Defence
Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre (DMRC) Headley Court
Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre (DMRC) Headley Court
Headley Court
The MOD’s Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre (DMRC) at Headley Court is our premier facility for the rehabilitation of injured Service personnel, providing world-class levels of care for our patients. The Headley Court estate is owned by a charitable trust, which since World War 2 has generously allowed its use for the care of injured Service personnel, initially those who had served as aircrew but now drawn from all ranks of all three Services. The Centre is now part of the Joint Medical Command and MOD pays for the staff and upkeep of the facilities.
DMRC has over 300 dedicated military and civilian staff who provide clinical rehabilitation, training and research for the operational role, to achieve optimal military health and fitness for their patients. This includes the treatment of complex injuries, including those of amputees and brain-injured patients, plus a large volume of work to treat musculo skeletal injuries. DMRC houses a dedicated Amputee Unit, where patients are fitted with high quality prosthetics and adaptations, tailored on site to the specific needs of the individual.
DMRC offers access to on-site consultants, physiotherapists, remedial instructors, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, social workers, a psychologist and a cognitive therapist. It has a number of gyms and a hydrotherapy pool to support the clinical departments.
The Ministry of Defence continues to invest in Headley Court to ensure its provision of world class care. A new 58-bed accommodation block and a Mild Traumatic Brain Injury facility have been brought into service in 2009. Construction work on a new rehabilitation complex has begun and we are currently investing in a utilities upgrade for the whole site. A new 25 metre swimming pool and gym facilities will be available for use in 2010, made possible by a generous contribution from the charity Help for Heroes. We thank all their donors for their continuing support.
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