We encourage all patients to take an active role in their care, and we want to make sure your follow up appointments work better for you. We know that attending appointments can be time consuming, costly and cause worry. We are learning from you that follow up appointments are not always useful or needed. Now, you and your healthcare professional can work together to decide the best option for you, this may include: No follow up appointment at all. A follow up appointment for an agreed date, for example in six months.- Follow up appointments may be at the hospital,…

We’re delighted to launch our volunteer led Talk Community information Hub at Hereford County Hospital in partnership with Herefordshire Council.

The midwifery led tongue tie clinic for babies at Hereford County Hospitla offers quick and painless tongue-tie divisions to make it easier for babies to feed. Dedicated midwives are specially trained to carry out the minor procedure on babies who are up to ten weeks old. The clinic brings treatment closer to home for parents and their babies.

The County Hospital children's ward has been transformed into a colourful magical wonderland thanks to a local artist. Nurses on the children's ward, inspired by the work of local artist, Tom Roberts, fundraised for the design of a mural, to create a welcoming, familiar, and colourful environment for the children they care for. The beautiful mural meanders through the corridors, playroom, treatment rooms and patient bays and gives a brighter outlook for the children, parents and staff. The mural gives the children a focal point to help distract them when having procedures, and helps aid their recovery by creating a…

The Neurophysiology department at The County Hospital provides a comprehensive neurophysiology diagnostic service to both inpatients and outpatients. Investigations include EEG (Electroencephalogram), Ambulatory EEG, Multiple Sleep Latency Testing and Evoked Responses. The service also provides physiologist and consultant led nerve conduction studies and consultant only electromyography (EMG). We accept GP referrals for most of our investigations.  All GP referrals can now be made via the NHS e-referral system. The department consists of a Service Manager, Consultant Neurophysiologist, 2 Clinical Physiologists, a Medical Secretary and an Administrative Assistant. Links with other Services The department works closely with the neurology, paediatric and…

Would you like an opportunity to get involved in the Patient Engagement Forum and help support and shape the patient care we provide?  The Patient Engagement Forum meets regularly. Currently this is a virtual meeting. The Forum is led by the patient experience manager and is an informal meeting. People who have been patients, carers and members of our staff attend these meetings. You can discuss with them your experience of our care and how we as an organisation can improve care, where it has not met your expectations. If you would like to attend the Patient Engagement Forum, please…

The Delivery Suite at Hereford County Hospital provides both Consultant-led and Midwife-led care. It is situated on the second floor, adjacent to the Maternity Ward. The Delivery Suite is equipped to meet your needs and you will be offered the full range and choice of pain relief options, depending on your birth plan. Once you’ve had your baby, you’ll move to the Maternity Ward.  Our delivery suite comprises of five, good sized birthing rooms. Each room has an ensuite bathroom, birthing bed and reclining chair for birth partners. We have equipment to help you personalise your room such as projector lights,…

Please find below links to the maternity ward/department website pages, which provide information about these areas including visiting arrangements and contact details.  Early pregnancy assessment unit (EPAU)  This is a clinic which assesses women in early pregnancy who have bleeding or pain (up to 18 weeks of pregnancy). It is located on the second floor of Hereford County Hospital, within the women's health department - contact details. Maternity triage Our maternity triage unit is here to help you day or night. It is located on the second floor at Hereford County Hospital, near to the maternity ward. If you have…

Our three community hospitals, located in the market towns of Leominster, Bromyard and Ross-on-Wye, provide vital healthcare services for the people of Herefordshire and beyond. Each of the hospitals is distinctive and reflects the health needs of the communities they each serve. Our staff members in the hospitals work as close-knit teams and have close links with local groups and organisations. So whether it is rehabilitation following an operation, physiotherapy, endoscopy, palliative care or our various consultant-led clinics, there's always something going on. We're looking to recruit to various posts at these hospitals and would love to hear from you if…

Back to Cardiac Services Rapid Cardiology is a cardiology clinic for patients newly referred for early assessment and investigation of symptoms including chest pain/discomfort, breathlessness and palpitations. The clinics are led by cardiology nurse specialists and cardiology clinical assistants. Patients are assessed and may have further tests such as ECGs, echocardiograms, ambulatory/ECG monitoring or exercise tolerance tests (this is where patients walk on an exercise treadmill with heart and blood pressure monitoring) and myoview scans. These investigations are carried out by cardiac physiologists. A referral to the clinic will be made by your GP or the Emergency Department. Rapid Access…