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Trust joins national End PJ Paralysis campaign to get patients moving

20 Apr 2018

Lucy Flanagan, director of nursing at WVT (in red uniform) and healthcare staff mark the launch of End PJ Paralysis campaign

Trust joins national End PJ Paralysis campaign to get patients moving. Wye Valley NHS Trust (WVT) is appealing to relatives, carers and friends of patients to help support a national campaign to get patients up and dressed to improve their mobility and recovery, by bringing in their loved ones own clothes and slippers. The national End PJ Paralysis 70 day challenge, which runs from 17 April to 26 June, aims to achieve 1 million patient days of patients being up dressed and mobilised, where possible.

Minor Injury Unit at Leominster Community Hospital closed this afternoon (19.4.18)

19 Apr 2018

The Minor Injury Unit at Leominster Community Hospital will not be open this afternoon (Thursday, April 19) due to staff sickness.

Trust to hold open day for potential recruits

16 Apr 2018

Wye Valley NHS Trust is to hold an open day event to give anyone considering a job as nurse a taste of what life at the Trust is like.

Young patients swap their wards for labs for behind the scenes visit at Hereford County Hospital

06 Apr 2018

Lead Pharmacist, Oncology and Technical Services, Andy Hedges, right, shows Alesha and Taya the area where chemotherapy infusions are prepared.

Two young patients at Hereford County Hospital got a rare glimpse behind the scenes when they donned white coats and visited the laboratories and pharmacy manufacturing team.

Local sculptor donates piece of his work to Hereford County Hospital

29 Mar 2018

Paul Caton pictured with the donated sculpture ‘Zenith’

A local sculptor has donated a piece of his work to Hereford County Hospital to thank staff for the excellent care received during his cancer treatment.

Know where to go for local healthcare services on Easter Bank Holiday weekend

22 Mar 2018

Local NHS Leaders are urging people to use health services wisely during the Easter Bank Holiday weekend (30 March to 2 April).

Visiting restrictions lifted at Bromyard Community Hospital

15 Mar 2018

Visiting restrictions on Linden Ward at Bromyard Community Hospital have been lifted. The restrictions had been put in place following an outbreak of diarrhoea and vomiting.

Patients enjoy Afternoon Tea at Hereford County Hospital

14 Mar 2018

Patients enjoy Afternoon Tea

Patients at Hereford County Hospital took part in an Afternoon Tea event, on Wednesday March 14, to mark Nutrition and Hydration Week 2018.

Visiting restrictions on Linden ward at Bromyard Community Hospital (1)

12 Mar 2018

One ward at Bromyard Community Hospital, has been closed to visitors due to cases of diarrhoea and vomiting (suspected Norovirus). As a preventative measure visiting to Linden ward at Bromyard Community Hospital has been stopped to prevent the further spread of diarrhoea and vomiting which is affecting some patients.

Call for volunteers to inspect local hospitals food and cleanliness

08 Mar 2018

The quality of hospital food, the cleanliness of wards and the privacy and dignity of patients at the county’s hospitals are to be put under the microscope by members of the public in the coming months. People who have had experience of their local hospital will carry out spot checks as part of a government initiative to drive improvements to hospital environments.