UK: Millions Spent on Recovery Empty Beds?

How the British Army and Help for Heroes spent tens of millions on recovery centres for wounded soldiers where beds are empty 
Daily Mail
By MARK DUELL and LUCY CROSSLEY FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 23:54 EST, 28 September 2015

Network of centres is funded by Army with H4H and Royal British Legion
Half of bedrooms at two biggest facilities 'occupied by serving personnel', although the centres are also used by veterans
Costs allegedly went from £70m over four years to £350m over ten years
Charity founder says 'We are not running a Travelodge. These Centres are helping to rebuild lives'

Royal visit: The Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry open the

Tedworth House recovery centre in May 2013

Tens of millions of pounds has been spent on recovery centres for wounded soldiers where beds have been left empty, it was claimed last night.

The network of centres is funded by the British Army, in partnership with Help for Heroes and the Royal British Legion, to support injured military personnel and veterans.

But only around half of bedrooms at the two largest facilities were reported to have been occupied by serving personnel between August 2013 and January this year.

This figure does not include mentally and physically injured veterans who also use the centres or other visitors. Many facility users only attend during the day.

Lieutenant-Colonel Jonathan Sutton, acting chief of staff on the project, told The Times that he had warned senior officers and the Ministry of Defence about what he said was the army's failure to justify how the money was being spent.

'‘The team used to joke how it was like trying to build an aeroplane while taxiing down the runway,' he said.
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