DARCY Ward could be transferred back to a British hospital today with Australia team manager Mark Lemon set to enlist the help of spinal injury foundation Wings for Life.

The 23-year-old's condition was stablised by a two-and-a-half hour operation but question marks remain over injuries he sustained riding in Poland on Sunday.

In a press conference this lunchtime, further details of Ward's injuries were not released after his family asked for the information to remain confidential.

Speaking to speedwaygp.com, Lemon said: “We’re liaising with the insurance companies in Australia to get him back to the UK as soon as possible. He was due to have surgery on his wrist and we can then hopefully get him back. He’s stable enough to be moved.

“We just want to get Darcy moved closer to home. It helps when you’re in an English-speaking country. 

“As good as the Polish hospitals are, we want to get him back to the UK and give him some more familiar surroundings. It makes it a bit easier if he has his support network close by.”

Lemon continued: "Wings for Life deal with elite sportsmen and some groundbreaking research has gone into spinal injuries.

“That was our first port of call and they have been very good. Everyone is working together for the best possible outcome.”

Zielona Gora team doctor Robert Zapotoczny confirmed that Ward would return to England today or tomorrow.

Ward's mother is due to fly to England to be at her son's side.

Zapotoczny said: “First of all, I spoke to Darcy yesterday and his closest family too – I mean his father, who arrived yesterday.

“His father gave no permission to reveal any specific information. George Ward asked me for forbearance because of the family’s pain.

“The condition of Darcy is better than on Monday. His mental condition especially is better and he doesn’t need so much pain relief right now. Davey Watt and Chris Holder are constantly by his side to support him, so Darcy is even able to smile sometimes.

“A transfer to a UK clinic is planned today. The flight will be in a few hours today or tomorrow morning.

“The case is difficult, but there is a glimmer of hope. Hope you cannot take from anybody. Now Darcy faces a very intensive process of rehabilitation, psychologically and physically.

“England was chosen as a place of further treatment because we came to the conclusion that psychological rehabilitation will be the most important thing at the moment.

“It will be better to conduct this in an English-speaking country. Psychological care is difficult, so the patient has to receive this in his mother tongue.

“One of the clinics is located not far from his UK house. He could be surrounded by family and his closest friends. Also the other riders live nearby.”