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REGIONAL REHABILITATION UNIT CATTERICK
WO2 (QMSI) M MacLaughlan RAPTC
2019/20 at RRU Catterick has yet again proved to be an extremely busy period for all the staff at the RRU. During this period, we have welcomed in Maj Jane Greener as the
new OC and said farewell to Maj Pete Holton who has moved to PCRF ITC to complete Project 50. We have also welcomed in Capt Robyn Holton into the vacant 2IC position.
The monthly inpatient rehabilitation courses continue to be delivered concurrently with attendance numbers constantly at end range quota levels. The course clinicians continually receive high praise from the service personnel who attend the courses. This is testament to the team’s dedication to deliver on our aims.
The RRU has continued to run AAPTI CPD sessions at the RRU and at local units. This has seen the AAPTI’s within the region gain a better understanding of Unit injury management and the rehabilitation pathway. We have also used these sessions to give an RAPTC selection update, this has been delivered by an AAPTI who has recently passed the selection process and gives an opportunity for AAPTI’s to have a Q&A session with one of their peers. Sgt (SI) Ellis and Sgt (SI) Palmer have also assisted with numerous health fairs within the region. The focus of the ERI stand was to educate soldiers on correct movement patterns, with an emphasis on the importance of posterior chain exercises. Soldiers also conducted a series of objective measures and were given exercise advice to help improve these scores if required.
Sgt (SI) Palmer has been busy on the UK North Sport scene. This year he has organised the most participated UK North 6’s Football competition in recent times, with over 20 teams and 250 players in attendance. He has also assisted in the organisation
of the UK North Badminton Championships and UK North Swimming & Water polo Championships. Due to the success of those well organised competitions he was requested to organise the RMP Corps Swimming Championships. Despite the first race resulting in a shoulder dislocation the remainder of the event went swimmingly well.
Sgt (SI) Ellis has took the lead of the Defence Health and Wellbeing Advisor (DHWA) at the RRU. Health and wellbeing education on RRU courses have shown to enhance rehabilitation and recovery from MSKI. His infectious delivery style engages the RRU course personnel, which allows for a healthy interactive discussion on how service personnel can positively influence their own health habits. He has also completed a Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia (TSK) audit. The TSK questionnaire was developed to measure the fear of movement related to chronic lower back pain and the audit results show that the RRU course has a positive effect on TSK scores with patients showing an almost 70% improvement.
From an RTSA perspective I have been able to get out to the bazaars more often offering assurance and guidance where possible to ERI’s and Physios at regional PCRFs. This is a part of the role that I enjoy as I get to see first-hand the quality of treatment and care that our regional staff are providing to their patient cohort. It also provides an opportunity to have a good catch up with a brew in the local coffee shop. As this will be my final submission for the RRU prior to my move to Gibraltar, I would like to thank all the staff that I have worked with during my tenure and for their continued hard work to ensure that the quality of the clinical output always remains at the highest level.
ERI’s teaching on UK North AAPTI’s CPD day-1
UK North RAPTCI’s officiating RMP Swimming Gala