Recipient: Murdostoun Brain Injury Rehabilitation and Neurological Care Centre
Date: Thursday 12 Mar 2015
Awarded in category Brain Injury Rehabilitation.
The LaingBuisson awards celebrate outstanding innovators and performers in the UK specialist care sector.
The Murdostoun centre has gained a reputation for excellence in intense rehabilitation for people who have suffered brain injury. Patients are transferred to Murdostoun following treatment in an acute hospital to stabilise their medical condition. Many of the patients who arrive at the centre are in a minimally conscious state; cannot control voluntary movements and are prone to involuntary muscle spasm and are unable to communicate.