It is with immense sadness and regret that we inform you that Queen Elizabeth’s Foundation for Disabled People (QEF) will commence a wind down programme from 11th November 2025.
This process is expected to take 28 days to allow time for alternative placements to be found for residential clients at our Care and Rehabilitation Centre, and to honour commitments to other clients to the best extent possible.
At the end of this period, QEF intends to file for administration.
We have worked tirelessly over the last year to try and save the charity, exploring numerous options to improve its finances, but unfortunately there wasn’t a viable solution that met all the necessary requirements to overcome the challenging financial situation QEF faced.
It has been our privilege to support disabled people for over 90 years, providing expert services that have changed many lives, and we are deeply saddened that it cannot continue.
Our priorities right now are to work with funding bodies to ensure clients find suitable alternative placements and to support our remarkable staff during this difficult time.
QEF’s Care and Rehabilitation Centre is a specialist Level 2B Neuro Rehabilitation service, with flexible client pathways to meet commissioners’ needs. A multi-disciplinary team of specialist therapists, nurses and care staff, supported by a GP and Consultant, enable people to rebuild core skills after an acquired brain injury, spinal injury or stroke and provide complex neurological care to people with long term neurological conditions.
The Consultant plays a key role in defining the service; leading on complex admission decisions, attending weekly client reviews, overseeing medical decisions and shaping the future development of the service.
Dr. Jonathan Mamo says: “I am looking forward to working closely with the team at QEF and to support their delivery of excellent neuro rehabilitation in a friendly, comfortable environment. The facilities are fantastic with each person having their own en-suite bedroom and the team are dedicated to supporting clients individual goals and medical needs. We have already delivered refresher Spasticity management training to enhance the delivery of this key intervention in Service.”
QEF’s Head of Clinical Services, Jenny de Canha says; “I am delighted to be working with Dr. Mamo. His expertise in the field of rehabilitation medicine and hands on approach to supporting the Service will undoubtably inspire the whole team. We are already developing exciting new approaches such as technology-assisted therapy and neurologic music therapy. I look forward to developing new innovative practices and upskilling our clinical team with Dr Mamo so that we can further enhance the quality of care and effectiveness of our rehab interventions.”