To strive to champion and respond to the needs of people with a SCI. We are committed to working with charitable and statutory organisations and other healthcare organisations to promote a continuum of rehabilitative care.
We do this through the delivery of a high-quality spinal rehabilitation service, education and an integrated sports and arts programme. Research and post graduate education have an existing and developing role in ensuring the NSIC is at the forefront of knowledge.

The NSIC is the oldest and biggest spinal centre in the UK and one of the largest in the world.
It was founded by Professor Sir Ludwig Guttman in 1944 to treat servicemen after World War 2, and it has provided a continuous service since then.
Stoke Mandeville hospital, where the NSIC is located, is the birthplace of the Paralympics, which started in 1948 with sports such as archery to promote competition and exercise among the patients.

We have a wealth of experience in looking after people with SCI, but it’s not about being the biggest or the oldest - it’s about working with you as a person and with all of our team, to get you as healthy as possible and use every nerve and muscle you have to get the best outcome.

This is a huge task. Hopefully, the information we supply here and in person will allow you to see how living with spinal cord injury can be, and give you the opportunity to go forward from here. The rehabilitation starts here - it is different for everyone and people need to approach it at their own speed and that is okay.