Having completed 29 years’ service as a police officer, my visit to the Police Treatment Centre in Auchterarder in August was my first experience of the Centre. I attended f(...)
Read moreI badly injured my shoulder 2 years ago, requiring surgery in 2025 with a massive repair. I was struggling to rehab from the surgery, this was compounded by suddenly and unexp(...)
Read moreI first attended the PTC at Castlebrae in 1996, having sustained a neck injury on duty some 12 years earlier with recurring issues over the years. Having a treatment centre (...)
Read moreI’ve had the great fortune to have received treatment at Castlebrae, both as a serving and now retired officer. I’ve attended for both physio and well being. The q(...)
Read moreI am a serving Police Officer of 10 years and I’ve always contributed to the PTC however, didn’t necessarily know I needed their support until recently. During a(...)
Read moreFrom the minute I stepped though the door at the PTC in Harrogate I was made to feel at ease. Every single member of staff I came across in my 2 weeks, from the cleaners to nu(...)
Read moreThe PTC became the place that I didn’t even know I needed to be. An experience and opportunity that gave me so much more than I can put into words. To find out that the well(...)
Read moreI found my weeks stay to be beyond excellence. It was the week before Christmas and the centre was tastefully decorated inside and in particular externally. All the staff from(...)
Read moreFollowing a number of years of increasing arthritic pain in my right knee, in early August I had a partial knee replacement. I was aware that physiotherapy is key to a satisfa(...)
Read moreOne of the PTC’s very own Trustees, Elaine McCormill, found herself attending the Charity’s Auchterarder Centre, Castlebrae, in October 2025, not as a Trustee, but(...)
Read more‘I want to thank everyone at the Police Treatment Centres following my stay in July 2025, I encourage everyone to support the centres in the fantastic work they do. I ha(...)
Read moreI want to say thank you the teams at both Harrogate and Auchterarder who have helped me turn my life around and put me back together. I attended Harrogate in the Summer of 202(...)
Read more“I spent two weeks at the PTC in Harrogate in August for physio following an operation. I was able to focus on my recovery with a programme of classes and daily physiotherap(...)
Read moreFrom the moment that I walked into Police Treatment Centre in Harrogate, I immediately felt at ease. Each member of staff did their job with great care, nothing ever seeming t(...)
Read moreI have paid into the PTC since I joined in 2003. In the last couple of years a couple of injuries on duty have caught up with me and impacted my work and home life. Initially (...)
Read moreMy experience at the Police Treatment Centres Auchterarder was nothing short of exceptional! I attended the residential Psychological Wellbeing two-week programme. The centre (...)
Read more
