Wye Valley NHS Trust

Press office We request that all press and media enquiries are directed to communications team, Press Office, in the first instance. We will endeavour to respond to your request promptly. The press office at the Trust is contactable:  Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, excluding Bank/Public holidays.    We have a duty of care to our patients, service users, their carers, and staff on Trust premises. This means that interviews, filming or photography cannot be carried out on the Trust sites without the express permission of the communications team. All requests for interviewing/photographing patients or staff must be made through…

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Herefordshire Cardiac Rehabilitation Service The County Hospital The old chapel Hereford Herefordshire HR1 2ER The Team Stephen Heptinstall- Cardiac AHP/CNS lead Angie Harvard- Clinical Nurse Specialist Cardiac Rehabilitation Gail Dyer- Senior Cardiac Rehabilitation Nurse Hazel Poyner- Senior Cardiac Rehabilitation Nurse Julia Brazier- Senior Cardiac Rehabilitation Nurse Jo Lambe- Senior Cardiac Rehabilitation Nurse Richard Deneven- Cardiac Rehabilitation Nurse Telephone 01432 364205 Email Cardiacrehab.department@nhs.net   Monday to Friday 08:30am to 04:00pm

We are a consultant led service, providing anaesthesia for over 15,000 surgical cases per annum. We strive to deliver the highest standards of care, working in close conjunction with other departments in the hospital. We embrace innovation and continually deliver care within clinical governance guidelines. Outline of the Department Our department has state of the art equipment to ensure that we provide the best clinical care to our patients. This includes ultrasound machines to facilitate pain relief blocks and Doppler monitors to assess patients under anaesthesia. Among our team of consultants who all deliver anaesthesia to surgical specialties, we have…

Wye Valley NHS Trust currently works with a large number of organisations and suppliers to maintain the day to day running of the Trust. Our business partners and trading ethos Currently, we do business with over 4,000 suppliers every year and our supplier base is constantly growing. This covers all aspects of sales and service. From medical and surgical, furniture and stationery, legal and consultancy, laboratory equipment and supplies, clothing and IT to name but a few. We welcome your business and we work hard to establish long and mutually beneficial relationships with our suppliers. Always striving to exceed expectations.…

  Patients should all be seen within 4 weeks of a referral Patients with a new diagnosis will be seen within 2 weeks of a referral Continued support from the service is offered All aspects of wellness, illness and social care benefits are assessed Prompt correct referrals to other health care professionals are actioned and followed up Patients have access to the most correct up-to-date information available Patients needing modifying treatments are assessed at an appropriate time Relapsing patients are triaged and treated within a 10 day timeframe The model of delivery encompasses: Health promotion for people newly diagnosed with MS…

The County Hospital Vascular Service The County Hospital offers a combined Vascular Service with Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. The role of the Vascular Service is to assess and treat patients with arterial and venous disease and conditions. Types of patients seen Patients seen range from those with varicose veins to strokes, aneurysms, gangrene, and claudication. Vascular Surgeons and Clinics There are two vascular surgeons based at The County Hospital. Outpatient clinics are held on: Tuesday mornings Wednesday afternoons Alternate Monday afternoons The surgeons are supported at these clinics by the Clinical Vascular Scientist based in the Vascular Unit. Patients…

Information audiology (hearing) department at Wye Valley NHS Trust

Perinatal describes the time from pregnancy up until a year after you’ve had your baby. Pregnancy, birth and looking after a baby are life changing events and with it, which although are mostly positive, can also be challenging. Many new parents will go through a huge variety of emotions during this time and some may struggle. If you are experiencing difficult feelings and they are having an effect on your daily life, it may be that you have mental health difficulties. Below is listed the range of mental health difficulties that new mothers may experience.  Signs/symptoms of perinatal depression (PND)…

The aim of this parents’ guide is to ensure all parents receive information about the Infant Feeding Policy.