The photograph above is not a photograph of Festival Medical Services staff, who are all trained medical professionals, and never use plastic saws in operations
Festival Medical Services www.festivalmedical.org.uk have been looking after festival goers for nearly 25 years. Most problems can be dealt with on site and very few people have to go off to hospital for treatment. FMS provides a comprehensive medical and first aid service at the festival which includes:
Ivy Mead Medical Centre
Emergency Department
Doctor & Nurse Consultations
Physiotherapy
Podiatry
Psychiatric and Substance Misuse Service
Dispensing Pharmacy
Pennard Hill Medical Centre
Doctor & Nurse Consultations
Physiotherapy
Podiatry
Emergency Dental Service
Greenfield First Aid Centre
Paramedic Rapid Response
Site ambulances
Midwives
Retail Pharmacy (I Market)
FMS works closely with Westcountry Ambulance Service, whose primary responsibility is to deal with incidents outside the festival site.