MET Medical breaks down everything you need to know about providing safe, compliant medical cover at your event. Whether you're running a small community gathering or a multi-day festival, we cover the essentials to keep your attendees—and your reputation—protected.

Planning an event? Wondering if you need first aid or medical cover? This guide from MET Medical explains when first aid is required, what level of cover you might need, and how to ensure your event is safe, compliant, and prepared for any medical emergencies.