Wye Valley NHS Trust

Herefordshire Cardiac Services are based at The County Hospital. The service consists of the following: Cardiology department Coronary Care Unit and Lugg Ward Wye Valley Community Diagnostic Centre The Angiography Suite Herefordshire Cardiac Services consists of a dedicated multi-disciplinary team which provides an effective and efficient service, and all work to improve the health of the people of Herefordshire with heart problems. The service aims to treat patients as individuals and ensure that each patient experiences an integrated and seamless service appropriate to his or her needs. Useful Links Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham Wolverhampton Hospitals Worcester Royal Hospital University Hospital…

The main entrance of the The County Hospital is located in Stonebow Road. The maps below show where the hospital is situated, along with locations of the main departments and wards. Main routes into Hereford (links to Google Maps) Ward/Department map Map of hospital site Walking is often the quickest and easiest way to get around the city, if you are able to do this.  Walking routes across Hereford.  Please find below information about bus and train travel, travelling by car, parking charges and concessions, parking for disabled people, community hospital parking and help with travel costs. Bus and train travel…

The Children’s Hearing Centre is a department that provides a friendly and approachable service for all children aged 16 and below. We work with families and carers to deliver an accessible service which aims to provide early identification, assessment and treatment for children of all ages and abilities. Our department consists of Senior Audiologists, Clinical Scientists, Audiology Assistants and Administrative Support who are here to answer your enquiries. We work closely with our colleagues in the Newborn Hearing Screening Programme, Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) Department, Paediatricians, the Education Support Service for Hearing Impaired Children (ToHI/Hearing Support Team) and our…

Key workers The key workers provide support and information to patients and their families. They are based at the Macmillan Renton Unit, Hereford County Hospital. They co-ordinate your gynae-oncology care and liaise with all other health professionals involved in your care. Their aim to ensure there is continuity for you.  Find out about the Macmillan Renton Unit. Karen Gow is the gynaecology cancer clinical nurse specialists (CNS)/ keyworker based at Hereford County Hospital. She is available to support you from the point of diagnosis onwards. Her aim is to try and reduce the stress and anxiety that you and your family…

The Podiatry department provides care to patients who have a significant foot condition and a relevant medical history.  Many of these patients require ongoing treatment. We aim to keep patients feet healthy and pain free, thereby enable patients to remain mobile, independent and active for as long as possible. We treat a wide range of, mainly painful, foot conditions and aim to identify the cause and, where possible, seek a resolution. Treating both painful and painless foot conditions enables patients to remain mobile for as long as possible. Where lesions are painless this often increases the risk of developing ulceration…

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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…

What is it? Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is a supervised programme of exercise and education, designed for the treatment of people with a long-term lung condition who are troubled by breathlessness.  Who is it for? If you have any of the following conditions you may benefit from Pulmonary Rehabilitation: • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) • Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) • Bronchiectasis Who and where we are we? The Pulmonary Rehabilitation services within Wye Valley NHS trust is run by the Physiotherapy team who deliver the Pulmonary Rehab programme to patients throughout Herefordshire.  It is currently based off site at Hinton…

The Ockenden Report was published in December 2020 and contained 7 immediate and Essential Actions for all Maternity Trusts. Information about the Ockenden Report is available on the NHS website. Take a look at some of the ways, outlined below, that we are implementing these actions at Wye Valley NHS Trust. Wye Valley NHS Trust is proud of the safe and kind service we provide to women and their families, but it’s important to always strive for improvement. Every member of staff has a part to play. Please contact our Matron for Quality and Safety if you have any ideas or…

Mission Statement Our goal is to ensure every individual and every family are offered the opportunity to donate organs and tissues of their loved ones after they’ve died. We hope that from their own personal tragedy, donor families will gain comfort in knowing they have transformed other peoples lives in a uniquely positive way Give the gift of life There is a critical shortage of organs and the gap between the number of organs donated and the number of people waiting for a transplant is increasing all the time. What is organ donation? Organ donation is the gift of an…