We are the UK’s Emergency Medical Team

We are the UK’s Emergency Medical Team

UK-Med responds to crises around the world and are proud to be both:

In June 2022, UK-Med earned Emergency Medical Team status: meaning we can be called upon 24/7, 365 days a year, to deploy anywhere in the world to provide lifesaving medical aid.

Since 2016, we have also been a key partner of the UK Emergency Medical Team (UK EMT) where we provide emergency healthcare in humanitarian contexts on behalf of the UK Government. Funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office (FCDO), we are the frontline of the UK’s medical response to disasters around the world.

UK-Med launch, manage, and provide the personnel for UK Emergency Medical Team responses. We recruit, vet and train team members, so they’re available to deploy at a moment’s notice.

What is an EMT?

Emergency Medical Teams deliver essential medical care during conflicts, disasters, disease outbreaks, and other humanitarian emergencies. Depending on the needs of the countries and communities affected, this might involve deploying:

• Small and highly specialist clinical, surgical, or advisory teams.
• Self-sufficient primary care facilities, or
• A field hospital.

Get involved

Interested in taking part? The first step to joining the UK EMT is by applying to join the UK-Med Register.