Wye Valley NHS Trust

  For most pain conditions, pain medication is a choice for symptom relief rather than a necessity to stop a disease process. Any treatment with medicines results in a balance of benefits and harms; if the medicine doesn’t relieve the symptoms then the result of taking the medicine is harm only. Medication can be helpful in acute or short-term pain, and may be used in persistent pain but the latest research shows us that pain medications can become less effective over time and also cause unpleasant side-effects, even increasing sensitivity to pain. That is why it is important to incorporate…

The Early Pregnancy Assessment Unit (EPAU) 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. Your GP or Accident and Emergency doctor will arrange your appointment for you. We aim to diagnose your problem, offer advice, support and any treatment which may be needed. If you do not already have an appointment a member of the team will ring you with a date and time. We aim to see you within 2 working days.…

The Gastroenterology Department treats a variety of conditions related to the digestive system, including: Dyspepsia Gastro-oesophageal reflux Oesophageal dysmotility Peptic ulceration Pancreatic disease Acute and Chronic Liver disease Coeliac disease and other small bowel diseases Ulcerative colitis Crohn’s disease and other inflammatory bowel diseases Assessment of change in bowel habit Iron deficiency anaemia Weight loss Sub-speciality clinics and services In addition to general gastroenterology services, the department offers specialized clinics for: Iron Deficiency Anaemia Inflammatory Bowel Disease Hepatology, including: Decompensated Liver Disease Haemochromatosis Tertiary In-Reach Clinic (QE-UHB) Nutrition Support Upper GI Symptom Clinic (Dyspepsia, Dysphagia, Barrett’s Oesophagus) Urgent Suspected CAncer…

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…

Visiting restrictions check for Visiting restrictions  Information for patients and carers We have three modern and comfortable community hospitals. If you are a patient in an acute hospital, such as Hereford County Hospital, your doctors and nurses may now think you are well enough to be moved to a Community Hospital. We would like to tell you more about them, their modern facilities and the nurses, doctors and therapists there. This information may also be of interest to you if you are at home and due to be admitted for care. If you are a patient at the County Hospital it…

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…

Stacey joined WVT pharmacy at the start of the first lockdown, back in April 2020 as an ATO and came to this role with no previous experience in a pharmacy setting. My name is Stacey and I work in pharmacy, with my current role being Lead ATO (Assistant Technical Officer) for Patient Services. I joined WVT pharmacy at the start of the first lockdown, back in April 2020 as an ATO and came to this role with no previous experience in a pharmacy setting – I actually came from a well-known coffee shop. I was initially attracted to the job that brought me to…

If you had a planned caesarean section then you will need to stay in hospital for at least 24 hours after your baby is born. If you had an emergency caesarean then you will more likely stay in hospital for 48 hours. When you come out of theatre you will have a urinary catheter, this is a small flexible plastic tube which sits in your bladder and collects urine in a bag. This will usually be removed about 12 hours after the surgery, once you are able to mobilise to the toilet. Your midwife will ask to measure your first…

Acquired brain injuries We are a small, specialist multidisciplinary rehabilitation team who support medically stable clients living in the community. The team are open to referrals for clients who have an identified acquired brain injury and who have active neuro rehabilitation goals.The team can provide Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Speech & Language Therapy, Clinical Psychological and Psychological Therapy.  After an Acquired Brain Injury The difficulties that arise following a brain injury are not always visible and as a result, their impact can be underestimated. People who have an Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) can experience a range of difficulties, such as: Cognition…

If you’ve ever dreamt of a place which brings together the convenience of living in a big city with the lifestyle associated with a home in a rural idyll, Herefordshire is the place for you. Herefordshire lies in the south west of the West Midlands, bordering Wales. It is a rural county with a population of around 178,400. Numbers are expected to grow to 193,600 by 2026. Just under half of the population live in villages and rural areas, just under a third (30 per cent) of the people live in Hereford City, and the rest (22 per cent) live…