A semi-professional motorcyclist who lost control of his bike during a race and crashed into a stationary ambulance at 110mph has been able to walk out of the National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC) and return home.
Brandon Wright, 22, from Lincoln, was racing in a Supersport heat at Aberdare Park in Wales on 1 August of this year when he lost control of his Yamaha R6 on a bend and hit a stationary ambulance on the side of the track at immense speed.
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Staff from Nottingham University Hospitals, university students and faculty members from across the East Midlands who won a unique photography competition have visited country’s first NHS National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC) to see their photographs on the walls.
Dozens of photographs were submitted as part of a black-and-white photography competition which focussed on the theme of ‘motivation’ and the NRC’s tagline ‘Turning Adversity into Opportunity’.
The competition was launched during the construction of the centre to help create an uplifting environment that supports recovery and wellbeing.
Find out more about volunteering at the National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC).
Places are free but must be booked in advance.
Congratulations are in order for two members of the NRC senior leadership team who have been selected for prestigious roles in the British Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (BSPRM) Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (BSPRM) to lead the way in advocating for the importance of rehabilitation.
There were innovative robots in action. There were moving stories from patients about rehabilitation, and inspiring presentations.
And there were even seated exercises to boost energy levels during the morning.
A woman who collapsed at a flower show and broke both of her legs has become one of the first patients to leave the newly opened National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC).
Liz Mant, from Melton Mowbray, had been at the Rutland Flower Show in August when she collapsed in the heat, and broke her left leg in two places, and her right leg in one place.
She spent almost four weeks at the Queen’s Medical Centre (QMC) undergoing operations on her legs and beginning her recovery journey before being transferred to the NRC on 9 September – just a week after it had opened.
Last month, the NRC announced a major new collaboration with British Cycling and cycle manufacturer ICE Trikes, designed to enable patients with life-changing illness and injuries to discover a new sport and benefit their recovery journey.
As part of the collaboration, recruitment for a dedicated British Cycling Rehabilitation Coach based at the NRC has now begun.
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