Latest News VE celebrations 5th May 2020 Dr Guttmann's contribution as a refugee Vicky Hope Walker, CEO of NPHT, talks about 'The Contribution of the Refugees' leaflet which recognised Professor Sir Ludwig Guttmann's work at the National Spinal Injuries Centre, treating servicemen who had sustained spinal cord injuries in World War II. He was also refugee, a German Jew who arrived in the UK in 1939. Manage Cookie Preferences