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Latest news from Blesma, The Limbless Veterans
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Building The Future
15 December 2015
The ambitious vision of a state-of-the-art clinical rehabilitation centre moves ever closer as the bricks and mortar of the new Defence rehab facility on the Stanford Hall estate take shape in the heart of England. Contractors are now constructing purpose-built units at the 354-acre Nottinghamshire site that will become a beacon of care for wounded Service personnel. The £300 million project for a new Defence National Rehabilitation Centre (DNRC) began with a conversation between the Duke of Westminster and General Sir Tim Granville-Chapman, then the Vice-Chief of the Defen
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Mobility Fund Launch
11 December 2015
Two new funds have been launched to support veterans with serious physical injury or hearing loss, providing them with equipment and therapies to improve their wellbeing. A total of £13 million over 5 years has been made available from income generated from Libor fines. Each programme element has been designed in consultation with the Ministry of Defence (MOD), National Health Service (NHS), Department of Health and representatives from subject matter experts in the medical and Armed Forces charity communities. Blesma has taken a leading role, particularly with the first of these f
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Direct Skeletal Fixation - Key Facts
11 December 2015
Direct Skeletal Fixation (DSF) is an overarching term used by the NHS in England to describe the surgical procedure to implant a titanium rod into the shaft of a bone, from which part is exposed through the skin to which an external prosthetic device can be directly attached. The Chancellor recently announced £2 million to fund a programme led by a MoD team to provide this surgery to up to 20 serving military or veteran patients over 2 ½ years from April 2016. Previously the MoD had funded 5 serving personnel (3 sent to Australia and 2 surgeries carried out in the UK) and we are awar
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Jess has only recently taken over as Blesma’s new Activities Manager but she already has big plans for 2016...
30 November 2015
I grew up horse riding. I was lucky because my mum and dad rode, and my aunt ran a stables. I got hooked. I wasn’t naturally talented but I worked really hard and represented Team GB in western riding equestrian from the age of 14 to 20. My last year was as captain. After that I coached international equestrian champions and then worked for the military charity Horseback UK. I created a rehabilitation programme, which was a great experience. I went to a lot of events, set up horse shows, brought clients to events – it taught me adaptability and gave me great people skills. Before I a
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