Changes to visiting arrangements and a number of services are in place. For more details visit our Coronavirus page
News from WVT Trust
Changes to visiting arrangements and a number of services are in place. For more details visit our Coronavirus page
News from WVT Trust
A respiratory consultant at Hereford County Hospital has spoken of her personal battle against COVID-19 and how she’s happy to be “first in the queue” to get vaccinated.
Read more about Hospital consultant shares her personal battle with COVID-19 (2)
Hospital midwives had the best start to the New Year with the arrival of the first babies to be born at Hereford County Hospital, on Friday 1 January 2021.
Read more about New Year celebrations for babies born at Hereford County Hospital
There was room at the hospital on Christmas Day for a Hereford family with the arrival of a baby boy – a perfect festive gift.
Read more about Midwives help to deliver perfect Christmas gift
A little bit of history was made at Hereford County Hospital when the Urology team became the first in Europe to use a new type of cystoscope.
Wye Valley NHS Trust has amended the visiting arrangements at its hospitals to further protect patients, visitors and staff in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Wye Valley NHS Trust is asking that only patients who have pre-arranged appointments or pre-agreed visits, or those who need urgent A&E treatment, attend Hereford County Hospital.
The visiting restrictions put in place earlier this year to protect patients, visitors and staff in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, are being eased at Herefordshire’s hospitals this week.
Read more about WVT welcomes visitors back into its Herefordshire hospitals
Five-year-old Oliwia is one of the bravest five year olds we know! She was diagnosed with cancer in June last year and has undergone intense oncology treatment between Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospital and Wye Valley NHS Trust.
Read more about Brave Oliwia rings end of treatment bell in her Nan’s garden
Wye Valley NHS Trust has paid tribute to the many volunteers who have “made the difference” during the coronavirus pandemic.
Read more about Volunteers “made the difference” at Wye Valley NHS Trust
Wye Valley NHS Maternity, Health Visiting, Children's Centre Services, Maternity Voice Partnership, Public Health and voluntary bodies including NCT have got together to have a joined approach to celebrate World Breastfeeding Week from July 31 – August 7. Their aims are to normalise and raise the profile of breastfeeding in Herefordshire, and to publicise the support on offer locally and nationally, even whilst in the midst of a pandemic.
Read more about Trust celebrates World Breastfeeding Week 2020
John Burnett
Communication and engagement manager
Tel: 01432 372928
Email: John.Burnett@wvt.nhs.uk
Amanda Millichip
Communications officer
Tel: 01432 355444 Ext: 5105
Email: Amanda.Millichip@wvt.nhs.uk
Fiona Gurney
Communications officer
Tel: 01432 355444 Ext: 5105
Email: Fiona.gurney@wvt.nhs.uk
Postal address:
Wye Valley NHS Trust
The County Hospital
Trust Headquarters
Union Walk
Hereford
HR1 2ER
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