Notts County’s award-winning winger Jodi Jones has been announced as the newest Ambassador for the revolutionary National Rehabilitation Centre due to open later this year.
Jodi, 27, has a particular affinity with the new 70-bed NHS rehab centre as he has experienced a challenging personal rehabilitation journey himself following three almost career-ending cruciate ligament injuries in as many years.
The Notts County star worked hard to recover from his repeated setbacks and went on to have his greatest season to date in 2023-24, being awarded both the EFL and club’s Player of the Season.
He said at the time: "The comeback is always greater than the setback and we all know how I respond to them."
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We were delighted to recently welcome Mayor of the East Midlands Claire Ward to the NRC for a full tour and to discuss the opportunities our national centre will bring to the region. She said of her visit: “I thoroughly enjoyed the visit to the National Rehabilitation Centre to see the construction taking place. "It’s an incredibly exciting project and will be transformative in the care and rehabilitation of patients.
Recruitment to the first NHS National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC) – which will become Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust's (NUH) fourth hospital site when it opens later this year – is fully underway and we have released a brand new video to highlight the opportunities available with a career at the NRC.
Alex Norris MP for Nottingham North and Kimberley has visited the National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC) to see the facility ahead of it starting to treat patients later this year.
He was hosted by Miriam Duffy, NRC Programme Director at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Paul Matthew, Chief Financial Officer at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, and General Sir Timothy Granville-Chapman, DNRC Programme Director.
The National Rehabilitation Centre will be the first operational carbon neutral building in the NHS, driving forward the health service’s climate commitment as it aims to reach net zero by 2040.
The new facility, which will be run and staffed by Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, is set to lead the way nationally both in patient care and sustainability.
The NRC is part of the national New Hospitals Programme and will bring together the best expertise and resources in rehabilitation treatment, training and research under one roof for the first time. It is based on the Stanford Hall Rehabilitation Estate between Nottingham and Loughborough and gives an insight into how future NHS facilities can meet the organisation’s net zero obligations.
Members of the Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust Board recently enjoyed a visit to the National Rehabilitation Centre, which will become NUH’s newest hospital site when it opens later this year.
The group of Executive and Non-Executive board members were treated to a full tour of the new facility, including presentation featuring the latest updates of the project.
The NRC supports the ‘Right to Rehab’ report published today highlighting the importance of good quality rehab, not only for the individual and their loved ones, but also for the UK economy.
The report, commissioned by the All Party Parliamentary Group on Acquired Brain Injury and charity UKABIF (the UK Acquired Brain Injury Forum), has found that investing in specialist rehabilitation services could save the NHS and social services nearly £20billion per year in acute care, longer term and social care costs.
We’re pleased to see that the NRC has been cited as part of the ‘positive news’ for the future, providing intensive rehabilitation to around 750 patients a year, resulting in an estimated £3.3billion in savings for the NHS and social services each year.
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