This page is specifically for Children and Young People and their parents and carers. Below you will find a list of leaflets, resources and advice that you may find useful.   Useful links: Cosmic Kids- https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga Shoelaces- https://www.nhsggc.org.uk/media/256011/shoelace-tying-information-sheet.pdf Shoelaces- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DiF3lFzOeM Cutlery - https://eazyhold.com/ Cutlery Motivation – Virtuous Feedback cycle https://www.instagram.com/tv/CDVx2KUhGd6/?igshid=17u6e1jd78efc Life skills for teenagers- https://www.nhsggc.org.uk/kids/resources/information-packs/life-skills-for-teenagers-falkirk-council-booklet/ Life skills for little ones- https://www.nhsggc.org.uk/media/2068/life-skills-for-little-ones.pdf   The OT toolbox. So many skills can be built on with what you already have at home. If there is an area your child has particular difficulty with there are a range of toys and ideas found within these links. https://www.theottoolbox.com/toys-to-improve-tactile-sensory/ https://www.theottoolbox.com/fine-motor-toys/ https://www.theottoolbox.com/developmental-and-functional-play-for-children/ https://www.theottoolbox.com/gross-motor-toys/ https://www.theottoolbox.com/toys-to-help-with-getting-dressed/…

The County Hospital has its own Angiography Suite where cardiac diagnostic tests, heart pacing, and the fitting of pacemakers are carried out. The Suite has its own dedicated staff, which assists the doctor and takes care of patients during their visit. It is managed by the heart and lung department. Coronary Angiography Coronary Angiography is a special x-ray of the coronary arteries. The coronary arteries do not show up on a plain x-ray. Coronary Angiography involves a dye being injected down the coronary arteries, which together with their smaller branches, then show up clearly on an x-ray “like a road…

Physiotherapists identify and maximise movement potential through health promotion, preventative healthcare, treatment and rehabilitation. Physiotherapy is an autonomous profession and practice is characterised by reflective behaviour and systematic clinical reasoning, both contributing to and underpinning a problem solving approach to patient centred care. Your Physiotherapist will: Assess current levels of function Identify treatment aims Devise and offer a treatment plan Liaise with and signpost to other professions where necessary Treat a wide spectrum of conditions including musculoskeletal, neurological, rheumatology, paediatrics, mental health, respiratory, palliative care and orthopaedic conditions. Accessibility / Acceptability Physiotherapy services can be accessed by all service users…

Patient research at Wye Valley NHS Trust

Mission Statement Our goal is to ensure every individual and every family are offered the opportunity to donate organs and tissues of their loved ones after they’ve died. We hope that from their own personal tragedy, donor families will gain comfort in knowing they have transformed other peoples lives in a uniquely positive way Give the gift of life There is a critical shortage of organs and the gap between the number of organs donated and the number of people waiting for a transplant is increasing all the time. What is organ donation? Organ donation is the gift of an…

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Visiting restrictions  Follow this link for the latest information on visiting. About Arrow Ward

The Primrose surgical unit is located on the ground floor at Hereford County Hospital.  Please follow the ground floor corridor signs or ask at main reception. Visiting restrictions. Follow this link for the latest visiting information.

Key workers The key workers provide support and information to patients and their families. They are based at the Macmillan Renton Unit, Hereford County Hospital. They co-ordinate your gynae-oncology care and liaise with all other health professionals involved in your care. Their aim to ensure there is continuity for you.  Find out about the Macmillan Renton Unit. Karen Gow is the gynaecology cancer clinical nurse specialists (CNS)/ keyworker based at Hereford County Hospital. She is available to support you from the point of diagnosis onwards. Her aim is to try and reduce the stress and anxiety that you and your family…

Wye Valley NHS Trust is the provider of healthcare services at Hereford County Hospital, which is based in the city of Hereford, along with a number of community services for Herefordshire and its borders. We also provide healthcare services at community hospitals in the market towns of Ross-on-Wye, Leominster and Bromyard.  The Trust exists to improve the wellbeing, independence and health of the people we serve. Our workforce of around 4,000 provides a range of specialist and generalists functions. We have strong clinical network connections with trusts in Birmingham, Worcester, Gloucester and Cardiff. With an annual turnover of around £400…