UK's first dedicated centre for veteran orthopaedic care opens on Remembrance Day
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Article posted on: 23 November 2022
A ribbon cutting event took place on Friday 11th November at Shropshire’s specialist orthopaedic hospital to celebrate the UK’s first dedicated orthopaedic centre for veterans, being officially open for business.
Headley Court Veterans’ Orthopaedic Centre is a pioneering new facility, located at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Hospital (RJAH) in Oswestry.
The state-of-the-art building was constructed following a £6million donation from The Headley Court Charity.
A soft launch opening ribbon cutting event followed a special Remembrance Day Service outside the building at the Oswestry-based hospital. The ribbon was cut by Anna Turner JP, Lord-Lieutenant of Shropshire; Michael Debens, Trustee of the Headley Court Charity; and Air Vice Marshal Anthony J. Stables, Chair of The Headley Court Charity.
The two-storey building features nine standard examination and clinic rooms, an enhanced treatment room for minor outpatient procedures, an assessment room, a splinting and therapy room, as well as clinic space for virtual appointments.
In the main entrance of the building there is a café and a dedicated Veterans’ Hub where Shropshire Council and various military charities will provide support to veteran patients and their families and friends, with issues that range from homelessness, finance, debt management, welfare, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), benefits and more.
The upstairs of the centre includes dedicated research offices, clinical teaching and training space for staff, a multi-disciplinary team room, and an office for admin staff.
Clancy Consulting Director, Scott Lydon, commented, “We have been engaged on a number of schemes at the hospital during the last six years including Horatio’s Garden, TSSU refurbishment, CT scanner suite installation and several lifecycle replacements for primary plant, delivering geoenvironmental, MEP and civil and structural engineering design services.
“We’re honoured to have been involved in this flagship scheme for the hospital, which celebrates another UK first for Clancy.”