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(Left to right) Horder Centre Trustee Chris Stebbing, George Cohen, Trustee Robyn Leigh and Head of HR and Public Relations Manager Glenda Rogers.

FOOTBALL star George Cohen MBE, who played in the legendary 1966 World Cup winning England side, has praised orthopaedic centre of excellence The Horder Centre as “wonderful”.

Ex Fulham player George was guest of honor at an exclusive charity day for invited guests of the Centre in Crowborough, which treats people of all ages with arthritis and other orthopaedic conditions.

The former full back himself suffered arthritis in his knee following a cartilage injury which eventually ended his career in 1969 at the age of just 29. He went on to have a knee replacement operation.

George agreed to speak at the event, entertaining people with fascinating stories from the 1966 World Cup campaign and talking about his injury and the treatment available for footballers in his day.

He joined attendees for a tour of the Centre, currently undergoing a major development programme which has seen a state-of-the-art physiotherapy gym created together with a new reception, out-patients area, consulting rooms, extra en-suite patient rooms and a coffee shop.

George Cohen speaks to guests at the Horder Centre

Speaking at The Horder Centre, a charity which treats thousands of patients every year, he said: “It really is wonderful to see the Centre looking so great. The Centre has a lovely feel to it and it is excellent to know that so many people are now being treated here.”

On the use of physiotherapy within the world of sport – a service the Horder Centre offers – he said: “In my day, physio machines used to turn up at the club but no one told us how they worked. I recall one had a strap that was turned up so high we shot up in the air.

“Now physios are incredibly well trained and qualified and there is no doubt physio is helping to extend football and other sporting careers.”

George, who lives in East Sussex, was awarded the MBE in 2000 for his services to football in 1966 along with fellow World Cup teammates Nobby Stiles, Roger Hunt, Alan Ball and Ray Wilson.

Glenda Rogers, HR and Public Relations Manager at the Horder Centre, said: “We are extremely grateful to George for attending the charity day and entertaining us with his fascinating memories of life as a World Cup footballer in that golden 1966 era. The event allowed us to give an invited audience of friends and supporters of the Centre a first-hand look at how the Centre has developed in recent years to become a centre of excellence for orthopaedic care.”

A new report out today from The Health Protection Agency has confirmed that The Horder Centre had no reported cases of meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) or Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) between April 2011 – September 2011.

The HPA has produced the fourth publication of tables of counts of MRSA bacteraemia and CDI within independent organisations. To view the full reports, please click here.

Metal on metal hip replacements:

Following recent media coverage about metal on metal hip replacements causing adverse reactions, we would like to reassure all our hip replacement patients that we have written to anyone who may have received this type of prosthesis at The Horder Centre.

The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) issued an Alert concerning all metal on metal hip replacements in April 2010 and have sent further information in February 2012. This was due to evidence that a small proportion of patients with metal on metal bearings had developed an adverse reaction in the soft tissues around the hip prosthesis.

Any patient requiring further investigations will have been notified in writing and will be recalled annually if required.

Care Quality Commission – Review of Compliance

The Horder Centre received an unannounced inspection by the Care Quality Commission and are delighted to report we achieved full compliance. This means that we successfully met all of the essential standards of quality and safety set by the commission.

Patient feedback that came from the report included:

  “The care is superb”

  “Everyone is brilliant”

  “The care here is brilliant, if you get the chance, this is where to come”

  “Privacy and dignity was maintained at all times”

  “We were involved in decision making and fully informed”

  “The level of cleanliness was very good”

You can read the full report here.

Every year, we publish an impact report detailing how the care we provide here at The Horder Centre makes a difference to our patients and their relatives.

Out latest report has now been completed and is available to download here.

The report includes details of our outcomes, the services we offer and an update on our redevelopment scheme which is now entering its second phase.

Staff receive management awards at a recent awards presentation

Several of our staff have been presented with prestigious leadership and management awards.

Among the awards presented at a recent ceremony at The Centre was the Margaret Fenwick Prize Of Achievement.

Pre-Assessment Sister Eve Prentice scooped the award set up in memory of the late Mrs Fenwick, a former teacher and inspirational business manager. The award is run by training provider ILC Learning, which works with The Horder Centre to deliver Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) accredited or endorsed programmes.

Nominees for the award, presented by Mrs Fenwick’s son Andrew, were judged on punctuality, supporting others, thoroughness, determination, resilience and the ability to ‘go that extra mile’. Second prize went to HR and Training Co-ordinator Sarah Burkin.

Certificates for Leadership and Management were presented to The Horder Centre employees Hazel Haffenden, Gemma Robinson, Samantha Garratty, Debra Stork, Sarah Burkin, Kheira Eyles and Eve Prentice.

Diane Thomas, Chief Executive of The Horder Centre, said: “The ILM certificates and the fantastic Margaret Fenwick Prize Of Achievement allow us to recognise and reward the amazing efforts by all our staff who ensure we deliver the highest quality care to our patients, crucial when striving for the best outcomes.”