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Home for injured soldiers opens Home for injured soldiers opens
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The UK's first Army recovery centre for injured and unwell soldiers is opening in Edinburgh.The UK's first Army recovery centre for injured and unwell soldiers is opening in Edinburgh.
The convalescing centre is a special 12-bed facility for soldiers at the Erskine Edinburgh Home.The convalescing centre is a special 12-bed facility for soldiers at the Erskine Edinburgh Home.
It will cater for soldiers who have been injured on duty and are not well enough to go back to their unit straight away.It will cater for soldiers who have been injured on duty and are not well enough to go back to their unit straight away.
The centre is part of a pilot scheme, which will be rolled out across the UK if it proves successful.The centre is part of a pilot scheme, which will be rolled out across the UK if it proves successful.
The facility is being seen as a stepping stone, where injured soldiers can get treatment, work towards getting promotion or move onto civilian life.The facility is being seen as a stepping stone, where injured soldiers can get treatment, work towards getting promotion or move onto civilian life.
A spokeswoman for the centre said: "This new extension to the Erskine home aims to bridge the gap between hospital and Army life.A spokeswoman for the centre said: "This new extension to the Erskine home aims to bridge the gap between hospital and Army life.
"It is state of the art, with a gym, internet cafe and individual bedrooms with specially adapted bathrooms.""It is state of the art, with a gym, internet cafe and individual bedrooms with specially adapted bathrooms."
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The Army said soldiers could be out of action for 12 months while they recover at the home, and it was often difficult to integrate back into army life at their unit.The Army said soldiers could be out of action for 12 months while they recover at the home, and it was often difficult to integrate back into army life at their unit.
L/Cpl Robert Reid, of the Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland, who was left blind in one eye following a roadside bomb attack in southern Iraq last year, will officially open the centre.L/Cpl Robert Reid, of the Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland, who was left blind in one eye following a roadside bomb attack in southern Iraq last year, will officially open the centre.
General Sir Richard Dannett, head of the British Army, is attending, along with the 12 people who will be the first to use the new facility.General Sir Richard Dannett, head of the British Army, is attending, along with the 12 people who will be the first to use the new facility.
It has been created by a partnership with the Army, Erskine and the Help for Heroes campaign.It has been created by a partnership with the Army, Erskine and the Help for Heroes campaign.
Erskine has offered nursing and medical care for former members of the Armed Forces since 1916, and the Help for Heroes charity was set up to help provide better facilities for wounded British servicemen and women.Erskine has offered nursing and medical care for former members of the Armed Forces since 1916, and the Help for Heroes charity was set up to help provide better facilities for wounded British servicemen and women.
This is the first purpose-built convalescing centre to be launched in the UK and is being used as a pilot scheme.This is the first purpose-built convalescing centre to be launched in the UK and is being used as a pilot scheme.
If it proves successful, the scheme will be rolled out across the UK.If it proves successful, the scheme will be rolled out across the UK.