Coast Medic is a registered charity founded in 2011 with a clear and enduring purpose: to improve access to emergency medical care at sea and across coastal and rural communities.
Established in response to the unique challenges faced by coastal and marine environments, the charity focuses on innovative, practical solutions that bridge gaps in emergency medical provision where conventional services can be delayed or limited by geography, weather, or infrastructure.
Over the years, Coast Medic has delivered a number of impactful initiatives, including the rollout of more than 60 publicly accessible defibrillators in remote and rural coastal locations. These deployments have directly contributed to lives being saved and have strengthened community resilience in areas where early intervention is critical.
The charity also provides specialist medical support for marine-based events and activities, working closely with organisations such as the RNLI, SLSGB, and the World Gig Championships. Through this work, Coast Medic has supported thousands of participants and spectators, delivering frontline care, safeguarding events, and ensuring rapid escalation to appropriate medical services when required.
Each year, Coast Medic clinicians save lives, deliver urgent care, and make hundreds of referrals to the right level of ongoing medical support—ensuring patients receive timely, appropriate, and coordinated care beyond the point of first contact.
Coast Medic Ambulance Ltd
Coast Medic Ambulance Ltd is the charity’s wholly owned subsidiary company, established to deliver CQC-regulated ambulance services to the highest clinical and governance standards.
Built on robust clinical governance, operational assurance, and patient safety, the organisation employs over 100 highly trained clinical staff, including paramedics, ambulance clinicians, and healthcare professionals with extensive frontline experience.
Today, Coast Medic Ambulance Ltd is recognised as the leading provider of event medical services in Cornwall, trusted to deliver safe, compliant, and professional medical cover across a wide range of events and environments. The company is also approved to deliver ambulance transfers for Cornwall Council, supporting statutory services and healthcare pathways during periods of demand.
In addition, Coast Medic Ambulance Ltd provides private and institutional medical cover for organisations including Falmouth University, offering tailored solutions that prioritise safety, clinical excellence, and rapid response.
Together, Coast Medic and Coast Medic Ambulance Ltd combine charitable purpose with regulated clinical delivery—working across land and sea to protect lives, support communities, and strengthen emergency medical care where it is needed most.