Nurse Escort & Flight Nurse Services
Nurse Escort Services
Travel After Illness or Injury – Commercial Medical Escort /Nurse Escort & Flight Nurse Services
Travelling after illness, surgery, or injury can feel overwhelming — especially when reassurance and professional supervision are essential. At Global Travel Companions, our NMC-registered nurse escorts and flight nurses provide safe, discreet support for individuals who are medically cleared to fly but require expert assistance throughout their journey.
Our nurse escort services deliver peace of mind for families, insurers, and assistance providers by offering a dignified, cost-effective alternative to air ambulance transfers. Whether for international medical repatriation or private travel after hospital discharge, our nurses ensure every journey is carefully managed in line with airline, IATA, and treating doctor requirements.
🌍 Why Choose Our Nurse Escort & Flight Nurse Services?
- ALS-trained, NMC-registered nurses with extensive acute, repatriation, and in-flight experience.
- Fully insured and enhanced DBS-checked, ensuring professionalism and accountability.
- CQC-compliant scope of practice – monitoring, reassurance, and emergency stabilisation only, under the direction of the treating doctor.
- Seamless global coordination, working closely with airlines, ground ambulances, and assistance companies.
- Trusted by insurers and private families worldwide, providing safe repatriation and supported travel across Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and beyond.
- End-to-end case management, including Fit-to-Fly Certificates, airline medical clearances (MEDIF), and clinical handover at destination.
💼 Who We Support
- Private high-net-worth individuals & families seeking discreet nurse escorts for reassurance on complex journeys.
- Insurers, brokers, and medical assistance providers requiring cost-contained commercial repatriations.
- Hospitals and clinics arranging supported discharge for patients returning home internationally.
- Older or vulnerable travellers who benefit from one-to-one clinical supervision when flying.
Medical Kit & Safety Preparedness
Medical Kit & Emergency Preparedness for Nurse Escorts
🩺 Our Approach to Nurse-Escorted Repatriations
At Global Travel Companions Ltd, we only accompany medically stable travellers who have been declared fit to fly by their treating physician and cleared by the airline or insurer.
Our role is to deliver safe travel support, professional monitoring, and reassurance throughout the journey — not to provide ongoing medical treatment or continuous clinical care.
🧳 Medical Kit & Equipment
For reassurance and in line with CAA and IATA aviation safety standards, our nurse escorts travel with a pre-approved medical kit tailored to each mission.
Typical Equipment Includes
- Basic monitoring tools – blood pressure cuff, pulse oximeter, and thermometer
- Portable oxygen concentrator or nebuliser (where prescribed and airline-approved)
- First aid and infection-control supplies – for comfort and hygiene throughout the journey
- Emergency preparedness items – such as airway management adjuncts or IV access equipment, carried strictly for contingency use in the event of a genuine life-threatening emergency
All medical items are risk-assessed and approved in advance as part of the Flight or Medical Plan.
⚖️ Compliance & Duty of Care
Our nurse escort service is structured to remain fully compliant with UK CQC guidance while ensuring passengers receive the highest standard of professional support.
- All patients must be medically cleared and stable before travel
- Our escorts do not perform ongoing treatment during flights
- All medication and care requirements are pre-authorised by the treating doctor or insurer
- The service operates outside regulated CQC activity, focusing on reassurance and travel safety rather than medical intervention
In the rare event of a life-threatening emergency, our nurses may act in accordance with their professional duty of care, NMC Code, and international aviation medical protocols.
Such actions are legally supported under the CQC emergency exemption and the common law duty to preserve life, but do not form part of our routine service model.
🌍 Why This Matters
This balanced, safety-led approach ensures every repatriation is:
✅ Safe – overseen by experienced, ALS-trained nurse escorts
✅ Compliant – aligned with UK law, CQC guidance, and airline medical regulations
✅ Reassuring – offering peace of mind for families, insurers, and assistance providers who want to know that emergency preparedness is in place without crossing into ongoing medical treatment
At Global Travel Companions Ltd, our mission is simple — to make every journey safe, seamless, and professionally supported from departure to destination.