Patients and visitors are being advised that the main access road into Hereford County Hospital - Stonebow Road - will temporarily become one-way to allow National Grid to carry out works.

The temporary road system will be in place from Monday next week, January 30, to allow work on the substation and cables within Stonebow Road.

Motorists will continue to be able to access the hospital along this road, but traffic leaving the site will have to do so via the Union Walk access road.

Diversion signs will be in place while the work is carried out. The road is expected to be back to full use by Wednesday, February 22.

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Notes to Editors WVT:

• Wye Valley NHS Trust is a provider of health services across Herefordshire and beyond. The Trust exists to improve the wellbeing, independence and health of the people we serve.
• By working closely with our partners, we can make good our promise to deliver a quality of care we would want for ourselves, our families and our friends.
• With an estimated annual turnover of around £295 million, we employ around 3,000 staff. We aim to build new relationships between our staff, patients, service users and their carers with the wider community.

For further information please contact:

Fiona Gurney, communications officer, or John Burnett, Communication and Engagement Manager, Wye Valley NHS Trust: 01432 372928