Having received excellent care at the new N&N Orthopaedic Centre from Mr Wimhurst and all of the team earlier this year, I'm planning to attempt to cycle 300 miles in the month of July to help raise funds for the centre.

On March 20th this year I underwent a full knee replacement, a tough few weeks followed but now my right knee is doing well. Unfortunately the left knee still needs replacement and so I'm still struggling to walk and needing a crutch most of the time. Despite this I got back on my bike a few days ago and managing ok so have decided to challenge myself.

I would love if any of my friends or family would be willing to keep me company on a few of those miles and if possible donate a few £'s to the cause :-)

The Norfolk and Norwich Orthopaedic Centre (NaNOC) was built in direct response to the profound impact the Covid-19 pandemic had on patients waiting for treatment.

The Trauma and Orthopaedics team began treating their first patients in the centre at the end of July 2024.

Very much a patient-centred unit, it’s been developed with its own facilities including a same-day admissions unit, treatment rooms, two laminar flow theatres, Post Anaesthetics Care Unit, a 21-bedded ward, called Ashill, physiotherapy rooms and a pharmacy and dispensing room for the embedded Pharmacy Team.

Some of the most up to date surgical equipment has been provided by the N&N Hospitals Charity which supported the build with a £2m grant – the biggest single grant in its history