The riders have agreed to raise £1,000 to support us in our ultimate aim to further expand on the Veterans Service, currently provided by RJAH, by creating a dedicated environment specifically designed for veterans care.
Our new purpose-designed centre will be built to the highest standards and have a familiar military feel to make our veteran patients more comfortable. It will be a modern, state-of-the-art facility.
The £1.5 million target will build a veterans Outpatients Department comprising of six clinic rooms, which will be part of our current Main Outpatient Department. The building will be decorated in a military fashion.
Our centre will be specifically designed for veterans care, and to cover the whole range of orthopaedic treatment and rehabilitation, connecting to other healthcare services available within the Trust.
The current NHS-run service we run is led by Lieutenant Colonel Carl Meyer, our Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, who is also a serving officer in the British