Wye Valley NHS Trust

The pain management service supports people suffering from acute (short term) pain whilst in hospital or living with chronic pain (long term pain). The service aims to reduce pain where possible, and help people live the best possible life with ongoing pain.  Chronic pain means long term or persistent pain. This often affects the person’s quality of life both physically, and emotionally.  When pain becomes long term there are lots of complicated changes in the nervous system. Nerve pathways become more sensitive.  We have a multidisciplinary team of Doctors, Nurses, Psychologists and Physiotherapists. We work together to find what might…

About the service Our health visiting teams work with families, early years, health colleagues and other agencies to support the health and wellbeing of pre-school children across Herefordshire. Health visitors are qualified nurses or midwives who have additional training in specialist community and public health nursing. They have specialist training in children's development and health promotion. The health visiting teams comprise health visitors, community staff nurses, and community nursery nurses. As a service, we are committed to supporting the training of students, so students may accompany us during visits. If you would prefer for a student not to be present,…

Welcome to Wye Valley NHS Trust maternity service This section is designed to support you through your pregnancy, birth and beyond, with up to date, evidence based information to enable you to make informed choices throughout your maternity journey. A warm welcome to our Maternity department and congratulations on the beginning of your journey into parenthood.  As a maternity team, we work together to provide women and babies with the best possible care and a healthy and positive birthing outcome for all. We believe in an equitable service for all women and follow compliance with national directives and agenda’s to…

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We are a small specialised team providing a Consultant-led service dedicated to improving the health and well-being of children, young people and their families. We deliver a high quality service to families with children suffering from developmental disorders and disabilities, children in need of protection and children in care. We support children with life limiting conditions within the family. We can see you in the Child Development Centre, a community hospital,  children's centre or special school. Our doctors will see you in the most appropriate place depending upon your address and your child's condition. Home visits are available in special…

If you have any concerns or queries in the days following your discharge, please call your GP, they will have a copy of your discharge summary and will be able to assist. If further therapy is needed after your stay in hospital then a referral will have been made to our community stroke therapy team. Dependent on your needs this will either be a referral for early supported discharge or for ongoing community stroke team input. You will be made aware of this before discharge. There are other support groups in the community and we encourage you to access these.…

We also have a neonatal community outreach team, who are trained neonatal nurses that can support you once your baby is discharged from the unit at home in the community We have three transitional care beds on the unit, which enables us to facilitate mums to stay alongside their baby. Unfortunately, we do not have the space that allows us to offer overnight accommodation to fathers/other carers, and so although parents are welcome to be on the unit 24 hours a day, if your baby is in one of our transitional care bed spaces we would respectfully ask fathers/other carers…

We are an occupational health service with a team of specialist occupational health nurses/advisers and physicians.  We have over 40 years’ experience in providing advice and support to both you and your manager to ensure your fitness for work, that your working environment is safe, and to maintain and improve your health at work. We work in collaboration with counsellors and physiotherapists, as well as offering a range of many other services. The range of services available includes: Sickness absence advice Pre-placement health screening Assessment of fitness to work after an illness or injury Confidential counselling Advice on work-related health…

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…

There are currently 800,000 people diagnosed with dementia in the United Kingdom. Every day in an acute hospital approximately 60 to 65 percent of inpatients will be living with dementia, confusion and/or delirium. We have a number of skilled multidisciplinary teams within the Trust who aim to improve the care and experience for both patients and carers.  We have a number of initiatives in place to raise awareness amongst our staff of the signs and symptoms of dementia so that we can provide the best possible care for our patients.   These include: our ethos for caring for patients with…