Security Rehabilitation Centre
Dedicated to Security and Medics
Security Rehabilitation Centre helps you to be healthier, and recover from physical and mental injury. The rehabilitation services are available to the broader security industry, medics (all clinical levels) and their support staff.
We accept referrals from employers and directly from individuals.
Service provision
- Remote via telecare
- Outpatient day visit
- Inpatient residential rehabilitation
Physical Health
Physical therapy (physiotherapy) is holistically tailored to individuals to help them restore movement and function following injury, illness, surgery or disability. Regular after-care can help to prevent or reduce the risk of injury or illness in the future and improve your physical activity. Physiotherapy can be helpful for a wide range of conditions including such as,
- pain due to injury or repetitive strain such as back pain, neck pain and shoulder pain
- herniated and degenerative spinal disc
- movement problems following injury or surgery, stroke, multiple sclerosis (MS) or Parkinson’s disease
- circulation problems following a heart attack
- breathing problems due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and cystic fibrosis
Mental Health
Around 20% of police officers, over 20% emergency ambulance personnel in the UK exhibit symptoms that align with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The PTSD figure for the security industry almost reached staggering 40%, the figures increase when including other mental health issues.
We are aware that it can be hard for professionals to seek help due to the fear of being judged or stigmatised thinking this could harm their reputation or career prospects. We make it easy for you to access to mental health services while ensuring that your access is completely private and confidential. A wide range of support offered including,
- 24/7 crisis team support
- Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
- Stress, anxiety and depression support
- Bereavement counselling
- Family counselling
- Psychotherapy
- Humanistic therapy
- Self-care support
- Alcohol abuse
- Substance abuse
- Burnout support
- Group counselling
- Critical incident debriefing
- Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Theraphy dogs
Introduction
Cognitive fitness is a concept that’s becoming increasingly important in today’s world which is characterised with junk foods, mobile devices, and information and sensory overload over the Internet which makes it hard to adapt to fast changing situations, to...
Police Care UK launched the world's first police traumatic events checklist (PTEC) this month, following close collaboration of The Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) and the University of Cambridge.
The checklist is meant to be a voluntary means...
The first day of the Emergency Services Show will see Police Federation of England and Wales' (PFEW) Health and Safety Lead, Mark Andrews discussing the help and support available to all frontline workers at risk of suicide and mental...
There are two dedicated centres across the country providing physical rehabilitation and mental health support to police officers and staff, and they have been operational for more than 100 years.
Today they enable our officers to get access to bespoke...
Working nights can be tough on the body for security professionals, emergency workers, police officers and firefighters, and a new study suggests it might take a particular toll on men's health.
The research, which involved lab mice and humans, hints...
Mental Health Foundation (MHF) called for the development and delivery of 10-year cross-governmental mental health strategies in each of the nations of the UK, with a strong focus on prevention as well as treatment in Mental Health Awareness Week...
25 cyclists are taking up the challenge of the Flippin’ Rain Peloton, a 180-mile bike ride across and around Tees Valley, North East England, between 7-12 May, to raise awareness about chronic pain.
The peloton aims to raise awareness of...
A high-value care practice for low back pain
The results of a new chronic low back pain therapy’s trial have shown that patients improved by more than 50 per cent.
The results of the trial of a new therapy approach, i.e.,...
The medical term for heart attack is myocardial infarction (MI), a medical emergency.
A heart attack is caused by a partial or complete interruption to the blood supply to the heart muscle. This is usually due to a blockage of...
SIU offers mental and physical health support services to ensure wellbeing in the workplace, specifically for security professionals.
Workplace wellbeing relates to all aspects of working life, from the quality and safety of the physical environment, to how workers feel...
