Adult rehabilitation

We offer an individualised and comprehensive approach to spinal cord injury rehabilitation. With highly specialised and experienced staff, appropriate facilities and equipment, proven research based methods and a positive attitude, we offer a powerful community full of possibilities. 

We are proud to become the first unit in the UK to be internationally accredited for our rehabilitation programme. 

Rehabilitation aims to maximise neurological recovery, functional abilities and psychological adjustment, so patients can return to the community as independent and productive as possible - and prepared to resume their life. 

The patient is at the centre of our multidisciplinary team, this helps to ensure we reach their full potential when goal planning. Patients will actively participate in this process and achievements will be acknowledged, and goals set, by the patient and their treating team, at the three-weekly goal planning meetings. 

Our ultimate outcome is for the patient to be safely discharged from the centre and reintegrated back into family and community life in a way that meets their own wishes and needs.  

Our pre discharge rehabilitation ward (St Joseph) is designed to promote independence – where patients have the support and security provided by our experienced nursing staff. Patients will be transferred to this ward before they leave hospital at a time that has been agreed through joint goal planning and based on their needs.  

Before being transferred they will receive a welcome letter of introduction and on arrival informed of their named nurse. Patients will have a full timetable of rehabilitation activities and will be encouraged to try different equipment.  

When on the ward, breakfast is provided in the kitchen and other meals in the dining room. Patients can cook and cater for themselves unless it has been agreed otherwise or other circumstances prevent this (for example, due to infection control). 

Relatives and friends are welcome on the ward - visiting hours are 9am to 11pm. Relatives will be asked to leave the area unless they have been given permission to remain.