Prince William To Open Headley Court Troop Rehab Centre
Prince William is set to attend a ceremony to mark the opening of new facilities at armed forces rehabilitation centre Headley Court.
The Help for Heroes centre features a range of resources including a new swimming pool and gym.
Major Stacy McQueeney said Headley Court was now “at the forefront of medicine” and “clinical management”.
The Surrey facilities were built using money donated by the public to the Help the Heroes charity.
This funding prompted Maj McQueeney, who is the officer in charge of the centre for lower limbs rehabilitation, to say: “It puts into our hearts and our minds a recognition that the public supports the services and supports the staff and the patients.”
Prince William and his brother Harry have previously met patients being treated at Headley Court after being injured in conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq.
The centre began its work after World War II for RAF personnel, but in 1996 became the main UK military rehabilitation centre for all three armed forces.
The site provides consultants, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, social workers, a psychologist and a cognitive therapist.
Maj McQueeney, who has worked at Headley Court for three years, said the new facilities meant there would be a “multi-disciplinary team with technicians and clinicians working together in one building” on a daily basis.
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