Wye Valley NHS Trust

The service provides the following: Home visits: For newly diagnosed patients within 2 weeks of their diagnosis. This appointment usually is approximately 2 hours in length For initiation of injection training for the disease modifying training Follow up visit 4 weeks after injection commencement For patients who are in Nursing homes for symptom review and support For patients who are unable to attend clinics for symptom review and support Clinic locations: Sarum House MS Therapy Centre Leominster hospital Ross Hospital Ledbury Hospital Bromyard hospital Kington GP Practice Llandrindod Wells GP Practice Hereford Oxygen & Wellness Therapy Centre Video and Telephone…

Wye Valley Trust Chaplaincy Team provides pastoral, spiritual and religious care to patients, visitors and staff. Our care is available to all, staff and patients of any faith  or those who do not have a faith. The team has lay and ordained members and offers support, prayers or simply a listening ear. We are here to help everyone, patients, relatives and staff. Our team provides a service that supports the trust’s equality and diversity values. We make every effort to ensure that a Chaplain will be available to support you in your time of need.  Due to staffing levels, a…

Back to Rapid Cardiology The two carotid arteries are the main vessels that supply blood to the brain. They originate from the main arteries of the body (the aorta and brachiocephalic artery) in the chest and travel up through the neck and into the skull. Atherosclerosis of the right or left carotid artery is the most common cause of a stroke. A carotid duplex scan is a technique to take a picture of these arteries using sound waves (ultrasound). A sound-wave transducer is placed gently on the neck. The walls and interior of the artery are visualised and the velocity…

             Herefordshire has a far reaching military heritage. At Wye Valley NHS Trust we are proud to support our Armed Forces community. We are committed to ensuring that service military personnel, military veterans and military families get the support and guidance they need when accessing healthcare or seeking a career in healthcare.  Please let us know about your military connection, our patient information system has the facility to record your status.   What we offer  We support patients who have links to the Armed Forces. You can be a: serving member of the forces reservist veteran…

Continuation of Maternity Services during social distancing measures for COVID-19 We appreciate that this is a worrying time for you and your families. In Herefordshire the maternity services team has been working hard to plan how our services will continue to provide safe care during the COVID-19 outbreak.  Click here for more information on our maternity department page. For the latest information on visiting restrictions and birthing partners, click here.

What we do Children’s Physiotherapy is a specialist community physiotherapy service for babies, children and young people living in Herefordshire.  Children’s physiotherapists have additional knowledge and experience of child development and childhood disabilities.  Children’s physiotherapists are responsible for the assessment and physical rehabilitation of children and young people who are identified as having difficulties with the development of gross motor skills and mobility as a result of accident, injury, disease or disability.  They also see children with specific conditions such as Cystic Fibrosis, Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, gait anomalies and life-limiting conditions.  Children’s’ physiotherapists use a variety of…

Whilst Strep A infections are usually mild, they can on rare occasions lead to a more serious infection called Invasive Group A Strep (iGAS). Parents should trust their judgement when their child is poorly. If they believe that their child has scarlet fever or seems seriously unwell, please contact NHS 111 or their GP. Parents and carers who are unsure where best to access help and treatment are encouraged to contact NHS111 by calling 111, or if their child is over the age of 5 using the online service via 111.nhs.uk Parents should call 999 or go to A&E if…

Parkinson's Disease (PD) is a progressive and fluctuating neurological condition affecting movement such as walking, swallowing, and writing. It is also recognised that there are non motor symptoms which also require complex management. The symptoms and nature of PD vary from person to person and the severity of symptoms fluctuates. Referral Criteria are very wide, as the term Parkinsonism covers the following conditions: Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease Cerebral Vascular Parkinsonism Drug Induced Parkinsonism Parkinson's Plus syndromes Lewy Body Dementia and other more rare syndromes Generally Parkinsonism is a long term condition and does not require urgent intervention. Normal response time is…

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We will provide you with information when you attend your appointments at Hereford County Hospital with the Breast service team, as appropriate.  Please find below links to some of this information.  Breast surgery - your first outpatient appointment and procedures Your first appointment and procedures - breast surgery Breast Conditions Breast pain (BCC71) Duct ectasia (BCC82) Hyperplasia and atypical hyperplasia (BCC78) Intraductal papilloma (BCC79) Types of Breast Cancer Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) (BCC39) Invasive ductal breast cancer (BCC210) Medullary breast cancer (BCC185) Tubular breast cancer (BCC201) Invasive lobular breast cancer (BCC45) Inflammatory breast cancer (BCC23) Paget's disease of the breast…