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Medical repatriation companies in the UK

List of medical repatriation companies for British nationals who are seriously ill or injured abroad and need medical evacuation to the UK.

From:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
10 April 2018
Last updated
310 MarchJune 2025 — See all updates

This list is provided for British nationals for information only. The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) does not recommend or endorse any company as to their suitability or competence. It is your responsibility to contact the companies to confirm that they are affiliated with all appropriate regulatory bodies, and that you carry out your own enquiries and due diligence checks to ensure they are suitable for your particular requirements.

Some may offer their services voluntarily on a ‘pro bono’ basis – check first if they are able to offer this. Also check they provide translation services for the country the repatriation is from, if this is needed.

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List of companies

Company UK telephone Repatriations from Specialist services
000 Medical Repatriation Ltd +44 (0) 333 772 2524 Worldwide Cost effective Air Ambulance. Commercial repatriation, Specialist repatriation road ambulances.
112 Ambulance Repatriation 01782 776110 Worldwide Chartered aircraft, air ambulances, road ambulances, management of patients with all illness and disabilities, 4x4 ambulances and specialist paramedics for all journeys.
1 Air Assist +44 (0)330 133 5723 Worldwide Assisting with all injuries and illness, mental health patients, care home residents, larger patient, palliative care, dealing with both seated and stretcher patients on commercial flights.
1 Call Medical Assist +44 (0)30 0302 1371 Worldwide Mental health crisis, care home residents, larger patient, palliative care, infectious disease, seated and stretcher commercial flights, specialist equipment and drugs, advanced life support and oxygen, security escorts, certified nurses, doctors and paramedics.
247 Aviation Air Ambulance Service +44 (0)28 9344 5956 Worldwide Jet aircraft ambulance operator, specialist services includes, but is not limited to, major trauma, spinal injuries, burns patients, obstetric (pregnancy and post-natal) care, psychiatry, coronary (heart) care, palliative (end of life) care, and bespoke management of passengers with pre-existing disabilities and special needs.
A B Medical Services (UK) Ltd +44(0)3443100150 Worldwide excluding war zones Worldwide medical repatriation and Commercial airline medical escort services. CQC registered UK and European ambulance services. All injuries and illnesses. Healthcare Professional led offering tailored services.
AD Medical Air Assist +44 (0)33 3015 0226 Worldwide excluding war zones Global aeromedical repatriations and medical case management to enable safe bed-to-bed repatriation. Advanced life support, commercial stretcher cases, portable oxygen concentrators, commercial medical escort services. Our Medical Escorts carry specialist flight medical kits and ALS drugs and equipment. Access to fully equipped ICU Air Ambulances.
Advance Medical Transport Services Ltd +44 (0)1634 561 458 Europe Cardiac, bariatric, oxygen, entonox, all frontline medication and equipment for paramedic-required journeys.
Aeromed Transfer and Teach +44 (0)20 3633 8483 Worldwide Stretcher and seated repatriation by commercial airline, specialist in-flight medical equipment and escorts.
Air Ambulance Medical Services (Heathrow) Ltd +44 (0)1784 637 048 Worldwide With over 40 years of experience in aviation medicine and multilingual staff, we specialize in global repatriations and air ambulance charters. Our services feature complete medical teams and ITU facilities. We offer door-to-door transfers, road ambulances across Europe and medical escorts for airlines under liability-waiver programs, ensuring comprehensive care throughout the journey.
Air Land & Sea Repatriation Service +44 (0)333 2102 999 Worldwide Specially fitted ground and air ambulances with full critical care medical fit.
Airmedic International +44 (0) 333 772 3035 Worldwide Leading the way in global medical repatriation utilising commercial flights or through the provision of a full private air ambulance service. We continuously strive for excellence, setting exceptionally high standards in the quality of care and service we provide for all our patients. We are available 24/7 365 days a year.
Alliance Ambulance Services +44 (0) 333 577 9993 Europe Bariatric, palliative and patient transport; A&E ambulances, care home transfers; infectious disease management; seated and stretcher services, advanced life support, oxygen therapy and bespoke repatriation solutions.
Alphamed Scotland +44 (0)131 460 3555 Worldwide Worldwide physician-led medical repatriation and airline medical escort services and medical stretcher capability. Adult, paediatric and neonatal intensive care, high dependency and critical care capability. All specialist equipment and medicines required for the journey. Qualified doctors, nurses and paramedics. Assisting with all injuries and illness including mental health, learning disabilities, trauma, infectious diseases, palliative care, dementia and frailty.
Amvale Scotland & Amvale Medical Transport +44 (0)800 695 1111 Europe ALS Emergency Ambulances crewed by fully qualified and insured paramedics and emergency medical technicians and a BLS service.
Beverley Ambulance Service +44 (0)7950 000 679 Worldwide Bariatric for overweight patients.
BM Ambulance Service +44 (0)1233 273 999 Worldwide Bariatric, dementia, stroke, mental health.
Capital Air Ambulance +44 (0)117 235 7999 Worldwide Full adult, paediatric and neonatal ICU capability, commercial repatriations worldwide with specialist equipment and escorts, UK bed admissions, ground ambulances and designated air ambulance aircraft.
Catapult Services Ltd +44 (0)7410 048 207 / (0)20 3384 7876 Worldwide, excluding war zones Medical repatriation services offered by a fully governed Care Quality Commission (CQC) regulated provider, including critical/intensive care, high dependency, long-distance blue light transfers with qualified clinicians.  Paramedic led state-of-the-art advanced life support equipped ambulances, with Schillers for electrocardiogram (ECG) monitoring, Oxygen, Entonox, suction and the full range of drugs.
CLCA AeroMed +44 (0)1444 645 056 Worldwide UK based specialists in the medical transporting of sick and injured patients.
Codeblue Medical +44 (0)20 3835 8486 Europe International road based and escorted commercial air repatriations with bariatric and critical care capabilities. Staffed by paramedics, nurses and doctors. Also available to assist aeromedical organisations with road ambulance provisions from UK and Irish ports and airports.
Elite Medical and Ambulance Service Ltd +44 (0)1323 846 399 Worldwide Pressure-relieving mattress for ground repatriation, full range of medicines, advanced life support and oxygen, 4x4 vehicles.
Elroy Airmed Ltd +44 (0)117 471 5891 Worldwide Consultant doctor-led retrieval, experienced in difficult-to-access areas and able to embed security teams. Transfer of patients aged 3 and over, including ventilated patients on full organ support. ECMO transfers on request with UK ECMO consultants. Expertise in higher acuity and complex cases including long-range commercial stretchers and air ambulance.
EMS Ambulance Service +44 (0)15 3567 0648 Worldwide Involved in the UK leg of overseas repatriations, ambulances are forward-facing stretchers, fully-equipped advanced life support land ambulance transport across Northern England and Scotland.
Flightnurse +44 (0)774 050 9195 Worldwide, excluding war zones Advanced life support, stretcher cases, portable oxygen concentrators.
Halo Medical Group +44 (0)1256 533 021 Europe Ambulance and consultancy services.
Healix International +44 (0)20 8481 7735 Worldwide Support for all types of specialist cases.
Hearts First Ambulance Service Ltd +44 (0)1923 894 212 Worldwide Bariatric/ITU/HDU/paediatric ambulance transfers, NHS and private hospital bed admissions services, medical escort repatriation services on commercial flights, specialising in long-distance road repatriations in bespoke custom-built ambulances.
IAS Medical +44 (0)800 7999 900 Worldwide Services and specialist equipment set up for adults, paediatric and neo-natal medical transfers including intensive care patients.
Lambda Medical Ltd +44 (0) 113 450 5335 Worldwide High dependency, intensive care, hostile environments, repatriation by land and air, bariatric, patients with complex needs.
Lia’s Wings +44 (0) 300 140 9980WorldwideCharity providing neonatal and paediatric repatriations using specialist staff from NHS intensive care transport teams. Partial or complete charity funding available depending on distance. Family support with direct connection to a UK specialist doctor.
Med ResQ +44 (0)208 706 0810 Worldwide Capability to support all types of commercial and air ambulance patient transfers internationally. Air ambulance missions are completed in intensive care-equipped and specially staffed aircraft. Our commercial medical escorts carry comprehensive, specialist flight medical equipment.
Medical Repatriations +44 (0)7710 782 789 Worldwide Access to most equipment including seated/stretcher repatriation doctor/nurse escorts, oxygen in-flight equipment.
Medimove Ambulance Service Ltd +44(0)1227 203 824 Europe Bariatric work, family accompaniment, luggage return.
MED-PTS Ambulance Services +44 (0)333 301 9991 Worldwide Access to medical equipment and vehicles and bariatric and high dependency.
MET Medical Ltd +44 (0)203 627 9042 Worldwide Specialist experience in relation to highly-contaminated or infectious patients and patients contaminated with chemical or nuclear material and bariatric transfers.
Mid Wales Medical Services Ltd +44 (0)1597 503 903 Europe We offer transportation services for children and bariatric patients. We are also able to cater for patients that require ventilation as our ambulances are equipped with ventilators with personal experienced in their use.
Platinum Ambulance Service +44 (0)7855 761 653 Worldwide Bariatric/ITU/HDU/paediatric ambulance transfers, NHS and private hospital bed admissions services, medical escort repatriation services on commercial flights, specialising in long-distance road repatriations in bespoke custom-built ambulances.
Repatriation Medical Services Ltd + 44 (0)330 818 9715 Worldwide A highly experienced team able to arrange Commercial flight medical escorts, commercial stretchers, Air ambulances, road ambulances in the UK and abroad, along with UK bed admission.
Sentinel Ambulance Service Ltd +44 (0)1616 414 580EuropeSentinel Ambulance Service provides global medical repatriation, including ground ambulance transport, Basic Life Support, Advanced Life Support, Critical Care, bariatric and paediatric services. We offer 24/7 commercial airline medical escorts and chartered private medical evacuation flights, ensuring safe, professional, and compliant patient transport from bedside to bedside worldwide.
SkyCare Repatriations +44 (0)203 150 3999 Worldwide Air Ambulance medical repatriation. Fixed-wing aircraft based in London with L3-ICU capability, offering worldwide repatriation with a UK medical team. Complete bed-to-bed service, including UK hospital admissions. Specialists in neonatal, paediatric, infectious patient transport, cardiac and stroke (CVA) patients and medical assist flights. Ground ambulances also available across Europe.
Twins Medical Services +44 (0)143 855 3072 Worldwide Fully-equipped ambulances and staff for critical care, intensive care, high dependency, long distance and emergency blue light transfers.
UCS Medical 0330 223 6702 Worldwide Bariatric/ITU/HDU/paediatric ambulance transfers, NHS and private hospital bed admissions services, medical escort repatriation services on commercial flights, specialising in paramedic led, long-distance road repatriations in bespoke ambulances. Mental health secure transfers and other associated mental health services.
V Care 24 +44 (0)800 599 9161 Worldwide Specialising in the transportation of mental health patients and minor medical health-related issues.
XL Team - Medical and Health Services +44 333 339 4620WorldwideFully-equipped ambulances and staff for critical care, intensive care, high dependency, long distance and non-emergency and emergency blue light transfers. CQC Registered. Assisting with all injuries and illness including mental health, learning disabilities, trauma, infectious diseases, palliative care, dementia and frailty.
ZOT Ltd +44 (0)203 971 1001 Worldwide Commercial stretcher flight

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    3. A number of companies have been removed from the list. Details for some of the companies have been updated.

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