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Hospital staff

A whole host of hospital staff have been involved with our Paralympic Heritage; from the early days, supporting the rehabilitation of spinal patients at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, through to the medical teams who support the athletes competing in the modern Paralympic Games.

The hospital staff are an important part of our Paralympic Heritage as they play a vital role in helping athletes to prepare for the games and keeping them fit and healthy. Disabled athletes can suffer with a unique set of health issues, for example, people with spinal cord injuries may not be able to sweat, meaning they are prone to overheating during sports activity and this is something their team of medical staff will look out for. Even athletes with the same disability can have different support needs so each athlete needs individualised care and support from the medical staff. The GB Paralympic team has over 30 people in medical support roles across all sports. Find out more about the hospital staff and their Paralympic stories below.

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Margaret Anne Aldous

Margaret Anne Aldous

Margaret Anne Aldous (née Bennett) was a medical photographer at Stoke Mandeville hospital in the 1950s capturing images at the National Spinal Injuries Centre and the early Games. Read more

Published: 27th January, 2021

Updated: 11th October, 2021

Author: Beth Faulkner

Mary Brennan

Mary Brennan

Mary worked as a nurse at Stoke Mandeville from 1953 her husband, Jimmy, had worked there since 1949. From 1970 they ran the rehabilitation hostel in the hospital called the Halfway House. Read more

Published: 11th January, 2018

Updated: 28th January, 2021

Author: Beth Faulkner

Ida Bromley

Ida Bromley

Ida 'Brom' Bromley worked as a physiotherapist at Stoke Mandeville from 1954 until 1977 Read more

Published: 11th December, 2017

Updated: 19th August, 2019

Author: Beth Faulkner

Keith Delderfield

Keith Delderfield

Keith started working at the Stoke Mandeville Sports Centre when it opened in 1969, eventually becoming Assistant Manager. Read more

Published: 11th November, 2017

Updated: 19th August, 2019

Author: Beth Faulkner

Professor Sir Ludwig Guttmann

Professor Sir Ludwig Guttmann

Father of the Paralympic Movement, Dr Guttmann was the medical pioneer who created the Paralympic Games. Read more

Published: 11th October, 2017

Updated: 3rd July, 2021

Author: Beth Faulkner

Douglas Joss

Douglas Joss

Douglas started worked for Aylesbury Council and was seconded to help with the organisation of the 1984 Paralympic Games at Stoke Mandeville. Read more

Published: 11th September, 2017

Updated: 13th November, 2019

Author: Beth Faulkner

Robert King

Robert King

Robert worked at the Stoke Mandeville Sports Centre and was heavily involved in the organisation of the 1984 Paralympic Games. Read more

Published: 11th August, 2017

Updated: 13th November, 2019

Author: Beth Faulkner

Eva Loeffler

Eva Loeffler

Eva is the daughter of Sir Ludwig Guttmann. She trained as a physiotherapist and worked briefly alongside her father at Stoke Mandeville in the 1950s. Read more

Published: 11th July, 2017

Updated: 25th November, 2021

Author: Beth Faulkner

Professor Wagih El-Masri

Professor Wagih El-Masri

Wagih El-Masri came to Stoke Mandeville in 1971 and trained under Sir Ludwig Guttmann Read more

Published: 11th June, 2017

Updated: 18th September, 2019

Author: Beth Faulkner

Joan Newton

Joan Newton

Joan Newton was a nurse at Stoke Mandeville from 1948 to 1952, when she left to marry Harry who was one of the patients she had nursed on the spinal ward. Read more

Published: 11th May, 2017

Updated: 18th September, 2019

Author: Beth Faulkner

Joan Scruton

Joan Scruton

Joan was Sir Ludwig Guttman's assistant at the Spinal Injuries Unit at Stoke Mandeville Read more

Published: 11th April, 2017

Updated: 20th February, 2018

Author: Beth Faulkner

Dr John Silver

Dr John Silver

Dr John Silver first worked for Professor Sir Ludwig Guttmann at Stoke Mandeville in 1956 and then succeeded him as the director of the Spinal Injuries Centre. Read more

Published: 11th March, 2017

Updated: 12th September, 2019

Author: Beth Faulkner

Jean Stone

Jean Stone

Jean Stone worked as an occupational therapist in Scotland and worked with the GB and Scottish teams at the Paralympic and Commonwealth Games. She helped organise the 1984 Paralympics at Stoke Mandeville. Read more

Published: 11th February, 2017

Updated: 28th February, 2022

Author: Beth Faulkner

Dot Tussler

Dot Tussler

Dot Tussler started at Stoke Mandeville in 1982 and is now one of the longest-serving physiotherapists working at the hospital. Read more

Published: 11th January, 2017

Updated: 25th May, 2022

Author: Beth Faulkner

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