Wye Valley NHS Trust

Our duties The Trust is committed to the development of an organisational culture that promotes equality and celebrates diversity. As a public sector organisation we have a legal obligation under the Equality Act 2010 to promote equality for nine protected characteristics: Age Disability Gender reassignment Pregnancy and maternity Race including nationality and ethnicity Religion or belief (includes no belief) Sex Sexual orientation Marriage and civil partnership Public Sector Equality Duty The Public Sector Equality Duty was created by the Equality Act and has two parts; the general duty and the specific duty. The general equality requires us to have regard…

The Trauma and Orthopaedic Department at Wye Valley NHS Trust assesses and treats disorders of bone, joint, muscle, tendon, ligaments and nerves. This includes fractures, arthritis and sports injuries. Outline of the Department For more information please click on the required service below.  You will find the contact details for these consultants on the right side of this website page. Orthopaedic consultants Mr Iain Bissell Mr Darren Clark Mr Laith Majeed Mr Matthew Oakley Mr Peter Shewell Mr David Powers Mr Chandra Rao Mr Chris Paliobeis Mr Zaid Al-Wattar Mr Vijai Ranawat Mr Matthews Mr El-Refaiy Other Clinicians Ms Tonia Chester The…

Visiting arrangements and virtual visiting We have eased visiting on a number of our wards. Find out more. Helping you stay in touch with patients. We have some alternative ways that you can stay in touch with loved ones who are in hospital. Information Hub and signposting for patients, carers and visitors – we’re here to help  Our Information Hub and signposting service is available for patients, carers and visitors, which is located at Hereford County Hospital, opposite main reception. The Information Hub is run jointly with WVT trained volunteers and patient advice and liaison staff, in partnership with Talk Community.  Our…

How to make a referral Referrals should be made using the childrens occupational therapy referral form below and emailed directly to the team using the email address provided on the referral form. Who can refer? Referrals are accepted from Health Care Professionals, Social Care Teams, and Education.The forms below are being updated, please ensure referrals using these forms are emailed to the updated email address below. Referrals should be made using this form Referral guidelines for children's occupational therapy Referral advice line for those referring to the service Our Children’s occupational therapy referral advice and duty phone line is now completed…

Funeral arrangements The maternity staff will be able to support you in choosing and arranging a funeral for your baby, this may be a burial or cremation. It is important to know, there is no rush and you will be supported and signposted throughout this decision. Remembering your baby The name of your baby will be put into a Book of Remembrance which rests open on the relevant month in the hospital chapel. These names will be read out at our yearly Baby Memorial Service which happens every year in July.If this is something you wish to opt out of,…

Helping you stay in touch with patients. We have some alternative ways that you can stay in touch with loved ones who are in hospital as follows: For community hospitals - please arrange this directly with their reception staff Virtual visit via video call - if your relative does not have access to video call via their own mobile device, the ward may be able to arrange a short video call - please speak to the ward about this.  Connected hearts – we can provide you and your loved one with matching fabric hearts to help maintain a connection. Thinking of you - inpatient letter…

Back to Orthopaedics Mr Iain Bissell Job Title: Consultant Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgeon and Associate Medical DirectorSpecial interests: Foot and Ankle SurgeryAppointed to Hereford County Hospital 2007 Qualifications Mr Bissell studied medicine at St. Bartholomew's Hospital London, graduating in 1994. His orthopaedic training was in Oxford and Southampton; completed with fellowships in limb construction with Roger Atkins and foot and ankle surgery with James Calder. Since 2007 he has offered a comprehensive Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle service, including Trauma. He has served as Clinical Director for Trauma and Orthopaedics, during which time the department expanded its’ Upper Limb and Foot and Ankle…

Hereford County Hospital The department of Geriatric Medicine at Hereford County Hospital provides comprehensive, multidisciplinary care for older people across inpatient, outpatient, and community settings. Our services focus on holistic assessment, rehabilitation, and supporting patients to live well and independently.  Our services  Inpatient Care We provide inpatient care across the following wards. Each ward is supported by a dedicated multidisciplinary team, with daily collaborative working to ensure high-quality, patient-centred care.  Ashgrove Ward Garway Ward Dinmore Ward Orthogeriatric medicine Patients admitted with femoral fractures are cared for directly by the Geriatric Medicine team on Dinmore Ward. Care is delivered jointly with the Trauma…

We aim to provide a quality of care we would want for ourselves, our family and friends, and every year we receive more than 5000 compliments about our staff and services.  We hope that you will tell us when we have got things right for you and also when things did not go so well. It is very important to us that we hear from you so that we can continually improve our services.  How to contact us Website  Please feedback any questions, queries, compliments, comments or complaints to Wye Valley NHS Trust using our feedback form. A member of the…

The Children's Hearing Centre receives referrals from: Newborn Hearing Screening Programme (NHSP) General Practitioners (GP's) Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) Consultants Paediatricians Health Visitors Speech and Language Therapists School Nurses School Hearing Screener If you are concerned about your child’s hearing, please speak to your health visitor or GP about a referral to our service. We aim to see children within 6 weeks of receipt of a referral in most cases, or sooner if there is an urgent need (for example post-meningitis, or if there is a sudden change in hearing).