Wye Valley NHS Trust

We want to make your stay in hospital as comfortable as possible. We aim to provide a quality of care we would want for ourselves, our family and our friends. Preparing for your stay in hospital Find out about preparing for your hospital stay, what to bring with you and access the patient information leaflet. What to do when you arrive at hospital and about your stay Find out what to do when you arive at hospital and about your hospital stay, including privacy and dignity, avoiding blood clots, infection prevention, patient dining, bedside TV, hospital radio, looking after your…

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Registered charity number: 1058898 We are always very appreciate of any donations.   The Trust receives government funding for healthcare, and aims to provide the best possible facilities, equipment and environment for patients, services users, visitors and staff, but there is always more we can do to enhance the healthcare we provide.  We provide many healthcare services across Herefordshire and the surrounding areas; acute care, rehabilitation at community hospitals, and community services such as district nursing, school nursing and health visiting. Each year generous companies and individuals help us to raise much-needed funds and the Trust has benefited over several…

Back to Accident and Emergency main page NHS 111 first If you need medical help fast, but your condition is not life threatening, you can call NHS 111 or visit NHS 111 online.  Available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, the number is free to call and is staffed by trained advisors and experienced clinicians who can assess you, offer advice and direct you to the right place to get the medical care you need as quickly as possible.  If you have a minor injury or illness The list below will help you find alternative NHS services available…

Mission Wye Valley NHS Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, both as service users and visitors to Trust premises. Wye Valley NHS Trust also acknowledges the importance of working with partner agencies to ensure that children have safe, healthy and happy childhoods, with the necessary support which will help them to prepare for adult life. The Trust recognises that safeguarding children is everybody’s business. Expectations Children, Young people and their families receive high quality services, responsive to needs, in a timely and safe manner whether in hospital, the community or within the…

We currently have arrangements for staff discounts in place with many local and national retailers or services. NHS discounts NHS discounts are able to offer discounts and services in the areas of cars and motoring, fashion, health and wellbeing, vouchers gifts, insurance, holidays and helplines. To find out more information on NHS discounts click here Cycle to work We encourage our staff to live healthy lifestyles and as part of this WVT have signed up to the cycle to work scheme. This scheme helps staff with the purchase of a tax-free bike for journeys to and from the workplace and saves approximately…

The Rheumatology Service at Hereford County Hospital focuses on inflammatory arthritis and connective tissue disease. Our service provides: Early diagnosis and long-term management to preserve joint function and prevent major organ damage. Expertise in diagnosis and management of patients with complex systemic inflammatory disease. Special interest in early inflammatory arthritis and vasculitis. Ultrasound service and intra-articular and soft tissue injections. Education and specialist knowledge to patients, their families and carers about their disease, drugs, and monitoring. Rheumatology patient telephone and email advice service. Physiotherapy led clinics for Inflammatory Back Pain, Axial Spondyloarthropathies, Hypermobility Syndromes and Fibromyalgia Peripheral clinic in Llandrindod…

'Martha's Rule' is an important patient safety initiative that gives patients, families, carers and our staff an additional escalation pathway if they are concerned that a patient is acutely deteriorating.

SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disability)

Melissa Mayo - Operational Support Officer – Referral Management Centre Typical day for myself would be supporting the day to day running of the RMC and our staff. We have approx. 35 staff within our department with a mixture of clinic clerks and coordinators for a vast range of services within WVT. My main role is to ensure the smooth running of the RMC each day – From workloads, short notice support, processes and also validation into our services PTL’s (2ww, urgent and routine). Having joined the trust in 2016 as a clinic clerk in the RMC, I was always inspired…