Medical Repatriation Services – UK, Europe & Worldwide
24/7 Medical Repatriation by Air or Road
SkyCare provides trusted medical repatriation services for patients needing to return to or within the UK. Whether you're dealing with a medical emergency abroad or organising a planned transfer, our team offers 24/7 support and a range of medically supervised transport options — from air ambulance flights to cost-effective commercial medical escorts.
Safe, Bed-to-Bed Repatriation – Wherever You Are
We coordinate international and domestic patient transfers from Europe, the UK, and across the globe. Every case is handled with compassion, medical expertise, and a focus on patient safety.-
- Europe to UK: Road or air ambulance with full handover to hospital or home
- UK to Europe: Repatriation of patients from NHS/private hospitals to destinations across Europe
- Within the UK: Hospital-to-hospital transfers by air or road, often supported by NHS
- Worldwide to UK: Long-haul repatriation via commercial flight or air ambulance with medical escort
Air Ambulance
SkyCare provides urgent and planned air ambulance repatriation for patients who require intensive medical support in flight. Our pressurised Pilatus PC-12 NGX aircraft are fully equipped to handle complex cases, including ICU-level care, and are staffed by experienced critical care teams.
We fly directly between hospitals or regional airports across the UK and Europe, delivering seamless, bed-to-bed transfers for critically ill or immobile patients. Every flight is coordinated by our 24/7 medical operations team to ensure safe, compliant, and compassionate care at every stage.
Commercial Medical Escort
For stable patients who don’t require a dedicated air ambulance, SkyCare offers medical escort repatriation on commercial flights. A nurse or doctor accompanies the patient throughout their journey — managing medications, mobility, and comfort every step of the way.
This is a cost-effective option for patients returning to the UK from long-haul destinations such as Australia, Southeast Asia, or the USA. Our team handles airline clearance, logistics, and in-flight care to make the journey safe, smooth, and fully supported.
Ground Ambulance Repatriation
For shorter routes or where air transport isn't necessary, SkyCare offers ground ambulance repatriation throughout the UK and across Europe. Our modern, fully equipped ambulances are staffed by medical professionals and supported by our central control team.
We regularly transport patients between hospitals, homes, and care facilities — both within the UK and cross-border into France, Germany, Spain and beyond. It's a safe, controlled option for non-emergency repatriation and continuity of care.
- 24/7 operations team for immediate support
- Critical care-qualified staff and medical escorts
- Bedside-to-bedside continuity of care
- Direct liaison with hospitals, insurers, and families
- Fleet of Pilatus PC-12 NGX aircraft
- Commercial flight medical escort for stable patients
- Spain to UK
- France to UK
- Portugal to UK
- Germany to UK
- Italy to UK
- Australia to UK
- USA to UK
- UK to Ireland
- UK to Channel Islands
- UK to Switzerland
- Fully regulated and insured medical repatriation company
- Trusted by families, embassies, and insurers
- Decades of combined experience in patient transport
- Multilingual support for international coordination
Select a country below to learn how SkyCare can help bring you or a loved one home safely.
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What our clients say.
If you are in the UK and looking for a medical repatriation company for your loved on, I could not recommend Skycare enough. I had an amazing experience dealing with Skycare on arranging medical repatriation for my Dad from London, United Kingdom all the way to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (12 hour long flight). From the first message I sent, Skycare responded fast and was very efficient on making sure all the forms and approvals were obtained quickly. Thank you so much to Craig for ensuring everything was smooth and Nurse Nav who was with my Dad during the journey back home.
Many thanks from myself and George. We were very impressed with the knowledge, care and professionalism shown from yourself and everyone involved and in particular we want to thank the medical team on the day, Lee and Tasha, for taking good care of James along the way. Please also forward our thanks to the pilots, Mark and Joe, for the smooth plane travel and landing and to Chris our ambulance driver for the considered driving all the way to Reading.
We are very happy now with the care he is receiving at Royal Berkshire Hospital and really pleased we were able to get him home safely with your excellent support and expertise from everyone involved.
Dear Craig & Ben,
I just wanted to say a huge thank you for sorting out our return home from Las Palmas today. My Dad was extremely nervous about the whole prospect of it all (as you probably picked up! 🙂 but it really was a seamless operation at every step of the way.
Mum is safely ensconced in Maidstone Hospital, and in good hands – not that she wasn’t before, but she is happy that she can communicate.
Pete McNair
From the very first point of contact to the final message confirming my parents had been safely repatriated to the UK, the service and care was second to none. The administration was straightforward, the quotation clear, and everything worked perfectly.
Repatriation from France to the UK is never simple, but during a pandemic, it’s even more complex. SkyCare handled all the COVID-19 testing, paperwork and ever-changing border rules — while also showing genuine care, comfort and professionalism.
They made two worried octogenarians feel at ease during a very frightening time — and reassured the whole family, right down to tracking the journey door to door. If you’re looking for medical repatriation to the UK, I can highly recommend BM Ambulance Group.
Shared by Chez Gourcilloux – March 2024
Cannot thank the team at BM Ambulance enough for getting my Dad home from Spain. Craig/Sarah/James/Emma & Danny were all absolutely amazing. It was a huge 24 hour journey and they made Mum & Dad feel comfortable and safe the entire way. I don’t think my Dad would have made it without your help. He’s still not in the best of health but at least we have him home. We definitely could not have done this without you. Thank you all involved. Amazing people offering a fantastic service. x
BM Ambulance Service helped my son get home after he fell ill in France. They were fantastic from the start to finish. I do hope we never have to go through this again but if you are unfortunate enough to need this, I would highly recommend.
I would have given more than 5 stars if I could have. A big thank you to Craig, Sarah and John for the safe delivery of our much loved mum, mother in law, Nan and great grandmother from Spain after suffering a stroke.
Accreditations
British Business & General Aviation Association
European Business Aviation Association
Pilatus Fleet
AOC (Air operator certificate) #2480
National Business Aviation Association
