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Sept 2020
Harrogate police treatment centre reopens
The police treatment centre in Harrogate will reopen on Monday.
The centre, which provides physiotherapy and psychological rehabilitation services for police officers, has been closed since March due to coronavirus.
The St Andrews treatment facility in Harrogate, previously known as the Northern Police Convalescent Home, has operated on the same site on Harlow Moor Road since 1903.
It is one of two sites run by the Police Treatment Centres charity. The other is located in Perthshire.
The charity supports the recovery of both serving and retired police officers. Its patients primarily serve in the forces of northern England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
The organisation is funded by a voluntary levy of £1.80 a week by police officers.
It will restart its psychological wellbeing programme next week. Physiotherapy services will also recommence but at reduced capacity.
A new wing, scheduled to open in spring 2021, will offer 20 new beds and space for group activities.
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The Stray Ferret recently reported that assaults on police officers and police staff in North Yorkshire rose by almost 60% during lockdown.
In 2019, the charity supported 215 officers from North Yorkshire.
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