Wye Valley NHS Trust

Some of the drugs used to treat inflammatory arthritis can harm an unborn baby. We recommend that you speak with us if you are planning to become pregnant or father a child.   Your treatment may need to be changed before you stop using contraception.   If you have an unplanned pregnancy and are stopping or have recently stopped taking regular medication for your arthritis, please contact us as soon as possible.   Useful links: VERSUS ARTHRITIS – Pregnancy and Arthritis https://www.versusarthritis.org/media/22936/pregnancy-and-arthritis-information-booklet.pdf VERSUS ARTHRITIS – New pregnancy guidelines launched by the British Society for Rheumatology https://www.versusarthritis.org/about-arthritis/healthcare-professionals/professional-network-and-clinical-updates/network-news/december-2022-network-news/new-pregnancy-guidelines-by-the-british-society-for-rheumatology/ BSR – 2 updated guidelines for prescribing rheumatology drugs during pregnancy and…

Felicity has worked at Wye Valley NHS Trust for over 25 years, thoroughly enjoying her chosen career in nursing and feels proud. Felicity Archer, Matron, Medical division Matron – Felicity Archer has worked at WVT since 1992, where she started working on Intensive Care.  After many enjoyable years in ITU including opportunity for career development and progression Felicity was ward sister for a cardiac and respiratory ward and has now progressed further to Matron of the medical division.  Felicity who is in charge of around 40 nurses and healthcare assistants says: "I absolutely love my job. I work with a…

Our Education Directorate has been launched with the vision of promoting truly multi-professional education supported by one integrated team. We endeavour to make education accessible to all staff, from our most junior students to our most experienced leaders. We support a wide range of programmes for formal academic training as well as career development opportunities including management and leadership programmes. We have a shared governance system, a shared meeting structure and a shared financial management system across medical and non-medical learners covering both undergraduate and postgraduate opportunities. We work collaboratively with key partners and stakeholders regionally to ensure WVT employees…

The Sleep Service offers specialist diagnostic tests and treatment to people with a wide range of sleep disorders. Over 2,000 patients with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) are currently treated with positive airway pressure (CPAP) systems. We provide clinics at both Hinton Community Centre, in Hereford, and at Hereford County Hospital. The majority of our referrals are related to sleep disordered breathing, but even if you have symptoms of other sleep conditions, it is standard practice that you would have to be screened for sleep apnoea first before being considered for other tests or treatments. We also support patients with non-respiratory…

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,…

At Wye Valley NHS Trust we are able to support staff whose friends or family members would like to undertake a placement with us and are willing to arrange this independently. This option is available for work experience learners aged 14 years old plus, and it is the only option available for students aged 14 to 16 years old. In order to enable this work experience placement to take place the member of internal staff will need to complete the process and checklist available from the work experience team. Please email workexperience@wvt.nhs.uk Please note that some areas have age restrictions in…

Visiting arrangements - updated - 21/05/2026 Please see below the current visiting arrangements at Wye Valley NHS Trust. Children and young people are welcome, although it is sensible to avoid bringing very young children into hospitals where possible and this needs to be discussed with ward staff in advance. Protected meal times All non-urgent clinical activity stops during mealtimes to allow patients to eat their meals in a calm and relaxing environment without unnecessary interruption. Please avoid visiting at mealtimes, unless you would like to help your relative or friend with their meal.  Guidance on the use of mobile phone and others device…

We are passionate about women having a positive experience and individualised care. Feedback from families is essential for us to continue improving our service. You will find that on each ward that you visit there are QR codes, which lead to surveys about the care you’ve received. We really appreciate any feedback you give us, be it positive or something we need to work on. This section will explain how you can give feedback, read some birth stories from people who have received care from us and learn more about the Maternity Voices Partnership. We are proud to report that our Maternity Service…

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The Herefordshire Cardiac Rehabilitation service offers you a combination of exercise and education sessions. Our aims are to help you get back to as full a life as possible, to empower and support you to make healthy, sustainable lifestyle changes to reduce the risk of further cardiac events. Delivery mode The service deliver face-to-face sessions in groups, in various environments across Herefordshire. For individuals where group session attendance is not possible, we have a home programme. Group Sessions Please do not attend if you are Covid-19 positive or if you have the following symptoms: a high temperature a new, continuous…