A specialist hospital has opened a new centre dedicated to military veterans.
The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in Stanmore last week opened 'The Legacy Room' - a centre designed to help injured servicemen and women recover from injuries.
The programme was set up to put into practice the findings of a report, a A Better Deal for Military Amputees, which recommended specialist prosthetic and rehabilitation services to ensure veterans have access to care provided by the armed forces.
The hospital's chief executive Rob Hurd said: “For more than one hundred years, the RNOH has been at the forefront of orthopaedic medicine.
“This is an exciting time for us and we are delighted and honoured that we have been selected as one of the national prosthetic rehabilitation units.
“For those service personnel who have given so much, the Legacy Room will offer the appropriate rehabilitation support they need, building upon the proud history the RNOH has of helping care for military veterans and civilians alike.”
The service will also be extended to the civilian population with limb loss and deficiency.
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