FLINT HOUSE POLICE REHABILITATION | Meet James

A Metropolitan Police officer who was helped by Flint House on three separate occasions following a car crash has spoken about how the Charity has helped his physical and mental health.

Metropolitan Police officer James Sarson, who has 21 years’ service, said the first time he came to Flint House he arrived on crutches and left without them.

He said of his accident: “I was driving home from work and someone pulled out on me; I had to swerve and then someone hit me head-on. I was in a coma, with a broken back, broken knees, a fractured sternum, and part of my stomach had to be removed.

“When I came out of the coma I had to have intense physio and learn to walk again. I was in a wheelchair for a while.

“When I went to Flint House three months after the accident, I was on crutches. I left not needing them – so thank you very much.”

A few months later, James needed to come back for more physio, but he was still struggling with his mental health. So later that year he returned to Flint House for help with his wellbeing.

He said: “I met some incredible people. I went to the wellbeing introduction day and there were nine other people in that room. Everyone introduced themselves and explained what had happened to them, and I thought my story’s nothing compared to theirs, I’m one of the lucky ones.”

He continued: “Those two weeks were brilliant, I met some great people and some of them inspired me in ways that I sort of couldn’t believe. So I thought, I want to harvest this and do something with it, so that’s how the motivational speeches came about, to raise money for Flint House.”

For less than the cost of a coffee a week your donation gives you access to all the residential, virtual and outpatient services Flint House provides. If you’re a serving or retired officer, you can join the Flint House family and make use of all the Physical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Support services as soon as you sign up.

Serving Officers
If you’re a serving officer, of any rank you can become part of the Flint House community and begin to access our world class physiotherapy, fitness and mental health services as soon as your first donation has been processed.

Your monthly donation of just £7.37 per month – that’s less than 2 tanks of petrol a year – is easy to set-up by Direct Debit via our website.

Retired Officers
If you’re a former officer in receipt of a police pension you can still use Flint House. We can help put you in an all round better place to enjoy a well-earned retirement after a life of public service. A regular donation of £5 per month, just £60 a year, or less than one takeaway coffee a week will give you access to Flint House’s leading edge intensive physiotherapy services. Find out more about how we help retired officers via our website.