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Lord Markham visits National Rehabilitation Centre as part of New Hospital Programme
The National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC) was pleased to welcome Health Minister Lord Markham for a tour of the construction site last week to see the progress of the revolutionary facility.
Lord Markham, Minister for the Lords and Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of Health and Social Care, was hosted by the Duke of Westminster, whose father initiated the idea of the NRC, and senior leaders from Nottingham University Hospitals, which will staff and run the centre.
The visit included a tour of the construction site, as well as a comprehensive update on the plans for the centre which will provide life-changing support for patients following a serious illness or injury, and which aims to transform the field of rehabilitation on a national scale.
The NRC programme recently received formal Government approval for the £105million plans and so work is now progressing in earnest to create the 70-bed, purpose-built and highly energy efficient new facility as part of the Government’s New Hospital Programme. The specialist NHS facility will be built on the Stanford Hall Rehabilitation Estate near Loughborough, home to the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre which opened in 2018.
A programme of early work and enabling work prior to the formal green light means the building is already coming out of the ground. It aims to be treating patients early in 2025.
Health Minister Lord Markham, said: “We are investing in new NHS facilities across the country so patients can access high quality care in state-of-the-art hospitals, both now and in the years to come.
“The National Rehabilitation Centre will be equipped with a new 70 bed facility providing life-changing care to more patients to help them make the best possible recovery.
“We’re continuing to make progress on the New Hospital Programme, which is expected to be backed by over £20 billion of investment, with three schemes already open, two more opening this year and 21 in construction or with work begun to prepare the site.”
Nick Carver, Chair of Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, said: “It was a pleasure to welcome Lord Markham to the Stanford Hall Rehabilitation Estate to see the progress of the National Rehabilitation Centre – part of the New Hospital Programme.
“I am very proud that it is NUH who will be providing such vital care to patients, as well as leading the way in the field of rehabilitation, and I look forward to welcoming Lord Markham back in the future.”