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Water issue delays the opening of centre 'to transform rehab care'

Loughborough Echo

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November 26, 2025

THE opening of a £105 million NHS facility tipped to transform rehabilitation care across the country has been delayed.

- By JOEL MOORE

Water issue delays the opening of centre 'to transform rehab care'

Miriam Duffy outside the centre

The 70-bed National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC), which will help people recover from serious injuries and illnesses, was scheduled to admit its first patients this week, but has been held up by the quality of the water system, which does not meet safety and quality standards.

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