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  • Medical cover during heatwaves

    Heatwaves present some particular challenges for event organisers and for medical teams working at events. All events and medical providers need to make sure that they take suitable steps to safeguard their attendees. Image (c) Mixtribe. CC-BY-2.0 What is a heatwave? Heatwaves are defined by the Met Office as being when there are three or…

  • Why do events need medical cover?

    Organisers can often find themselves asking if getting medical cover is something they should be spending money on, and how much cover they might need. When budgets are tight it can be tempting to find the cheapest possible quote. It should be fine – all medical providers are basically the same, right? But this approach…