Our Rehabilitation Pathway
Every survivor’s recovery is different, so every pathway is too. We create tailored rehabilitation plans based on each individual’s needs, goals and medical history.
Founded by a Survivor, for Survivors
Founded in 2009 by burns survivor Katie Piper OBE, the Katie Piper Foundation exists so that no one living with burns or traumatic scarring ever feels alone.
We’re the only UK charity offering a complete rehabilitation pathway beyond NHS acute care. Our mission is simple but vital: to ensure every survivor has access to lifelong support – long after the emergency has passed.
We provide clinically led, trauma-informed rehabilitation that supports the whole person – physically, emotionally and psychologically. Whether an injury is recent or decades old, we walk alongside survivors, their families, and loved ones for as long as we’re needed.
We’re the only UK charity offering a complete rehabilitation pathway beyond NHS acute care. Our mission is simple but vital: to ensure every survivor has access to lifelong support – long after the emergency has passed.
We provide clinically led, trauma-informed rehabilitation that supports the whole person – physically, emotionally and psychologically. Whether an injury is recent or decades old, we walk alongside survivors, their families, and loved ones for as long as we’re needed.
Katie Piper Foundation In Action
Michelle is a yoga, breathwork and meditation therapist, working with survivors to help with flexibility and mobilisation.
Our Rehabilitation Pathway
We offer expert-led, personalised rehabilitation that supports the body, mind and self. From physical healing to emotional recovery, we help survivors regain strength, confidence and identity.
Rainford Hall
A place to recover, not just rest Rainford Hall is our specialist residential rehabilitation centre, purpose-built for adult burns survivors.
– Sam, Burns Survivor
Without the Katie Piper Foundation I can honestly say that I would not be here now. All through my journey the whole team have been so amazing and understanding.
Katie's Story
In 2008, Katie Piper survived a brutal acid attack that changed her life forever. Her long recovery- marked by pain, surgery, and emotional rebuilding- showed her something vital: hospital treatment was only the beginning.
She saw the urgent need for something more: long-term, compassionate, expert support that could help survivors rebuild not just physically, but emotionally and psychologically too.
That realisation became her mission. Katie founded The Katie Piper Foundation so no survivor would ever have to walk this journey alone. Because recovery should mean more than survival—it should mean rediscovering life, strength, and hope.
She saw the urgent need for something more: long-term, compassionate, expert support that could help survivors rebuild not just physically, but emotionally and psychologically too.
That realisation became her mission. Katie founded The Katie Piper Foundation so no survivor would ever have to walk this journey alone. Because recovery should mean more than survival—it should mean rediscovering life, strength, and hope.
