DIO delivers new Rehabilitation Complex for injured service personnel

The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and regional industry partners PriDE have delivered new facilities at the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre (DMRC), Headley Court, near Leatherhead, in Surrey.

Working with regional industry partner PriDE and their principal contractor Rollalong, DIO delivered the Jubilee Rehabilitation Complex (JRC) – on schedule - in honour of Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee.

The brand new £16.9 million complex was fully funded by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and comprises of:

• A state-of-the-art therapy building with a second prosthetics department, radiology department and open plan gym to ensure that injured personnel continue to receive world-class medical care and rehabilitation; and

• An Activities of Daily Living flat, where patients can learn to live independently.

Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre Commanding Officer, Group Captain Clare Walton said:

“I know the new facilities will enable our staff to continue to provide the very best of care to our patients and to keep Headley Court at the forefront of rehabilitation and prosthetics.

“I would also like to thank the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO), its regional industry partner PriDE and principle contractor Rollalong for delivering the complex on schedule.”

Focusing on essential services the Jubilee Rehabilitation Complex provides multi-disciplinary care to seriously wounded Service personnel in state of the art surroundings.

Surgeon Vice Admiral Philip Raffaelli, Surgeon General, said:

“Headley Court is the MOD’s premier facility for the rehabilitation of injured Service personnel, providing rehabilitation for complex injuries, including amputees and brain-injured patients.

“The delivery of the Jubilee Rehabilitation Complex demonstrates the MOD’s continued commitment to the DMRC to ensure its excellent support to members of the Armed Forces is maintained.”

The new complex is located within the grounds of Headley Court – next to the listed garden amongst mature trees. Close liaison with the Local Planning Authority and Headley Court Trustees allowed the project to progress quickly. The project was fast-tracked to contract award and an accelerated construction programme helped to deliver the new facilities on time.

DIO Project Manager George Liu said:

“DIO’s top priority is to support the Armed Forces and their families. We’re delighted to have worked successfully with our industry partners to deliver as quickly as possible a range of facilities to help speed the rehabilitation of injured Service personnel at Headley Court.”

Further information:

Press enquiries to: Sonia Southern DIO Communications Officer

on 0121 311 2418 or email sonia.southern101@mod.uk

DIO website: www.mod.uk/DIO

Notes to editors

1. Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) is part of the Ministry of Defence (MOD). It is responsible for managing and maintaining land and properties to meet the current and future needs of the MOD and personnel at home and abroad, and to support current operations.

2. Our work includes providing, supporting and improving: operational units; single living and service family accommodation; training areas and historic military sites.  DIO actively manages these to ensure the needs of Defence are met, value for money is achieved, our heritage is protected and to achieve our environmental goals.

3. DIO was formed on 1 April 2011 when the former Defence Estates (DE) organisation was brought together with other property and infrastructure functions within department to form a single organisation. DIO manages the MOD’s property infrastructure and ensures strategic management of the Defence estate as a whole.

4. PriDE is a joint venture between Interserve Defence Ltd and Southern Electric Contracting, created specifically to manage DIO’s South East Regional Prime Contract (SE RPC). Valued at around £380m, the SE RPC is one of five regional prime contracts currently in place in the UK. As Prime Contractor, PriDE is responsible for estate management and construction services at almost 100 MOD sites throughout the south-east region, encompassing nearly 6000 buildings and facilities'. These facilities include some of the MOD’s largest and most prestigious sites such as RMA Sandhurst, St James’ Palace, Cavalry Barracks and RAF High Wycombe.

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