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New brain injury centre to be opened

Health chiefs have announced that a new £10million rehabilitation centre for adults recovering from brain injury is to be created at a historic Glasgow mansion.

The facility is the first of its type in Scotland and will include leisure facilities, supported accommodation and respite care. It comes only weeks after brain injury charities complained of a lack of services for young people recovering from the condition, and so will be greeted with relief by many.

The centre will be based at the C-listed Acre House in the Maryhill area of the city, and will be run by Lambhill Court who already own a number of elderly care homes nearby. It was formerly owned by Glasgow University and was sold in 2005 for more than £500,000.

Nearly 3,000 Glaswegians suffer a brain injury every year, more than any other city in Britain, with the majority of injuries caused by drunkenness, violence and car accidents. The new facility will cater for up to 200 patients at a time and so will take some of the strain off the already struggling local services.

Arti Poddar, operations director of Lambhill Court, said, “We have been told by our health board contacts there is a need for this kind of service for young people in Glasgow.

“This will be the first of its kind to offer living, rehabilitation and leisure services under one roof.”